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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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Dr M: M’sian cyclists have potential to become world champions
LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today expressed confidence that Malaysian road cyclists have the potential to become world champions, including competing in the famed Tour de France. He said the success shown by national cyclists in the just
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Under-construction condo collapse: Two workers safely rescued
Two foreign construction workers were safely rescued after part of the structure of a 37-storey condominium under construction collapsed in Taman Desa, Jalan Klang Lama yesterday. The first victim, aged 30, was found among the debris on the first floor
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Face mask: Home Ministry urged to give leeway on hiring foreign workers
The Cabinet has instructed the Home Ministry to give leeway to face mask producers to hire more foreign workers to ramp up production in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Speaking
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Three MPK personnel detained for posing as cops
Police have detained three Klang Municipal Council (MPK) enforcers suspected to have been impersonating as policemen and blackmailing a foreigner in Klang Utara near Shah Alam last Monday. Klang Utara district police chief ACP Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh said the three
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Health Ministry: Allegation of five COVID-19 cases in Klang Hospital a hoax
The Health Ministry has refuted the allegation that there are five positive COVID-19 cases at Klang Hospital, after a video clip on it went viral on social media yesterday. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the five-second video clip
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