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COVID-19: WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment
WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the respiratory
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Biden may win three states; Sanders takes Vermont on Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON: A resurgent Joe Biden rolled to projected wins in three large Southern states yesterday, getting off to a strong start on the biggest day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race. Edison Research and television networks quickly
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Buttigieg endorses Biden as moderate Democrats close ranks around former VP
DALLAS: Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy yesterday in a meeting between the two former rivals on the eve of crucial Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to front-runner
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Netanyahu ahead in Israeli election, but lacks governing majority
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led today in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed. On the basis of initial
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Coronavirus deaths rise to six in Seattle area as US pushes for more testing
KIRKLAND, Wash: Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said yesterday, as authorities across the US scrambled to prepare for more infections with an emphasis on increasing testing capacity. Dr.
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Coronavirus spreading fast outside China, airports to increase screenings
GENEVA/BEIJING: The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travellers. World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said almost eight times as
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About 30 people held hostage at a mall in Manila
MOSCOW: About 30 people are being held hostage at a mall in the city of Manila, Sputnik news agency quoted local media report today. The incident is ongoing at the Virra Mall, located in the city of San Juan, which
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Political intervention in corruption case involving UMNO leaders
I refer to statements by political and non-political parties calling for no political intervention in the case of corruption involving UMNO leaders. (And investigation of corruption cases against PAS leaders) The call is of course a futile call and a
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Tree plantation, conservation triggers land conflicts in India
NEW DELHI: A drive to plant trees and conserve areas for wildlife is triggering conflicts over land in India, with poor villagers and indigenous people most at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods, researchers warned on Friday. India is
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Azizul sprints to second bronze in Berlin World Championships
KUALA LUMPUR: National ace track cyclist Mohd Azizulhasni Awang concluded the 2020 UCI World Track Cycling Championships with a bronze medal in the men’s individual sprint event. The 32-year-old Dungun-born edged reigning bronze medallist Mateusz Rudyk of Poland in the bronze medal race at
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