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Fahmi to meet TikTok bosses with AG and IGP over fake news concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he will meet TikTok’s top management tomorrow following concerns over the platform’s slow response in assisting authorities in cases involving the spread of fake news, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.
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Rights group says 20 people missing after Indonesia protests
JAKARTA, Sept 2 — At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday. At least six people have been
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Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence with huge parade, mass amnesty
HANOI, Sept 2 — Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule on Tuesday, with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash handouts and the release of nearly 14,000 prisoners. Tens of thousands of
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Afghanistan quake kills over 800 as rescuers dig for survivors
NURGAL (Afghanistan), Sept 2 — Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open as rescuers worked Tuesday to pull victims from the rubble. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just
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Belgium to back Palestine recognition, sanctions on Israel at UN session
BRUSSELS, Sept 2 — Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its foreign minister announced on Tuesday. “Palestine will be recognised by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions are being
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Troops patrol after deadly protests against MP privileges
JAKARTA, Sept 2 — Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday as the military was deployed in the capital after six people were killed in nationwide protests sparked by anger over lavish perks for lawmakers. At least 500 protesters gathered outside the
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China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin put on united front against West at regional bloc gathering
TIANJIN, Sept 2 — Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)touts itself
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Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg resumes voyage after weather setback in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Sept 2 — A Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists including environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg departed Barcelona again on Monday, several hours after winds forced it to return to the Spanish port, according to AFP journalists at
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How millennia of history vanished in Sudan’s war
CAIRO, Sept 2 — In the scorched courtyard of Sudan’s National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone. Since the museum was looted
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Gold prices soar past US$3,500 to record high amid global uncertainty
HONG KONG, Sept 2 — Gold prices hit a record high above US$3,500 (RM14,800) on Tuesday, as investors sought out safe havens in the face of global economic uncertainty. The precious metal reached US$3,501.59 an ounce during early trading in Asia,
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