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Six convicted over rape-murder of Indian child
Six men were convicted today over the horrific 2018 gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim nomadic tribe that provoked horror and stoked inter-religious tensions in India. Sexual violence, including against children, is rife in India
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Dr M: Civil servants must remain neutral
MELAKA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today civil servants must be neutral in discharging their duty and not get themselves beholden to the ruling party. He also said they must, however, understand that they have to abide by
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Bung Moktar, Zizie Izette: Corruption case re-mention fixed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today fixed July 4 for re-mention of the case of Kinabatangan Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette for corruption charges involving RM2.8 million to
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Witness: Najib the ultimate boss
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Pensions Fund Inc (KWAP) CEO Azian Mohd Noh testified in court that former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was the ultimate boss as he also held the finance portfolio. It made him an influencing factor
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Lam: No scrapping of extradition bill
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader said she has no plans to scrap a proposed controversial law which will allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a day after hundreds of thousands took the streets to oppose the proposal. “This is a very
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Jupiter so close to Earth right now
NASA urges space fans to check out the bright gas giant and its moons as the planet cuddles up to Earth. Jupiter will reach opposition on Monday, June 10 in an annual event that marks the time when Earth is
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Zuraida’s press sec quit
PUTRAJAYA: The press secretary to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin, Ahmad Soffian Mohd Shariff has quit his job. Ahmad Soffian is also the husband of lawyer Syazlin Mansor who withdrew from representing the Housing and Local Government Ministry,
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Foreign Office: Travel warnings for Spain, Greece, France and Thailand
The Foreign Office has issued fresh travel advice to Brits going abroad this summer that covers some of the most popular holiday hotspots. Destinations such as Spain and Greece have been included in the guidance amid warnings some countries could
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Minority Kalash community threatened by tourists
In a remote valley in Pakistan, dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival — but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic tourists is threatening their
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We need to stop sanitizing everything and let bacteria back in our lives
Dr. Jack Gilbert wants to make their hospitals dirty. His idea runs counter to hundreds of years of scientific practice. Since a surgeon named Joseph Lister became the first to use antiseptic techniques in 1867 and save thousands of lives,
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