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Amnesty International urges Israel to return body of ailing Palestinian who died in custody
JERUSALEM, April 9 — Amnesty International on Monday said Israel must release the body of Palestinian Walid Daqqa, who died a day earlier in Israeli custody after a long battle with cancer. “It is heart-wrenching that Walid Daqqah has died
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UN Security Council refers Palestinian application to become full UN member to committee
NEW YORK, April 9 — The United Nations Security Council president yesterday referred the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member. Malta’s UN Ambassador Vanessa Frazier
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Biden unveils student debt plans to woo young voters
MADISON, April 9 — US President Joe Biden unveiled fresh plans yesterday to reduce student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, in bid to win over young voters as he seeks reelection in November. The conservative-dominated US Supreme
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Vatican rejects gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy in new document
VATICAN CITY, April 9 — The Vatican yesterday reaffirmed its opposition to gender-affirming surgery, “gender theory” and surrogate parenthood, drawing criticism from advocates for LGBTQ Catholics. The declaration by the Vatican’s doctrinal office (DDF) comes four months after another document
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Gaza truce talks still deadlocked, Netanyahu sets date for offensive
CAIRO, April 9 — Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal made at talks in Cairo, a senior Hamas official said yesterday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge
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Self-taught Malaysian ‘dentist’ fined for performing illegal dental procedures on customers in Singapore hotels
SINGAPORE, April 9 — A woman who learnt how to perform dental procedures on herself during the Covid-19 pandemic began offering such services to customers in Singapore. She would book hotel rooms in Singapore to perform procedures such as maintenance
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Falling rock at cultural village in Perak kills tourist bus driver
IPOH, April 9 ― A man was killed by a falling rock at the Qing Xing Ling Leisure and Cultural Village in Taman Saikat, yester morning. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement last
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Johor police bust violent loan shark syndicate with arrest of members
JOHOR BARU, April 8 — The police said today they managed to bust a notorious loan shark syndicate, known for using violence, with the arrest of seven suspects during a series of raids here recently. Johor police chief Commissioner M.
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Federal Court sets May 14 hearing for Apandi Ali’s bid for leave to appeal over court’s dismissal of his lawsuit
PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The Federal Court has set May 14 to hear former Attorney-General (AG), Tan Sri Mohamad Apandi Ali’s application, to obtain leave to pursue his appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision in dismissing his RM10 million
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Israeli man caught with six guns expected to be charged this week
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Israeli man arrested with six pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition at a hotel here on March 27 is expected to be charged in court this week, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin
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