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Haze: Indonesian activists blast govt for failing to contain forest fires
JAKARTA: Indonesian environmental activists have criticised the government for its apparent lack of seriousness in tackling forest fires, resulting in the bad haze, and affecting public safety. According to press reports, the haze has not only affected locals, but has
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Rare brain-eating amoeba kills girl in the US
WASHINGTON: A 10-year-old girl has died in hospital, her family said in a statement yesterday after she contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Texas river. Lily Mae Avant swam in a river and lake over the Labour
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Robert Downey Jr to return as Iron Man in Black Widow film
KUALA LUMPUR: American actor Robert Downey Jr is set to don his metal suit one more time and reprise the role of Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man in the new Black Widow film. Downey was last seen in Avengers: Endgame,
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Dr M: Gov’t still figuring out how to save MAS
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is still working out a solution for troubled Malaysia Airlines Bhd, which is majority-owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. “It’s not easy. We have done a lot. The previous government
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4WD driver killed after collision with express bus
RANAU: A driver of a four-wheel drive vehicle was killed when the vehicle he was driving collided with an express bus at Kampung Segindai Jalan Ranau, Sandakan last night. According to the Sabah Fire and Rescue operations centre, the victim,
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Carrie Lam to hold dialogue with the public next week
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said today that she would engage directly with her governing team in a dialogue with the community next week, while reiterating calls for an end to the violence that has roiled the city
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UK Supreme Court hears case that Parliament suspension was illegal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will seek to persuade Britain’s top court this week that his decision to suspend Parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week. Johnson announced on Aug
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Netanyahu battles for political life after decade in power
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election today that could end his 10-year domination of national politics. Opinion polls put former armed forces chief Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White
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Indian pilgrim corridor to Pakistan Sikh temple planned for Nov opening
KARTARPUR: A corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims travelling to a holy temple in Pakistan will open in November, in time for one of the religion’s most sacred festivals. The visa-free border crossing from India to Kartarpur, Pakistan will be inaugurated
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Trump on Saudi oil facilities attack: I don’t want a war
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised
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