MOSCOW, Feb 19 — The European Union (EU) intends to impose the first-ever fine on US tech company Apple in the amount of €500 million (US$538.8 million) for violating the bloc's legislation on access to music streaming services.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from detention today, enjoying freedom in his country for the first time since fleeing into exile nearly 16 years ago to avoid jail.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 — Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole today, his lawyer said, starting a first day of freedom in his homeland, 15 years after fleeing in the wake of his overthrow by the royalist military.

ISTANBUL, Feb 17 — The United Nations (UN) agency for Palestinian refugees, or UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has confirmed a total death toll of its employees in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes at 158 people killed, Anadolu Agency reported.

BANGKOK, Feb 17 — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released on Feb 18, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

GAZA, Feb 16 — Israeli occupation forces carried out 10 massacres against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, resulting in 112 fatalities and 157 injuries, according to the local health authorities in Gaza.

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JAKARTA, Feb 16 —  World leaders including Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have congratulated Prabowo Subianto, who looks set to win Indonesia's presidential election after an unofficial quick count showed him to be well ahead.

JERUSALEM/DOHA, Feb 16 — Israeli forces said on Thursday they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and smoke.

SINGAPORE, Feb 16 — Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grew 16.8 per cent in January from the same month a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, aided by growth in both electronic and non-electronic products.

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JAKARTA, Feb 15 — The Indonesian Election Commission (KPU) is planning to hold supplementary voting in 668 polling stations spread over four provinces in response to problems including flooding, scarcity of ballot papers, and security concerns.

JAKARTA, Feb 15 — After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts to comfortably win the hotly contested election in a single round.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The vote counting process for the preliminary vote in conjunction with the 2024 Indonesian General Election at the World Trade Centre (WTC) polling place (TPS) commenced at the same location at 3:30 pm on Wednesday.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has raised its deep concerns over the ongoing situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli army continues with its siege and shelling.

DUBAI, Feb 14 — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, stated that nuclear energy currently constitutes approximately 12 per cent of global electricity production.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — More than half of Gaza’s population — well over a million people — are crammed into Rafah, staring death in the face, according to United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths.

SAN JOSE (California), Feb 14 — The chatbot, ChatGPT, will soon be able to memorise information and data about its users, reported German news agency (dpa).