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Aaron Gordon Officially Signs Deal with 361º
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Aaron Gordon of the NBA’s Orlando Magic has signed a partnership agreement with Chinese leading sports brand 361º. Gordon will serve as the new face of the company’s basketball division. The multi-year partnership will include an
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Informa Markets Malaysia Hosts Business Community To Provide Clarity On Coronavirus Situation
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Informa Markets, the leading exhibition organiser in Malaysia, is supporting the government’s efforts to share factual and up-to-date information on the COVID-19 situation in Malaysia with the business community Datuk Dr Noor Hisham
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R. Kelly accused of sex with teen girl in 1990s as indictment is updated
Singer R. Kelly, already facing trial in three states on sexual abuse, child pornography, kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges, has been hit with an updated indictment in Chicago stemming from a newly-identified victim, court documents showed yesterday. The superseding
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Bryant named Basketball Hall of Fame finalist, three weeks after death
CHICAGO: Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash, the global sports icon was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall of
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PM hopes decision on whether PPSMI returns can be made next year
LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he hoped a decision on whether the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) can be reintroduced or otherwise can be made next year. Mahathir, who is also Acting
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Emboldened, Trump defends right to interfere in criminal cases
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday said he has “the legal right” to interfere in criminal cases, capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the US legal system. Trump’s criticism of the
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China sees 2,641 new COVID-19 cases, 143 deaths
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said today, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days. The total of
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White House memo says strike on Soleimani in response to past attacks
US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released yesterday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to
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Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA
English champion Manchester City has been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros (US$32.53 million) by European soccer’s governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
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Nine more COVID-19 cases in Singapore, total now 67
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases in the city-state, bringing the tally to 67. MOH said of the new cases, six are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God church and one
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