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Incheon supermarket stabbing leaves one in cardiac arrest, seven injured
SEOUL, Oct 13 — One person was in cardiac arrest and several others wounded in a stabbing incident on Tuesday at a supermarket in South Korea’s coastal city of Incheon, authorities told AFP. “One person is in cardiac arrest and
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Norway’s Queen Sonja loses official Royal House status following King Harald’s death
COPENHAGEN, Oct 13 — Following the death of her husband, King Harald V, in August, Queen Sonja of Norway is no longer officially listed as a member of the Royal House on the Norwegian royal court’s website, reported German Press
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Indonesia restores power after Batam, Bintan blackout, cause still unknown
JAKARTA, Oct 13 — Electricity supply has been restored to nearly 99 per cent of affected customers on Indonesia’s Batam and Bintan islands following a massive blackout on Monday that disrupted businesses, communications and water supply. State electricity provider PLN
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Houthis warn of ‘painful response’ if US joins Saudi strikes on Yemen
SANAA, Oct 13 — A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it
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Iran war pushes Middle East towards recession as IMF warns of economic slump
DUBAI, Oct 13 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply cut growth forecasts for the Middle East and Central Asia in 2026, as the ongoing war has sent economies into a tailspin. In its latest World Economic Outlook report,
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Forget the cinema — this Singapore driver has a whole HDB block for a screen
SINGAPORE, Oct 13 — An owner of a portable projector staged his own backyard movie night by cleverly using the exterior wall of a Jurong West HDB block as a screen. The ingenious concept was noticed by a resident living
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Singapore police nab rider after assault on transport officials in Ang Mo Kio
SINGAPORE, Oct 13 — A 52-year-old man was arrested by the police after he assaulted two Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) active mobility enforcement officers (AMEOs) during a recent enforcement operation. LTA said in a Facebook post on Monday (Oct 12)
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Police seek witnesses, dashcam footage after fatal Cheras-Kajang crash that killed motorcyclist
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Police are appealing to witnesses to a fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a lorry at KM13.1 of the Cheras-Kajang Highway yesterday, which claimed the life of a 23-year-old male motorcyclist. Kajang police chief ACP
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Pasir Gudang logs country’s worst air quality at 181 API, 20 stations remain unhealthy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Air quality across Malaysia showed modest improvement this morning, with 20 of the country’s 68 monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10.40am, down from 23 stations reported yesterday afternoon. According
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Man feared drowned after being swept away in Kajang’s Sungai Chuah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — A local man in his 40s is feared drowned after being reportedly swept away in Sungai Chuah, Kajang, Sunday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the search and
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