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PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline
MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday he would not quit as Britain’s premier even if he fails to secure a deal to leave the European Union, insisting only his Conservative government can deliver Brexit on Oct 31. At the
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Saudi crown prince: Iran needs to be deterred but not by war
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast yesterday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a
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Hong Kong on edge ahead of Chinese anniversary
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened today, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central
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Perlis PAS chief stable after collapsing at ceramah
KANGAR: Perlis PAS commissioner Mohd Shukri Ramli collapsed while speaking at an Umno-PAS Cooperation Premier Ceramah at Dewan 2020 and was rushed to the emergency unit of Tuanku Fauziah Hospital (HTF) last night. However, the Sanglang assemblyman was reported to
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Tg Piai by-election: Candidate factor crucial for a win
KULAI: An ideal candidate is seen as among the factors which could determine victory in the Tanjung Piai by-election, said Johor PKR deputy chairman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse. He said whoever is the candidate selected, PKR Johor is prepared to
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SAMB: Water supply in Malacca fully restored
MELAKA: The water supply to all affected areas in the state due to the low level of water in the rivers, dams and water retention ponds has been fully restored. Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB) in a statement, said, however,
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