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20 dead, mostly children, in Nigeria building collapse
LAGOS, Nigeria: Twenty people are confirmed dead in the school building that collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, and most of them are children, an official said Friday. Forty-three other people were rescued, Lagos State Health Commissioner Jide Idris told The
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Double silver for Malaysia at Abu Dhabi Special Olympics
ABU DHABI: The Malaysian contingent to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 bagged two silver medals on the third day of the competitions on Sunday through athletics and bowling. Muhammad Naiim Rosli, 20, clinched the men’s singles bowling
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AirAsia CEO Quits Facebook After Live-Streaming Of New Zealand Shooting
AirAsia Group Bhd Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes closed his Facebook account, saying the live streaming of the mass shooting in New Zealand on the platform was too much for him. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Fernandes said
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opens book of condolences: ‘They are us’
NEW ZEALAND: Ms Ardern and Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy opened two condolence books in Parliament’s Grand Hall this morning. Flanked by two New Zealand flags and alongside a small bouquet of red roses, Ms Ardern and Dame Patsy wrote their
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White House dismisses Trump mention in Christchurch shooter manifesto
The White House pushed back on Sunday against any attempt to link Donald Trump to the accused gunman who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques, saying the act of a disturbed individual cannot be blamed on any one politician. “The president
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Tokyo stocks open higher tracking gains in US shares
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street due to optimism over US-China trade talks, with investors closely eyeing the US Federal Reserve’s meeting later this week. The Nikkei 225 index added 0.65%, or 139.64 points, to
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Second Malaysian reported killed in Lombok quake
JAKARTA: A second Malaysian is reported to have been killed in the quake-triggered landslide in Lombok, Indonesia, which claimed the life of a Malaysian journalist. Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported that rescuers found the body of the victim wedged between
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Do not watch or share video of New Zealand mosque shootings
NEW ZEALAND: Police strongly urge members of the public not to watch the footage of the Christchurch shooting describing it as a “horrifying attack on innocent people worshipping. Video of the horrifying attack was live streamed to Facebook this morning
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France freezes assets of Jaish-e-Mohammad founder Masood Azhar
PARIS: France has decided to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder and leader Masood Azhar, the French government said on Friday. A joint statement issued by the French interior ministry, finance ministry and foreign ministry added that France would
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MHDM condemns RPK
By: Rishi Kumar Vadivelu ( Sec, Gen MHDM) Malaysia Hindhudharma Maamandram condemns Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s recent article on YB Rayer’s holy ash or known as Vibuthi applied on his forehead. Raja Petra Kamarudin or known as RPK runs the controversial
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