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Penang to launch first direct flight from Qingdao, boosting tourism and trade links
GEORGE TOWN, March 23 — Penang is set to achieve a significant milestone with the launch of its first direct flight connecting Qingdao, China and the state on March 31, marking a major step in enhancing air connectivity between Malaysia
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Dollar rises as Middle East tensions spark flight to safe-haven assets
TOKYO, March 23 — The dollar rose today as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk appetite and lifted demand for safe-haven assets. The Australian dollar, a liquid proxy for global sentiment, slid as equities sold off
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Cambodia LPG supplier halts sales over Middle East supply disruptions
PHNOM PENH, March 23 — A major Cambodian energy supplier will halt sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from April 1 after supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. Sokimex said it would “temporarily suspend the supply of LPG
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Four ambulances torched in north London in suspected antisemitic hate crime
LONDON, March 23 — Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set on fire in an incident police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime. The Metropolitan Police said an investigation had been launched after
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Explosions rock Tehran as Israel launches fresh wave of strikes
TEHRAN, March 23 — Explosions rang out in Tehran early today, Iranian media reported, as Israel announced it launched a fresh wave of strikes. “Explosion heard in Tehran,” local media Mehr posted on Telegram, while Fars news agency said airstrikes
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As deadline approaches, Iran faces high-stakes choice over Hormuz blockade
TEHRAN, March 23 — Iran today faces a deadline by President Donald Trump to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face a major US assault on power plants, as Israel warned of weeks more of war. Israel also
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Israel warns of weeks of war ahead as US and Iran exchange threats
TEHRAN, March 23 — Israel warned its citizens yesterday to expect weeks more fighting against Iran, after Washington and Tehran traded threats to destroy power plants or block oil and gas exports. The tit-for-tat rhetoric came as the war that
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Oil prices spike as Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum over Strait of Hormuz
TOKYO, March 22 — Oil prices rose early Monday after US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its energy infrastructure, while Israel warned its war effort could continue
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What is a US-China ‘Board of Trade’ and how would it shape bilateral commerce?
WASHINGTON, March 23 — As Washington and Beijing mull a new mechanism to adjust trade between the world’s two largest economies, some analysts warn that it could interfere with market forces, while others consider it a path to smoother coexistence.
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‘They beat us with whips’: Sudan RSF detainees tell of horrors in El-Fasher
TAWILA, March 23 — In the suffocating darkness of a sealed shipping container, every thud signalled to Ibrahim Noureldin that one more detainee had died in the crush as Sudanese paramilitary fighters kept forcing more men inside. Thousands of people
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