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Largest US state of Georgia county to finish counting ballots tonight – official
WASHINGTON: The US state of Georgia will finish counting presidential election ballots in its largest Fulton County by Wednesday night, the county’s Elections Director Richard Barron told reporters. “We expect this to go probably until midnight or more. We are
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Japan’s farm minister confirms avian flu outbreak in western Japan
TOKYO: The Japanese government on Thursday said an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian flu had been confirmed at a chicken farm in western Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture. Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kotaro Nogami informed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of
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Biden narrows Trump lead in Georgia to under 1 pct with 98 pct of votes counted
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has narrowed President Donald Trump’s lead in Georgia by less than 1 per cent with nearly all votes counted, reported Sputnik news agency. Results from Fox News revealed Wednesday night that Biden trails Trump
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Sabah’s blood supply can only last two weeks – Masidi
KOTA KINABALU: The blood supply in Sabah can only last for a period of two weeks as the amount of blood used daily, 220 units, exceeds the total of blood donated daily, which is 150 units, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi
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MCO re-implementation, road damage complaints among highlights in Parliament Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: The re-implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO), road damage and the impact of the MCO on price of goods in the market are among issues that will be discussed in Parliament today which is into its fourth day of
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Ziana Zain’s ex-husband appeals against conviction, jail sentence for caning son
KUALA LUMPUR: The ex-husband of famous singer Ziana Zain, Armin Zaharin Ahmad Zambri who was sentenced to eight months in prison for caning his son, has filed an appeal in the High Court to set aside his conviction and jail
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‘Datuk’, two cops file appeal over failed release bid
KUALA LUMPUR: A ‘Datuk’ and two policemen remanded under the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) 1959 in connection with an illegal online gambling syndicate has filed an appeal over the dismissal of their bid for an immediate release. The three
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Negeri Sembilan businesses, residents suffer major losses in floods
SEREMBAN: Seremban district, which will be placed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) for two weeks beginning tomorrow, was hit by major floods today which wreaked havoc to the lives of residents and caused extensive damage. Many of the
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Budget 2021: MMEA, Police need more assets to tackle migrants issue
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the police require additional assets to address the issue of illegal migrants more effectively, says Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin. He said this was because smugglers were using various
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Ringgit firmer against US Dollar in early trade
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar today as the greenback retreated ahead of the US presidential election outcome, an analyst said. At 9.05am, the local currency was traded at 4.1480/1560 versus the US dollar compared with
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