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Kamala Harris visits Singapore to deepen ties, counter China’s influence
SINGAPORE: US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Singapore’s leaders on Monday on the first working day of a trip to Southeast Asia aimed at bolstering ties as part of Washington’s efforts to counter China’s growing influence. Harris will meet Singapore’s
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Afghan refugee gives birth on US evacuation plane
WASHINGTON: An Afghan woman gave birth on board a U.S. evacuation plane on Saturday, moments after landing at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the U.S. Air Force said. The woman delivered a baby girl in the cargo bay of an Air
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Indian national charged with murder, rape of senior citizen
SHAH ALAM: A homeless Indian national was charged in separate courts here today with murdering and raping a 63-year-old woman. However, no plea was recorded from P. Ponloganadhan (pix), 60, on the murder charge after it was read out before Magistrate Mohamad
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Malaysia’s king expected to name new PM after rulers’ meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah is expected to announce the appointment of the country’s new prime minister following a meeting with other royal rulers on Friday. The conference of royals, comprising the Southeast Asian nation’s nine sultans, including the
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Taliban pledges to honor women’s rights, security under Islamic rule
KABUL: The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women’s rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world powers and a fearful population. Following a
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Malaysian ringgit falls to one-year low as PM resignation looms
SINGAPORE: The Malaysian ringgit fell to a one-year low on Monday and stocks in Kuala Lumpur slipped as an expectation that the Prime Minister will resign turned investors cautious. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to step down on Monday,
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Moderate earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao, in the Philippines at 5.03am today. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the location of the quake was 160 kilometres north of Talaud Island,
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COVID-19 has strained fault lines in Singapore society – PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that COVID-19 has strained fault lines in the society and brought up difficult issues to the fore that the republic needs to deal with, noting one of them is Singaporeans’ anxieties over foreign
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Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps
BEIJING: Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine decline below a key threshold from around six months after a second dose for most recipients, although a third shot could have a strong boosting effect, according to a lab study. Chinese researchers
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COVID-19: Indonesia ramps up oxygen output after dozens die amid scarcity
JAKARTA: Indonesia has ordered oxygen makers to prioritise medical needs amid growing demand from COVID-19 patients, the government said on Sunday, following more than 60 deaths in a hospital where supply of the life-saving gas was almost exhausted. The world’s fourth
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