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Coronavirus: Death toll in China is now at 563
SHANGHAI: The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563 today, its third consecutive record daily rise, as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities
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MGBF Report identifies 7 technology companies at the cutting edge of shared prosperity vision
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In 2019 the Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 as an effort to make Malaysia a country that is developing sustainably with fair economic distribution as well
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Grand Designs: New Villa Collection Marks the Completion of The Apurva Kempinski Bali
BALI, Indonesia, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Apurva Kempinski Bali has launched a collection of 43 beautifully appointed private villas, nestled in tropical gardens on the clifftops of Nusa Dua. Named after the mighty kingdoms that once ruled over
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Strong quake hits Java, Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake , with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Java, Indonesia, at 2.12 am Thursday (Feb 6). According to a statement by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake occurred 125 kilometres (km) north of Surabaya
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Ketum not a cure for diabetes or high blood pressure
KANGAR: The common belief that ‘ketum’ water can treat diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure is a myth, as there is no clinical or scientific evidence to back such a claim. Ketum water is produced when leaves of the ketum plant, scientifically known as
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Australia receives a bittersweet bushfires reprieve with floods, cyclone
SYDNEY: Many Australians were experiencing a bittersweet break from the threat of bushfires today, with heavy rain deluging many areas and a tropical cyclone forecast to hit the country’s northwest over the weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology issued severe thunderstorm
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US Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House
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Chef Yoshihiro Murata Honoured With American Express Icon Award
KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrated Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata has been named the recipient of the prestigious American Express Icon Award 2020 as part of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards programme. Celebrated Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata
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E-wallet apps facilitate parental monitoring
KUALA TERENGGANU: It saves time, and is safe and easy to use. These are among the attributes of the Touch ‘n Go e-wallet application (app) that led Rohaizi Yusuf, 42, to use the app to give pocket money to her daughter, Nur Faqihah Zulkifli, 16.
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NEXCOM collaborates with O’Prueba to create automated test solutions for network performance
TAIPEI, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — NEXCOM, the leading provider of network and communication solutions, announces its new partnership with O’Prueba Technology Inc., a spin-off from the reputed Networking Benchmarking Lab (NBL) at “National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)” in Taiwan,
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