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Scarlett Johansson in talks to lead new ‘Jurassic World’ film
PETALING JAYA, March 26 — Actress Scarlett Johansson is in discussions to join Universal’s new Jurassic World film, revealed The Hollywood Reporter. Gareth Edwards will be directing the upcoming film, with the screenplay by Jurassic Park writer David Koepp. The reboot, anticipated to concentrate on
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No winner for US$800m Powerball lottery, US$1.1b Mega Millions ahead
CHICAGO, March 26 — A Powerball drawing for US$800 million (RM3.77 billion), one of the largest jackpots in the history of that US lottery game, found no winners last night, ahead of an even larger prize up for grabs in
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Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation
WASHINGTON, March 25 — The revelation that Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a torrent of lurid social media speculation around her health, including by those positing she was secretly dead. But the sombre
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New Zealand says seizing black boxes from Latam Boeing 787
SYDNEY, March 12 — New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission said today it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a Latam Airlines Boeing 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured. The
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Russia arrests South Korean man for spying
MOSCOW, March 12 — A South Korean citizen has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, Russian state news agency TASS reported yesterday. TASS quoted law enforcement agencies as saying the man, whom it named as Baek Won-soon, had
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Trump says will free US Capitol rioters if re-elected
WASHINGTON, March 12 — Donald Trump yesterday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if re-elected, calling them “hostages”. The rioters — egged on by
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns
KINGSTON, March 12 — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said today, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon held since 2021. “We acknowledge his resignation
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Watchdogs probe ‘technical’ failure on Boeing-made Latam Airlines bound for Auckland
AUCKLAND, March 12 — Airline watchdogs were yesterday investigating why a Boeing-made plane bound for New Zealand violently lost altitude mid-flight, injuring a host of terrified passengers. Passengers aboard the Latam flight said the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged earthward while
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US, Chinese and Russian officials gather at South-east Asia summit
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese premier Li Qiang and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will attend an East Asia summit in Indonesia today, offering an opportunity for direct, high-level diplomacy between the rivals. The 18-nation
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Vietnam to sign inter-government rice pact with Philippines
HANOI, Sept 7 — Vietnam will soon sign an inter-government agreement on the rice trade with the Philippines to help the countries ensure food security, its government said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting between Vietnamese
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