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Australia mourns US firefighters as probe into plane crash begins
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY: Firefighters in Australia held a minute’s silence today for three US colleagues killed in a plane crash as investigators began scouring the accident site in remote bushland. The premier of New South Wales (NSW) state, where the C-130 Hercules
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China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread
BEIJING: A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said today, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. China’s National
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Democrats use words of Trump allies against him
WASHINGTON: Democrats worked methodically at US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial yesterday to dismantle his long-standing allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president. On the second day of their arguments for Trump’s removal
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IGP: National crime index rate drops 7.5%
KUALA LUMPUR: The crime index nationwide, which dropped 7.5% last year, is among the successes of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) in the effort to bring down the crime rate and turn Malaysia into a safe country. Inspector-General of Police
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65 deaths, over 8,000 road crashes recorded in five days
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 65 deaths and 8,570 road crashes involving 13,038 vehicles were recorded in the first five days of the road safety operation, Ops Selamat, conducted by the police since its launch on Saturday, in conjunction with
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Malaysia lauds ICJ stand to address Rohingya crisis
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia considers the approval of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today of provisional measures requiring Myanmar to prevent genocide, as a step in the right direction to address the situation of the Rohingya. The Foreign Ministry said
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Wuhan virus: Singapore confirms first case
SINGAPORE: Singapore yesterday confirmed its first imported case of a novel coronavirus, also known as the Wuhan virus. In its latest update, the Singapore Health Ministry said the infected individual is a 66-year-old male Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived
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MOH: Patient in Sabah tested negative for coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed that tests conducted on a suspected coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patient who is being treated at an isolation ward in a hospital in Sabah found the person to be negative for the virus. Health
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