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Japanese flood disaster frays resilience of elderly victims
DATE, Japan: When a river in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture overflowed on Sunday at the height of Typhoon Hagibis, 700 homes were flooded, many belonging to elderly residents too frail to clean up and repair their water-logged houses. Fukushima is no
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Three militants, two civilians killed as violence spreads in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed three separatists, while suspected militants shot dead two people yesterday, one of the bloodiest days in Kashmir since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s autonomy more than two months ago. The killings were the first
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One person missing in Democrats’ impeachment inquiry: the whistleblower
WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump have heard days of testimony from a parade of senior government officials. But they have yet to hear from the whistleblower who sparked the probe – and may never
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US House backs resolution condemning Trump on his Syria move
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives yesterday voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against US-allied Syrian Kurds. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution,
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Bus mishap in Turkey: One Malaysian dead, 10 hurt
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian was killed and 10 others were hurt after their tour bus was involved in a mishap in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, this evening. A spokesman at Wisma Putra, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the accident involving a bus
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BN to hold meeting on Tanjung Piai by-election candidate
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) will be holding a meeting soon to discuss a suitable candidate for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election on Nov 16. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said all BN component party presidents would
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Drug prevention campaign to be held early next year
PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet Committee on the Eradication of Drugs (JKMD) meeting has agreed to launch a drug prevention campaign early next year (2020). The meeting, the second held this year, was chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad here
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Police arrest two over robbery in JB yesterday
JOHOR BAHRU: Two local men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a robbery at Jalan Wong Ah Fook this evening. Johor Bahru South(JBS) district police chief ACP Shahurinain Jais said the duo, aged in their 20s and
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Breaking: Number of Sungai Siput flood victims up last night
IPOH: The number of flash flood victims in Sungai Siput continue to record an increase, namely, to 207 people from 66 families as of tonight at 11 pm compared to 200 victims from 61 families yesterday evening. A Sungai Siput
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Zakir Naik: I never created terrorists!
Controversial Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik slammed India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) over claims that the majority of Islamic State (IS) supporters arrested in the country had been radicalised through his videos. In a statement today he also accused the
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