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Adam Schiff is becoming Exhibit A in president’s defence
WASHINGTON: The lawmaker walking US senators methodically through the case for removing President Donald Trump from office is also becoming Exhibit A in efforts by the president’s allies to defend him. Over the first three days of Trump’s impeachment trial,
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US health officials confirm second case of Wuhan coronavirus
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday confirmed a second US case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman, and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly
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Australia declares first confirmed case of coronavirus
Australia confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus today in the state of Victoria, while the national government urged people not to travel to Hubei province in China, the epicentre of the outbreak. A Chinese national in his 50s,
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide
China said 41 people have now died from a new coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people globally, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. The total number of confirmed cases in China now
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Traffic reported slow moving on major expressways this morning
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow is slow on several major expressways in the country as at 9am today with many city folks taking advantage of the long weekend in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration to return to their hometowns.
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Johor Bahru: Eight Chinese tourists show no coronavirus symptoms
KULAI: The results of screenings on eight Chinese tourists by the Johor Health Department (JKNJ) in Johor Bahru today showed no signs or symptoms of coronavirus infection. Confirming this, State Education, Health and Human Resources Committee chairman Aminolhuda Hassan said
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Kuaishou announces record 63.9 billion user engagements during the 2020 Spring Festival Gala
BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the exclusive interactive partner of the 2020 Spring Festival Gala aired on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, January 24, Kuaishou Technology announced that 63.9 billion user engagements have been made during the live
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Johor: Police detain man for evading customs duty
KUALA LUMPUR: The police detained a local man allegedly for avoiding customs duties and seized various types of fire crackers and liquor worth over RM300,000 in separate raids in Johor, on Tuesday. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department
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Man caught with wildlife organs worth RM1.1 million
Police detained a man and seized wildlife organs and agarwood worth RM1.1 million in a raid on a house in Miri, Sarawak yesterday. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the
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Powerful earthquake jolts eastern Turkey, killing 18
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey yesterday, killing at least 18 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the centre of the tremor, which was felt in several neighbouring countries. The magnitude 6.8 quake shook Elazig province, about 550km
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