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US shooting leaves eight children aged one to 14 dead in suspected domestic attack
WASHINGTON, April 20 — Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early yesterday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence. The incident, which took place just
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US destroyer fires on, seizes Iranian cargo ship accused of evading blockade in Gulf of Oman
WASHINGTON, April 20 — A US destroyer yesterday fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a US naval blockade, President Donald Trump and the US military said yesterday. Trump posted
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Trump’s pressure point: Hormuz crisis shows Iran can hit the US where it hurts — the economy
WASHINGTON, April 20 — Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump’s demands, but for US adversaries and allies it has cast a spotlight on one of
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Economists back govt’s call for prudent spending as Malaysia faces supply‑driven inflation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The government’s call for Malaysians to be more mindful in their spending reflects the realities of a supply shock, economists say, as global disruptions begin to put pressure on prices. Lee Heng Guie, executive director
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IMF, World Bank meetings expose fading confidence in US leadership during global crises
WASHINGTON, April 19 — Global finance leaders, whipsawed by Middle East war news, came to grips this past week with their inability to mitigate the economic damage from increasingly frequent geopolitical shocks, and a realisation that counting on US leadership
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‘This is funding war against Ukraine’: Zelensky slams easing of Russian oil sanctions
KYIV, April 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the US extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war. “Every dollar paid for Russian
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Zambry: Govt assures open access to higher education for SPM, STPM leavers
KOTA KINABALU, April 19 — There is no fixed limit on the number of students admitted into higher education institutions for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) holders; instead, they are given every possible opportunity to
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Malaysian delegation to carry protest voice on Palestine issue in Brussels
KUALA LUMPUR April 19 — Malaysia will send a cross-party delegation of Members of Parliament to an international conference in Brussels to lodge a formal protest against the Israeli Parliament’s move to impose the death penalty by hanging on Palestinian
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Bad WiFi on trains? Govt tells telcos to fix internet on KL-Segamat route within one month
SEGAMAT, April 19 — The Ministry of Communications will adopt the principle of ‘di mana ada tren, di situ ada internet’ (where there is a train, there is internet) in efforts to improve internet coverage along the KL Sentral-Segamat Electric
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‘Victims confirmed’: US police investigate gunshots reported on Iowa University campus
WASHINGTON, April 19 — Police were investigating reports of gunshots at the University of Iowa early today, the midwestern US school said in an alert, adding that there were “confirmed victims.” “First responders on scene. Confirmed victims. Please continue to
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