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Mali plans to increase the size of its army to rein in jihadists
BAMAKO: Mali will increase the size of its army by about 50% in a recruitment drive this year aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said on Wednesday. The plan is to hire 10,000 new soldiers in the
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India backs looser abortion laws in boost for women
NEW DELHI: In a boost to female reproductive rights, India’s cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the cabinet had
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Virus anxiety weighs on Asian stocks, boosts safe-haven bid
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slipped while gold and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries about the spread of a new virus from China sent investors heading for safety. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected,
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More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicenter as death toll climbs
TOKYO/SHANGHAI: A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections
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Dr.Mahathir: Govt in talks with China to evacuate citizens from Wuhan
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is in talks with Beijing to bring back Malaysians who are currently in Wuhan, China right now. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there are presently 78 Malaysians in Wuhan which has imposed a lockdown due to
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Passionate teacher seeks public help as she suffers from a rare disease
PUCHONG: Nithiya Samuganardan, was diagnosed with the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) back in 2018. APLS is an auto-immune disease where the antibody ‘attacks’ the host’s own body resulting in blood clots. She is getting regular treatment at the Universiti Malaya Medical
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Proton-packed Geely takes on Honda and Toyota in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR: Li Chunrong was hired by Chinese automaker Geely to revive the fortunes of the Proton brand in Malaysia, and it took him two years to eclipse Japanese giants Honda and Toyota. Now he plans to take the fight
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First love on the front lines: Coming of age in the Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: Many years from now, far from the spray of water cannons and the unmistakable smell of tear gas, they will look back on their season of protest and remember exactly how they felt. On this winter day, the
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China virus toll passes 130 as US weighs flight ban
BEIJING: The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 today with nearly 1,500 new cases, heaping pressure on Beijing to control the disease as US officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend
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Don’t return yet, ECRL staff celebrating CNY in China told
The East Coast Rail Link project workers, who had returned to their hometowns in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year, have been advised to postpone their trips back to Malaysia until the situation is brought under control. Owner of
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