London, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Tech optimism lifts stocks ahead of Fed update on rates

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Share prices of technology firms surged in Asia on Wednesday after blockbuster earnings from the South Korean chip giant SK hynix boosted optimism in the AI trade ahead of results from Wall Street titans Microsoft and Alphabet. Investors also awaited the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, scrutinising the accompanying statements for indications of a potential increase next month to cool inflation in the world's biggest economy. Oil......

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Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesian court jails 11 for abusing toddlers at daycare centre

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Sanaa, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Houthi media says Saudi strike on petrol station in Yemen kills 12

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Kano, Nigeria, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Toll in Nigeria gang attack rises to 62: emergency services

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Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Plane reportedly carrying Brazil's Bolsonaro departs Ecuador

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Aden, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Houthi missile fell in Aden airport perimeter before evacuation order: police

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Istanbul, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Turkey hosted Libya east-west reunification talks last week: Turkish official to AFP

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Tehran, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Iran court sentences filmmaker Panahi to five years: media

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Jerusalem, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Arab Israeli candidate calls for 'genuine Jewish-Arab partnership' to unseat Netanyahu

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