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Taiwan celebrates same-sex marriages as first country in Asia to legalise them
Same-sex couples tie the knot in Taiwan as it becomes the first Asian country to legalise gay marriages. Anew page in history is turned. One week ago, Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalise same-sex weddings. Since then, they
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Liew: I did not interfere with Singapore’s judicial system
PUCHONG: Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong denied claims that he had tried to interfere with the Singaporean judiciary over the death sentence meted out on Pannir Selvam Pranthaman. In a statement, Liew said he made representation to the Singaporean
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Modi kept his job; young Indians worry about theirs
Asad Ahmed, one of about 1.2 million young Indians entering the cutthroat job market each month, diligently scribbles notes at a computer class in New Delhi. While nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a new five-year term promising to step
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Dr M: Gov’t committed to strengthening Malaysia-China ties
PUCHONG: The Pakatan Harapan government is committed to strengthening Malaysia-China relations with even closer and more meaningful cooperation, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said that the trade and investment growth between the two countries in recent years
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Yeoh: Money main cause of divorce among non-Muslims
PUCHONG: Financial problems is the main cause of divorce among non-Muslims in the country, said Deputy Women,Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh. Taking the statistics involving non-Muslim couples, she said from 6,901 cases of divorce among non-Muslim couples recorded
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Chinese passenger trying to break a plane window during a flight
Footage of a Chinese passenger trying to break a plane window during a flight over China. Minutes before the Boeing 737 was about to land in southern China’s Kunming city, he was grabbed by security officers on board. More details
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Trump not disturbed that North Korea has ‘fired off some small weapons’
TOKYO: US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about recent missile launches from North Korea and said he was confident that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, would keep promises that he had made. “North Korea fired off some small weapons,
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Lee Kuan Yew’s grandson marries gay partner in South Africa
SINGAPORE: Li Huanwu, the grandson of the late Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, is marrying his gay partner in South Africa yesterday. “Today I marry my soul mate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with (Huanwu),”
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Mount Agung: flights cancelled after Bali volcano erupts
Bali’s airport has cancelled flights following an eruption of the Mount Agung volcano, which spread ash over the south of the Indonesian island. The national disaster agency said Friday night’s eruption lasted four minutes and 30 seconds, spreading lava and incandescent
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Ayodhya’s Ram Sita Temple Serves Iftar Meals to Muslim Devotees on Premises, Wins Hearts
With the month of Ramzan underway, Muslims around the world are fasting to commemorate one of the holiest festivals of Islam, believed to mark the first time that the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad. And the festival has brought
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