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Global COVID-19 Cases Top 8 Mln — Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK: Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 8 million on Monday, reaching 8,003,021 as of 6.43 pm (2243 GMT), according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Xinhua news agency reported that
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Jawi to hold special prayers for Palestine
KUALA LUMPUR: Special prayers (solat hajat), prayers of supplication seeking safety (doa selamat) and for protection from harm (Qunut Nazilah) will be be performed in selected mosques and surau in the green zones across the Federal Territories after Maghrib prayers beginning
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AirAsia Indonesia to resume flights this month amid relaxation of restrictions
JAKARTA: AirAsia Indonesia will resume flights on June 19 as the country has gradually relaxed rules on the large-scale social restrictions, the airline said on Sunday, according to Xinhua News Agency. President Director of AirAsia Indonesia Veranita Yosephine Sinaga said
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COVID-19: Thailand records eight new cases
BANGKOK: Thailand has reported eight new COVID-19 cases, all Thai nationals who returned from overseas, and zero fatalities over the last 24 hours. Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) assistant spokeswoman Dr Panprapa Yongtrakul said the new cases comprised five returnees from the United Arab
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Hong Kong legislature starts voting on controversial China national anthem bill
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Legislative Council started voting on a controversial national anthem bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence. The voting comes just as people in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the
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Sizeable number of Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, India has done what it needs to
A “sizeable number” of Chinese troops have moved into eastern Ladakh and India too has taken all necessary steps to deal with the situation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, referring to the nearly month-long high-altitude standoff between the
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U.S. rebukes China for border ‘aggression’ with India
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border. Thousands of Indian and Chinese troops have faced each other for weeks at
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China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly three weeks
China reported the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in nearly three weeks with 16 new infections discovered on May 31, as the number of so-called imported cases jumped in southwestern Sichuan province. The National Health Commission (NHC) said in
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India expels two Pakistani officials for ‘espionage’
MUMBAI: India on Sunday expelled two officials working at the Pakistan embassy in New Delhi after they were held for espionage, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “Two (Pakistani) officials were apprehended on Sunday by Indian law enforcement,” the
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Cambodian workers stranded in Malaysia plead to return
PETALING JAYA: Cambodian workers stuck in Malaysia after flights were cancelled in April have been given some support from the Cambodian embassy, but they are looking forward to returning home because work is scarce. Ham Saly from Kampong Cham told The Phnom
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