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COVID-19: 41 new cases reported, tally now 238
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 41 new COVID-19 cases were reported as at noon yesterday, bringing cumulative cases in the country to 238, Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said all 41 new cases were linked
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Indonesian Transport Minister tests positive for COVID-19
JAKARTA: An Indonesian minister has been tested positive for COVID-19. Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi was named as the 76th case and currently being treated at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Jakarta. It was announced by the Minister of
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Thai water festival called off to curb COVID-19
BANGKOK: Thailand’s annual water festival, Songkran will literally be washed out this year as public celebration of the popular festival has been cancelled to avoid mass gatherings in the effort to contain COVID-19 outbreak in the kingdom. Thais celebrate Songkran, the traditional new year from April
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Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House doctor statement
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, the president’s physician, Sean Conley, said in a statement yesterday. The president two days ago decided to take the test for the virus, which has killed some 5,800 people worldwide,
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Fight to Reunite: How Wuhan tackled COVID-19
BEIJING, March 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In central China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, new COVID-19 cases have dropped to a single digit, with just four reported Friday, according to a video by CGTN.   The latest data shows
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XCMG’s Mega Exhibition Shines at CONEEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 Bringing New orders and New partners
LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — XCMG has successfully concluded its largest exhibition at the tri-annual CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, the largest construction trade show in North America hosted last week in Las Vegas, US. The brand’s fruitful journey has brought home
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Etiqa introduce a plan which includes mental illness coverage
KUALA LUMPUR: Etiqa Group Insurance and Takaful has introduced AafiahCare, its first-in-Malaysia stand-alone takaful critical illness plan that covers 68 critical illnesses, including one for mental illness. In a statement, Etiqa Family Takaful Bhd chief executive officer Zafri Ab Halim,
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India’s palm oil imports from M’sia have turned negligible
NEW DELHI: India’s palm oil imports from Malaysia have turned negligible, according to the most recent monthly data released by a trade group yesterday. The country imported 540,470 tonnes of palm oil in February, but only 5,890 tonnes were from
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COVID-19: MAF is ready to bring Malaysians’ from Italy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is ready to mobilise the assets of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), to bring home Malaysians stranded in Italy after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. Senior Minister of Defence Datuk Seri
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Four states hold US primary votes decides to go ahead as planned
WASHINGTON: Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Florida will hold primary votes on Tuesday as planned, election officials in the four states said in a joint statement, despite growing government cancellations as officials try to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Officials
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