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Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
The White House yesterday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to
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Education Ministry: Parents still have archaic view on skills training
PUCHONG: Malaysian parents still lack awareness about skills training as career prospects for their children. In a Facebook post yesterday, Education Ministry said only 28% of students in the country further their studies in skills related education. “This happens because
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Hong Kong protest: Uighur support rally turned chaotic
Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district yesterday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethnic Uighurs turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square
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First Thai Truck Manufacturer Steelmer Qualifies for SSAB’s Hardox(R) In My Body Program
BANGKOK, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Global steel producer SSAB is pleased to announce that Thai truck and tipper body manufacturer Steelmer Company Ltd. has qualified for membership in the Hardox® In My Body program. Steelmer designs, fabricates and assembles tipper
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Alimentaria 2020 Reinforces Its Position at Fira de Barcelona as an Essential Global Meeting Point for the Sector
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Alimentaria Barcelona, one of the main food, drink and foodservice trade shows worldwide, which will take place from 20th to 23rd April 2020 at Fira de Barcelona, has as priorities expanding the presence
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Rashid backs special badminton development programme
BANGI: The time has come for national badminton to follow in the footsteps of football and rugby which have grassroots development programmes following the deteriorating performances of Malaysia at the junior levels. The national junior squad triggered anxiety when they
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‘Bull’s-eye’ landing caps Boeing’s faulty astronaut capsule test mission
Boeing Co’s (BA.N) Starliner astronaut spacecraft made a “bull’s-eye” landing in the New Mexico desert yesterday, a successful ending to a crewless test mission that two days earlier failed to reach the orbit needed to dock with the International Space
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TSC are champions of Tour De Selangor
SHAH ALAM: Local team, Team Sapura Cycling (TSC) emerges as overall champions in the Tour De Selangor cycling championship which ends yesterday in a time of 46 hours, 47 minutes and 46 seconds. The second place went to Vietnam-based team,
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A 400,000 Strong Crowd Showed Up to Marvel at the Record-breaking Soundstorm That Was MDL Beast Festival – Rocking Riyadh Over Three Unforgettable Days
MDL Beast, the largest music, arts and culture festival the Kingdom has ever hosted was awarded a Guinness World Record certificate for the world’s tallest temporary stage RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MDL Beast Festival has launched
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Netanyahu uses the anti-Semitism card against ICC war crime probe
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism yesterday over its chief prosecutor’s plan to pursue a war crimes probe in the Palestinian Territories. The right-wing leader, who is fighting for his political life in
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