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Nine dead after cliff collapses at illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Sumatra
PADANG, May 15 — Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, police said Friday. A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday in the Sijunjung district, burying a group of
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Trump and Xi share light moment in Zhongnanhai garden ‘very rarely’ seen by outsiders
BEIJING, May 15 — After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US President Donald Trump in the concluding hours of their summit.
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The war on panic: Hantavirus scare tests post-Covid defences against disinformation and conspiracies
LONDON, May 15 — A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling sick. It is no wonder that an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a luxury
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With vape-related drug cases rising in Sarawak, minister says full ban still on the table
KUCHING, May 15 — The Sarawak Government does not rule out imposing a complete ban on vaping in future, said Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development noted that Sarawak is currently focusing on
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Singapore Islamic council reprimands Starbucks for claiming ‘halal transition’ without application
SINGAPORE, May 15 — Singapore’s top Islamic authority has publicly rebuked Starbucks after one of its outlets displayed a sign announcing a “transition toward halal-certified operations”, a claim made without any official application being submitted. The Islamic Religious Council of
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After high-stakes summit, Trump claims ‘fantastic trade deals’ with Xi
BEIJING, May 15 — President Donald Trump said he made “fantastic trade deals” with Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final meetings of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese
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Hannah Yeoh says MACC report on shrinking KL retention ponds lodged in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Hannah Yeoh today revealed that she had lodged a complaint about the city’s shrinking retention ponds with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in 2021. Earlier this week, Yeoh ordered
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Malaysia defies global slump with 5.4pc Q1 GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The Malaysian economy recorded a firm growth of 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong domestic demand and a continued surge in electrical and electronics (E&E) exports, Bank Negara Malaysia
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Trump’s DOJ accuses Yale of anti-white and anti-Asian discrimination
NEW YORK, May 15 — The US Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale medical school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants following a year-long probe into diversity practices at the elite university. It is the latest chapter in President
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Spain PM says ‘proud’ of Yamal after Israel claims Barcelona star ‘inciting hatred’ with Palestine flag
MADRID, May 15 — Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday said Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had made Spain “proud” for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade that sparked Israeli accusations of “inciting hatred”. The 18-year-old forward drew attention
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