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10 including three children hurt in Songkhla bombing
SONGKHLA: Ten people, including three children, were injured in a bomb explosion today in Saba Yoi here in Thailand. Saba Yoi police chief Colonel Kongtup Sanatip said a homemade bomb weighing 10 kilogrammes attached to a motorcycle parked by a roadside, had detonated
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NGO: Strict enforcement before the next haze hits
KUALA LUMPUR: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has called for strict enforcement against open burning to eliminate the perennial haze in the region. Ecotourism & Conservation Society Malaysia (ECOMY) said the haze is man made and its resolution lies in the prevention
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COVID-19: Three new positive cases in S’pore, total 89
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified three more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic. One of the new cases is a 32-year-old male Singaporean who was among the group evacuated from Wuhan on Feb 9. In a
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China reports fall in coronavirus cases, but infections rising elsewhere
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus today, while its central bank predicted a limited short-term economic impact and said the country was confident in winning the fight against the
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COVID-19: Death toll in mainland China reaches 2,236, over 75,000 infected
BEIJING: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China has reached 75,465, with 2,236 patients having died, Sputnik news agency quoted the National Health Commission as saying today. “The National Health Commission received
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COVID-19: Hong Kong police officer infected, 59 others quarantined
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer has been confirmed infected by the coronavirus, the first officer to test positive in the Asian financial hub as dozens of other officers were quarantined over concerns of contagion, said the authorities today.
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India trade group slams refined palm oil import licences
NEW DELHI: An Indian trade group representing vegetable oil importers yesterday slammed the government for issuing licences to import refined palm oil, saying this was not in line with the “stated objective” of last month’s order restricting RBD palmolein imports.
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Three new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 34 cases discharged
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry yesterday confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 in the republic, bringing the total number of positive cases to 84. All three new cases are Singapore citizens with no recent travel history to China. One of them is
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China reports 108 more deaths, global death toll at 2,120
HUBEI: China’s central Hubei province had 349 new confirmed cases of coronavirus yesterday, the province’s health commission said today, down from 1,693 cases a day earlier and the lowest since Jan 25. That brings the total number of confirmed cases
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Hong Kong records second coronavirus death
HONG KONG: Hong Kong recorded its second death caused by the new coronavirus today, a Princess Margaret Hospital spokeswoman told Reuters. The 70-year-old man, who had underlying illnesses, was one of the 62 confirmed cases in the Chinese-ruled city. Reuters
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