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Sivasangari wins Australian Open
National squash player S Sivasangari secured her 11th Professional Squash Association (PSA) title after winning the 2019 Australian Open women’s singles title. The 20-year-old defeated Satomi Watanabe of Japan 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 in 39 minutes at the Bega Country
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US threatens Iran with more ‘isolation, sanctions’ for nuclear expansion
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday warned that Iran’s move to raise its uranium enrichment concentration would result in ‘further isolation and sanctions’. Earlier in the day, Iran announced that it is raising its uranium enrichment concentration beyond
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Young girls enslaved in Bangladesh’s brothels
After five years in the brothel, Labonni stopped dreaming of being rescued. Ever since she had been sold to a madam at 13 years old, customers had promised to help her escape. None had followed through. Over time, their faces
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Johor retains youth age limit at 40
JOHOR BAHRU: The state government today decided to maintain the age limit of youths in the state up to 40 years to ensure that the planned developments especially involving the group to continue unimpeded. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin
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Teenage girl, boyfriend held over murder of student
TAIPING: Police detained a teenage couple yesterday after they admitted to having been involved in the murder of a Form Four student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan King Edward VII, on Friday. Taiping District Police Chief ACP Osman Mamat said the
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Five reasons why Zamri and others must withdraw from bogus task force
CAGED notes that despite public outrage, Datuk Zamri Yahya, head of the Internal Affairs Department (IAD/JIPS) of the police, has not withdrawn from the bogus “task force” to probe the conclusion of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, Suhakam, that
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UK Ambassador: Trump administration is ‘dysfunctional’, ‘inept’
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to the US described President Donald Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional”, “clumsy” and “inept”, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of confidential memos. The report drew ire from Trump, who said the British ambassador, Kim
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Earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku Islands
A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Maluku Islands on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centred 185km southeast of Manado at a depth of 24km. “The tsunami early warning
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‘Dead man’ wakes up at own funeral
NEW DELHI: A man who had been declared dead by doctors last Monday, July 1, woke up just right before his body was supposed to be buried. Upon seeing Mohammad Furqan’s body move during the funeral ceremony, his family immediately
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Brazil clinched Copa America, as expected
Brazil won the Copa America finals by defeating Peru 3-1 as expected since the teams faced off in the group match and Peru was thrashed 5-0. Everton Soares kickstarted the score for Brazil at the 15th minute from a pass
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