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Malaysia supports OPEC’s deal to reduce oil production
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia supports the proposal for the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) to be extended by nine months to March 31, 2020, at the current agreed production levels to ensure the smooth continuation of the current cooperation. Economic Affairs Minister
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Deadly air strike kills at least 40 in Tripoli
TRIPOLI: An air strike late yesterday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, a health official said. It is the highest publicly
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Man falls to death in London garden from Kenya Airways flight
A man dropped to his death from a Kenya Airways plane flying over London. His body was discovered from a residential garden in London. In a horrifying discovery, a man’s body was found at a property in Offerton Road, Clapham
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Woman arrested, charged for ‘controlling behaviour’
LONDON: A woman was charged with ‘controlling behaviour,’ an offense punishable by law in England, for allegedly nagging her bodybuilder husband to do more housework and spend less time at the gym. Valerie Sanders was scheduled for trial in court
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Ocasio-Cortez: Texas migrant facility in ‘horrifying’ state
CLINT, Texas: Migrants held at a border patrol station in Texas were being kept in ‘horrifying’ conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said after a visit to the facility with
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Respect us if you want talks, Iran tells US
DUBAI: Iran will not be pressured into negotiations by the US, but if authorities in Washington act towards it with respect, Tehran will respond accordingly, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said today. The two countries have been drawn into starker
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How Did Princess Diana Spend Her Last Birthday?
It’s been more than two decades since Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris. All these years later many are still fascinated by the People’s Princess and want to learn as much as they can about her life. Diana was
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Taiwan president to visit U.S, likely to anger China
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the US this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said today, in a move likely to anger China, which considers the island a renegade province. China says self-ruled
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Israel excavates in east Jerusalem, Palestinians livid
JERUSALEM: US envoys wielded hammers yesterday to break open a new tunnel at a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem, signalling Washington’s support for Israel’s hold over parts of the city that Palestinians seek for a future state. Palestinians –
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Oil prices soar on Saudi, Russia support for supply cuts
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose more than US$1 a barrel today after Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq backed an extension of supply cuts for another six to nine months ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. Front-month Brent crude futures for September
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