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COVID-19 Updates: US death toll tops 170,000
BEIJING: The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency: – – – – NEW YORK — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 5.4 million on Sunday,
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New Zealand PM reschedules general election for October over COVID-19
MOSCOW: The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has decided to postpone the general election in the country to October 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Sputnik news agency. Ardern was considering several options, including holding the election
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Sharp increase in parcel deliveries to Sabah from Jan to July this year
KOTA KINABALU: Pos Malaysia received a sharp increase in parcel deliveries to Sabah by 41 per cent from January to July compared to the same period last year. Pos Malaysia chief executive officer Mohamed Rozaidi Md Sharif said the Covid-19 pandemic and
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Six gambling agents hiding behind other businesses nabbed
KEPALA BATAS: Police arrested six people including a woman, believed to be illegal gambling agents, in a raid on six business premises in Butterworth, Tasek Gelugor, Mak Mandin and Sri Pinang yesterday. Seberang Perai Utara Police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd
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EC reminds postal voters to adhere to rules
TANJUNG MALIM: The Election Commission (EC) has reminded postal voters in the Slim state by-election not to take pictures of their postal ballot papers and share them on social media sites. EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said that action can be taken
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Robber dies in crash within an hour of heist
JOHOR BARU: Less than an hour after robbing and fleeing with a car, four local male suspects were involved in an accident, and one of them died when the vehicle skidded and collided with two other vehicles at KM20.5 of Jalan
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Bersatu elections: Rina Harun retains Srikandi chief’s post
KUALA LUMPUR: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (pix) has retained her position as Bersatu’s Srikandi chief for the term 2019-2022 in the party elections for the women’s wing yesterday (Sunday). Bersatu Election Committee chairman Tan Sri Syed
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Parliament to focus on preparations for dry spell, financial fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s preparations for the dry season and its impact on dams nationwide are among issues that will be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, the issue will be
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International Forum on One Korea Explores Prospects for Reunification amid Global Pandemic, Social Upheavals and Geopolitical Realignments
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon today called upon the U.S. to make “principled unification” its key foreign policy goal for the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia and for giving the “torch to the Korean people”
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KAWS in collaboration with AllRightsReserved Present:
HONG KONG, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On 17 August 2020 (10am HKT), for its fifth stop, KAWS:HOLIDAY travels to space. Since 2018, the KAWS:HOLIDAY project has landed in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Japan, attracting a global audience. Working again with longtime
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