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Unrepentant Trump intensifies attacks on ‘The Squad’
GREENVILLE, N.C./WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump intensified his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally yesterday, underscoring that the attacks will be a key part of his strategy for winning re-election in 2020. Despite criticism from
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US slaps sanctions on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya abuses
The US yesterday announced sanctions on Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders accused of being responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them entry to the US. The steps, which also covered Min Aung Hlaing’s
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R. Kelly to be held in prison, denied bond on child porn charges
CHICAGO: A Chicago judge ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to be held without bond on sweeping federal charges linked to child pornography and other crimes at a hearing yesterday. The musician who for decades has faced sexual abuse accusations was
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Wanted for graft, ex-Peru president arrested in US
LIMA: Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States Tuesday to face extradition to his home country on graft charges, authorities in the South American nation said. The 73-year-old is suspected of involvement in the sprawling Odebrecht
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Lashana Lynch the new 007, not James Bond
Lashana Lynch who was touted to be the new black female MI6 agent in the upcoming Bond movie, Bond 25 would not be James Bond after all. Internet went abuzz with reports that Lynch would be the 007 agent for
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Ewansiha’s widow: Malaysia doing autopsy on my husband without consent
PUCHONG: The post-mortem done on the late Nigerian doctorate student Thomas Orhions Ewansiha, who died at the hands of Malaysian Immigration Department, is done without family consent. Ewansiha’s widow, only known as Blessing, said this to Nigerian newspaper Punch recently.
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1MDB: Riza Aziz’s ex-partner surrenders luxury gifts, items worth US$14m
PUCHONG: Hollywood producer Joey McFarland, the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures with Riza Aziz, will forfeit US$14 million (RM64 million) in artwork, luxury items and company profits to the US Justice Department’s (DoJ) to assist in anti-kleptocracy investigation linked to
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ICE launches small scale raids on migrants
U.S. authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump’s vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across the United States. The operation, which Trump revealed on Twitter last month,
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Leaked UK memo: Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama
LONDON: A UK newspaper has published more leaked memos revealing a British ambassador’s blunt assessments of the Trump administration, including one in which the envoy to Washington claimed President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal to spite
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Lashana Lynch to play 007 in new James Bond movie
James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat — with the movie spy about to be played by a black woman, according to a report yesterday. British actress Lashana Lynch, 31,
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