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Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone on Friday and “reaffirmed the strong United States-Saudi defense partnership,” the White House said, amid tensions over Saudi’s oil output. The two men spoke after news the United
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Coronavirus inflicts huge U.S. job losses; Pence aide infected
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK : The coronavirus pandemic triggered the steepest monthly loss of U.S. jobs since the Great Depression, data showed on Friday, as a second White House aide was diagnosed with the respiratory infection, raising doubt that the highest levels
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Police form 142 CMCO compliance teams to assist MOH
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 142 Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) compliance teams, comprising 926 officers as well police personnel, are assisting the Ministry of Health (MOH) monitor the Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya contingents to curb the spread of COVID-19,
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MCO4 almost comes to an end, will life return to normal soon?
KUALA LUMPUR: The question of whether or not the Movement Control Order (MCO) that came into force on March 18 will be further extended will be answered in about 72 hours, if not sooner. After 53 days, many would want
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Asian Hall of Fame Presents Mother’s Day Concert
SEATTLE, May 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seattle-based Robert Chinn Foundation is presenting an Asian Hall of Fame Mother’s Day Concert featuring America’s Got Talent performer Maki Mae with guitarist Toshi Yanagi from Jimmy Kimmel Live! They are accompanied by pianist Ed Roth who has performed with nine
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Alibaba.com’s Direct Procurement and Supply Program Scores Initial Success in Delivering PPE
HANGZHOU, China, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Alibaba.com — a leading cross-border B2B e-commerce platform — with the help of the Alibaba Group ecosystem — has pioneered a direct procurement and supply solution that has successfully enabled the
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Widespread joblessness raise unemployment rate to 610,500
PUCHONG: The number of unemployed in the country continued to increase to 610,500 people in March 2020 compared with 521,300 the same period last year as a result of the negative impact of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on the
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Risen Energy ships first batch of 500W modules
NINGBO, China, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — April 30 was an important and busy day for Risen Energy at its Ninghai Headquarters in Zhejiang province. After carefully preparation and packaging, the company’s first batch of 500W modules were shipped and on
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NaOClean Asia to donate 10,000 litres of disinfectant solution to churches and nursing homes
SINGAPORE, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 10,000 litres of NaOClean Asia’s disinfectant solution will be donated to nursing homes, senior activity centres and religious organisations in Singapore. This donation drive will take place from today till December 2020. Some of
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Kraft Heinz Collaborates with Malaysian Red Crescent to Help Single Mothers During COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kraft Heinz as the one of the largest food companies globally, partners with Malaysian Red Crescent on project #responsMALAYSIA – an initiative that aims to support single mothers in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic
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