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Millions to get reduced food aid as US shutdown drags into record 36th day
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 — The White House will send only partial payments to 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps to buy groceries, as the government shutdown crippling public services nears record length, officials told a judge yesterday. Two
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China’s climate paradox
BANGKOK, Nov 4 — China is the world’s biggest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases but is also installing more renewable energy sources and putting more electric vehicles on its roads than any other country. Ahead of the COP30 climate talks
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Trial opens in first US civil case on 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash
NEW YORK, Nov 4 — Relatives of victims in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines headed to court yesterday for the first civil trial relating to the 2019 calamity. The US aviation giant
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Asia markets wobble as tech bubble fears grow amid AI investment frenzy
HONG KONG, Nov 4 — Asian markets fluctuated today as investors assessed the latest tech rally on Wall Street amid worries that a bubble is forming in the sector, while mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials fed uncertainty over its
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Drunk commuter falls onto Singapore LRT tracks, rescued before last train
SINGAPORE, Nov 4 — Power to the Bangkit LRT station here was shut off late on October 27 after an intoxicated passenger fell onto the train tracks, prompting an emergency rescue. Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) said the incident occurred
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Authorities probe poodle’s death at grooming salon in Singapore after distressing CCTV footage
SINGAPORE, Nov 4 — Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) is investigating the death of a pet dog that was allegedly left unattended at a grooming facility along Tanjong Katong Road last week. NParks group director of enforcement and investigation Jessica
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Police arrest fourth suspect after woman found naked and bound by roadside in Seri Kembangan
SERDANG, Nov 4 — Police have arrested a fourth suspect, a woman in her 30s, to assist in the investigation into the murder of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered naked with her hands tied by the roadside near
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King of Malaysia set to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during state visit
RIYADH, Nov 4 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. A state welcome ceremony also awaits the
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Police to arrest suspect soon in murder of Taiwanese influencer last seen with Namewee
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Police expect to make an arrest soon in connection with the murder of Taiwanese influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin, who was found dead at a hotel in the city last month. Kuala Lumpur police chief CP Datuk
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Prosecution links Najib directly to 1MDB deals, says Jho Low merely go-between
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 — Low Taek Jho was just a “messenger” who helped convey then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s instructions over 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) affairs, the prosecution told the High Court today. In Najib’s trial involving RM2
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