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World’s richest 2k people control wealth of poorest 4.6 bln combined
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam
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Mahathir: Ruling coalition could be a one-term government
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said today his ruling coalition could be a one-term government if it does not make some changes. Mahathir’s Pakatan Harapan coalition, or Alliance of Hope, defeated the long ruling Barisan National coalition in May 2018
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Lebanese security forces, protesters clash for second night
BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday to try to break up stone-throwing protesters in Beirut, which has been rocked by some of the worst violence since unrest erupted in October. Yesterday’s confrontation broke
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Brazilian tribes back manifesto to save Amazon habitat from Bolsonaro
XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK: Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the “genocide, ethnocide and ecocide” planned by the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. A
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Saifuddin: Stern action against retailers who raise price during CNY
PUCHONG: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) will take stern action on sellers who hike up prices indiscriminately to take advantage of the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. Its minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that more than
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The University of Hong Kong expanded collaboration with the University of Cambridge to offer Undergraduate Recruitment Scheme for Natural Sciences
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The University of Hong Kong (HKU) organised an Open House event at Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur on 18 January. HKU announced the expanded collaboration between HKU and the University of Cambridge to
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India says no meeting with Malaysia in Davos as palm oil row simmers
KUALA LUMPUR/NEW DELHI: India’s trade minister will not meet with his Malaysian counterpart in Davos next week because of his tight schedule, an Indian trade ministry official said yesterday, as a spat simmer between the top buyer of palm oil
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North Korean foreign minister replaced
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported on Saturday. The usually well-informed outlet, citing multiple unnamed sources in Pyongyang, said Ri would be replaced by Ri Son Gwon, the former chairman of the
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Microchip Simplifies Functional Safety Requirements with MPLAB(R) TUV SUD-certified Tools
BANGKOK, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Functional safety certifications are required in many industries, but it is often a time-consuming and expensive process. Certifications can also require extensive justification for using specific development tools, unless the tool is already certified
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Protection scheme for Malaysians working in Singapore soon
JOHOR BAHRU: Human Resources Ministry intends to introduce a social security protection scheme to some 300,000 Malaysians working in Singapore to protect their welfare. Its minister, M Kulasegaran, said that the ministry was currently awaiting the results of a study
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