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Five hospitalised after balloon drop at Australian shopping centre
Five people were hospitalized after Christmas shoppers were crushed in a midnight balloon drop of gift vouchers at a Sydney suburban shopping centre. Video footage showed people at the Westfield Parramatta shopping centre jostling for the gold, silver and white
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Athletics squad remain focused despite Asean Para Games rescheduling
KUALA LUMPUR: While others may have kicked up a fuss over the rescheduling of the 2020 Asean Para Games, Malaysia’s athletics squad would rather let their performance do the talking and bring glory to the country. Paralympics athletics chief coach
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100kg of syabu worth RM7 mln seized in Pasir Mas
PASIR MAS: Police seized 100kg of drugs believed to be syabu, worth about RM7 million, following a car chase in Kampung Lubok Gong, Rantau Panjang yesterday. A team of the 7th Battalion General Operations Force (PGA7) recovered the drugs from
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10% discount for Besraya, NPE, Lekas tolls for Xmas
KUALA LUMPUR: Road users of class one vehicles travelling along the Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya), the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) and the Kajang-Seremban Expressway (Lekas) will enjoy a 10% discount tomorrow in conjunction with Christmas. According to a statement issued
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Turkey, rights groups decry Saudi verdict on Khashoggi murder
Turkey and international rights groups have led condemnation of a Saudi court verdict over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it failed to deliver justice. Five people were sentenced to death yesterday over the brutal killing of the writer by
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Kampung Segambut Permai villagers evicted, houses demolished
KUALA LUMPUR: Two families in Kampung Segambut Permai today could only stand and watch as Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) demolished their houses after they were told to vacate the premises when all efforts to negotiate failed. The two homes
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Australian PM under pressure as bushfires fuel climate debate
Calls for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign have littered social media platforms after it was revealed he was holidaying in Hawaii while the country battled a bushfire emergency and his return has failed to douse the criticism. Voters
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New Zealand police suspend search for two missing in deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police said today they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier this month. “The search for the two missing victims of the Whakaari/ White Island
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Spring Sale Fever at the 25th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), in March, 2020
ZHONGSHAN, China, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Since the China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF) launched 21 years ago it has become a valuable part of the convention and exhibition economy in Zhongshan. A world-class, high-quality platform for the lighting
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Modi’s party loses Indian state election amid protests over citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost control of another state yesterday, adding to a string of electoral losses since last December amid protests that mark the biggest challenge to the Hindu-nationalist leader. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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