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Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked
Twitter (TWTR.N) said yesterday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social
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Blasts hit US coalition base in Baghdad, damage unknown
Several blasts hit a US-led coalition military base in Baghdad early today from an apparent rocket attack, a US military official said. The official did not immediately say if the attack caused any casualties or significant damage. Rocket attacks which
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Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of coronavirus
SHANGHAI/PARIS: An 80-year-old Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France, the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories, curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains. The
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COVID-19: American from cruise ship docked in Cambodia tests positive in Msia
KUALA LUMPUR/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: An 83-year-old American passenger from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia after being shunned by other countries has tested positive for the new coronavirus after being tested in Malaysia, health authorities said yesterday. The woman was
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Poison found in two dead pygmy elephants
KOTA KINABALU: Two female pygmy elephants found dead had died of poison, Sabah’s environment minister, Datuk Christina Liew, said yesterday. However, the authorities had yet to identify the type of the poison. “We will investigate further,” she told reporters. The
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Mujahid to meet muftis to discuss on ‘bin Abdullah’ issue
KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘bin Abdullah’ issue will be discussed further with muftis, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa. He said this included the need to synchronise laws and regulations among the states. “So far,
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DPM: Don’t fear, come visit Malaysia
Malaysians have been urged to send out a positive message that Malaysia is still a safe place to visit despite being faced with the COVID-19 infection situation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail it has been
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