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ICC pushed to probe Israeli crimes in Gaza
MADRID: A group seeking to end Israel’s crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip is pressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to probe Israel’s crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. Anadolu Agency reported a letter signed by social
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Tesco mulling sale of Malaysia, Thailand operations
Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco has signalled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian businesses, which could result in a sale of those Thai and Malaysian operations. Celebrating its 100th anniversary,
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Democrats zoom in on Trump impeachment charges this week
Democratic lawmakers could vote this week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee chairman said yesterday as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine. US Representative Jerrold Nadler said
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Mastering High Net Worth with Transamerica Life Bermuda
HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd. (TLB) has announced a new programme of advanced marketing initiatives which has been created to provide its partners with specialised insights, ideas and resources to help them better serve the
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66 flood evacuees still at shelters in Kelantan
KOTA BHARU: Just 66 evacuees from 20 families are still at flood relief centres (FRCs) in Kelantan. The Welfare Depatment’s InfoBencanaJKM application said that as at 8am, only two FRCs were still in operation. They are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bakong
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Bukit Aman to take Yusoff Rawther’s statement today
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will be calling Muhammad Yusoff Rawther tomorrow following his allegations that he was sexually assaulted by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Bukit Aman CID Prosecution and Law Division principal assistant director SAC Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said
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ANANDA appoints ANGEL REAL ESTATE to manage sales operations of Ideo brand in global markets
BANGKOK, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ananda Development Public Company Limited (ANAN), leading real estate developer in Thailand, with positioning of “Urban Living Solutions“, appoints Angel Real Estate Consultancy (ARE), an exclusive agency for reputed Thailand condominium developers, to be the company’s agent
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Brexit versus public services: British leaders make final campaign push
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the heartlands of Brexit Britain in a final campaign blitz ahead of Thursday’s election, as he seeks to secure the parliamentary majority he needs to take the country out of the European
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12 workers sustain burns in Pasir Gudang chemical factory fire
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 12 chemical factory workers in Jalan Nibong 1, Tanjung Langsat Industrial area near Pasir Gudang sustained burns in a fire at the factory yesterday. Seri Alam district police chief Supt Ismail Dollah said the fire,
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Hong Kong sees biggest protests since democrats’ election boost
Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged Hong Kong yesterday in the largest anti-government protests since local elections last month that boosted the pro-democracy movement seeking to curb controls by China. It was the first time since August that the Civil
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