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Students join CNN in the fight against modern-day slavery
HONG KONG, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — This year’s #MyFreedomDay will be held on Wednesday March 11 with schools and communities around the world coming together to raise awareness of human trafficking. Students join CNN in the fight against modern-day
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China: New coronavirus spreads more like flu than Sars
Scientists in China who studied nose and throat swabs from 18 patients infected with the new coronavirus say it behaves much more like influenza than other closely related viruses, suggesting it may spread even more easily than previously believed. In
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Infinitus releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report promoting a healthy lifestyle
GUANGZHOU, China, Feb.20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The general public has come to see the taking of social responsibility as a basic requirement of all companies. On February 20, Infinitus (China) Company Ltd released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report on its
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China reports 108 more deaths, global death toll at 2,120
HUBEI: China’s central Hubei province had 349 new confirmed cases of coronavirus yesterday, the province’s health commission said today, down from 1,693 cases a day earlier and the lowest since Jan 25. That brings the total number of confirmed cases
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Two foreign fishermen die, two pass out after sniffing poison gas
SHAH ALAM: Two fishermen died while two others passed out after they were believed to have sniffed poison gas in a fishing trawler at the fisherman’s jetty, Jalan Bagan 4, Sungai Besar near here yesterday. Sabak Bernam district police chief, Supt Agus
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Tun M: Leaders must be capable so that integrity won’t be challenged
KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders must exhibit a high level of capability so that their integrity is not easily challenged, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said it was important for leaders to espouse a high level of leadership values
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IGP: No concrete evidence linking MH370 pilot to murder-suicide
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said there is no solid evidence indicating that the pilot of the missing MH370 aircraft may have committed a mass murder-suicide, as alleged by former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott in
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Opening of SKEMA Business School’s 7th Campus in South Africa
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SKEMA Business School has opened its 7th campus in South Africa [after France (Paris, Lille, Sophia Antipolis), China (Suzhou), the United States (Raleigh) and Brazil (Belo Horizonte)]. The ‘inaugural class’ of the
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Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Announces Cho Hee-sook is Asia’s Best Female Chef 2020
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cho Hee-sook, chef-owner of Hansikgonggan in Seoul, has been named Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2020. Chef Cho will be presented with her award at the ceremony for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
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KS Maniam, Malaysia’s literary legend, dies
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian literary icon KS Maniam passed away yesterday at the University Malaya Medical Centre. He was 78. Maniam was said to have succumbed to cancer. Maniam, or his full name Subramaniam Krishnan, was born in Bedong, Kedah back
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