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US-China trade war: Retaliatory tariffs imposed on US imports
BEIJING: China raised tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of goods imported from the U.S., implementing the promised retaliation to President Donald Trump’s latest round of trade war duties on about US$200 billion in Chinese exports. As of Saturday,
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Man buried alive with beheaded brother
NIGERIA: A man was buried alive by villagers for beheading his brother. The incident took place in Yala, on Wednesday. Ojemba and his elder brother Obok reportedly had no issues prior to the incident. On Wednesday morning, Obok returned home
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Drawbridge a crowd-puller for Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu’s latest icon — the drawbridge linking Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Nerus — is expected to boost the trend of tourist arrivals to the state which has so far concentrated in the islands. State exco for tourism, culture
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Lawyers come forward with legal aid for Abang Botak
PUCHONG: Two lawyers have come forward to bail out Abang Botak who was sentenced to one-year imprisonment after he was found guilty of being a road bully since prison terms should not be imposed easily like ‘kacang putih’. The term
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$100,000 swallowing snake turns out to be fraud
ABUJA: A woman in Nigeria who claimed a mystery snake swallowed nearly $100,000 of state funds under her care was charged with fraud on Friday, the anti-graft agency said. Philomina Chieshe, an accounts officer in the education department of Nigeria’s
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‘Terrorist’ attack can disrupt global oil supplies
MECCA: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday warned that “terrorist” attacks in the region could disrupt global oil supplies. “We confirm that terrorist actions not only target the kingdom and the Gulf region, but also target the safety of navigation
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Erdogan absent at OIC meet
MECCA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was notably absent from a key summit of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Turkey, a regional heavyweight, was instead represented by its Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Erdogan’s visit would have been his
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