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Zulkifli: COVID-19 patients don’t need to attend Friday prayers
PUTRAJAYA: Religious Affairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said Friday prayers need not suspended for now as the current COVID-19 situation in the country is still under control. However, Zulkifli said the
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Covid-19: Cabinet wants measures taken to assist tourism industry
PUTRAJAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has been directed to prepare a Cabinet paper on measures that can be taken to help tourism industry players who have been affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Its minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri,
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Sample superb Japanese wines in Singapore
TOKYO, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JR East Group will host its Japan Premium Wine Fair from 2-31 March 2020 in 11 stores and restaurants in Singapore, where guests can tickle their taste buds on five carefully selected wines sourced
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University develops new treatment for Parkinson’s disease
KUALA LUMPUR: Ultrasound is widely used for conducting physical examinations, and plans are underway to expand its application to treat Parkinson’s disease, dementia and diabetes. The National Tsing Hua University’s research team has successfully improved the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
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COVID-19: Expand travel ban to select European nations – Najib
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged the new government to expand its travel ban to certain European nations, such as Spain, France and German to Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post, the
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Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault
NEW YORK: Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced yesterday, to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathising, with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era. The sentence was
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Body of Man Found Floating in Sungai Perak
PARIT: The body of a man, believed to be an Indonesian national, was found floating in Sungai Perak near Pam Pasir 1, Kampung Pulau Pisang, Bota Kiri here, yesterday. Central Perak district police chief Supt Barudin Wariso said the body
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Data and the cloud: By unlocking our DNA we’ve found two new prehistoric ancestors
SINGAPORE, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Big data and cloud computing has led a team of international scientists to a startling discovery that among our ancestors were two previously unknown groups of prehistoric hominins, known collectively as Denisovans. A replica of a
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CooTek Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Unaudited Results
SHANGHAI, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CooTek (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: CTK) (“CooTek” or the “Company”), a fast-growing global mobile internet company, today reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019. Fourth Quarter 2019
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Sanders will remain in Democratic presidential race despite setbacks
BURLINGTON: A resolute Bernie Sanders said yesterday, he would stay in the Democratic presidential race despite a series of big losses to front-runner Joe Biden, promising to keep up the public pressure for his sweeping economic and social justice proposals.
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