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Brazil to send troops to fight Amazon fires after EU’s intervention
European leaders yesterday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting growing international anger at Brazil as a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest intensified an unfolding environmental crisis. Amid a global chorus of concern
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Amazon on fire: Bolsonaro tells the world to quit being nosy
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United
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Systems disruption continues at KLIA
SEPANG: The systems disruption, which among others, causing flight delays, still persisted at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today. The airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad said their team was still in the midst of stabilising the system at
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China could decimate US military bases in Asia within hours of conflict
China’s military would be able to use missiles to overwhelm American military bases in Asia within hours, a think tank has warned. The US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific is “in the throes of an unprecedented crisis”, according to a
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NZ Parliament speaker feeds MP’s baby during debate, Internet says ‘lovely’
The Speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament, Trevor Mallard, has followed in the footsteps of politicians around the world by babysitting while presiding over a political debate. Labour MP Tāmati Coffey attended Parliament for the first time since his paternity leave
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Trump imposes rule allowing detention of migrant families indefinitely
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration yesterday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the US, abolishing a previous 20-day limit. The rule, which is certain to draw a
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Danes stumped by Trump’s trip cancellation
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN: US President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland “nasty” and an affront to the US yesterday, a day after shocking Danes by cancelling a Copenhagen visit over the rebuff. Danes
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Amazon on fire, smoke can be seen from space
In the middle of the day on Monday, the sky above São Paulo, Brazil went dark. The city, along with parts of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Paraná, was blanketed by smoke from wildfires raging in the Amazon,
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss reunite for a fourth Matrix movie
Warner Bros. has just announced a fourth film in the Matrix series, with original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss set to reprise their iconic roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct the
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Sony pulls Spiderman out of the MCU over profit-sharing dispute
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has pulled out of producing future Spider-Man movies, due to disputes between Sony — which still holds the rights to the character — and Marvel’s parent company Disney over revenue sharing from films starring the
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