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Bizarre: Doctors remove live worm from Japanese woman’s tonsil
Often, when we have a cold, we end up having an unpleasant sensation in our throats. Well, this common feeling ended up becoming a nightmare for a Japanese woman. The pain she was feeling turned out to be a live
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Online ESL platform 51Talk marks its 9th year by providing 30,000 livelihood opportunities
BEIJING, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beijing-based 51Talk (COE), which sounds similar to “I wanna talk” in Chinese, looks back as it celebrates its 9th founding anniversary from its humble beginnings in China to becoming an NYSE-listed online English education platform that
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Fauci bullish on prospects for U.S. vaccine, not worried about China winning race
The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, predicted on Wednesday the country will meet its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end and was unmoved by the prospect that China would get there first. While there
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Oklahoma governor tests positive for coronavirus as U.S. cases surge
Oklahoma’s governor said he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday, becoming one of the highest elected U.S. politicians to test positive for the disease, as new coronavirus infections in his state and neighboring Texas surged by record numbers for a
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Gender Lens Investing Landscape – East and Southeast Asia: New report launched by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Catalyst at Large, and Sagana
TOKYO, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On July 15, 2020, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), in partnership with Catalyst at Large and Sagana, launched “Gender Lens Investing Landscape – East and Southeast Asia,” the first report in the region to provide a
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Water disruption: Supply fully restored in 26 per cent of affected areas
KUALA LUMPUR: Water supply in 26 per cent of the total areas involved in the scheduled disruption exercise from yesterday (July 14) to July 17 have fully been restored as of 9pm today. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) corporate communications head Elina Baseri said supply
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Rosmah remained silent when offered 10% of solar hybrid project value: Witness
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court here today that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor remained silent when Jepak Holdings managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin offered her 10% to help secure a solar hybrid project meant for 369 rural schools in
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Assemblyman of Slim passing a great loss to Umno, BN and people of Tanjung Malim
IPOH: The passing of Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib (pix), the assemblyman of Slim, today, is a great loss not only to Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), but also to the people of Tanjung Malim, says Perak Umno Liaison Committee
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Tawau MACC arrests three individuals for alleged bribery
TAWAU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today arrested three individuals including a married couple in Tawau, in connection with two separate bribery cases. According to a source, Tawau MACC arrested a couple in their 30s at 10.30am for allegedly submitting
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Covid-19: Factory workers not barred from sending kids to school – Malacca Exco
MALACCA: The State Health Department (JKN) has never issued any directive barring workers from a factory here from sending their children to school just because one of them (the workers) tested positive for Covid-19, said Melaka Health and Anti-Drug Committee
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