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Reduce foreign workers between 30-40 per cent – Academician
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of foreign workers in this country needs to be reduced between 30 to 40 per cent in a bid to lower the unemployment rate which is expected to jump 4.0 per cent this year due to COVID-19
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U.S. House panel calls March screening of travelers from Italy, South Korea ineffective
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March, when cases of the virus were multiplying, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on
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Number of M’sians registered still low, says Embassy in US
KUALA LUMPUR: Just nearly 26,000 Malaysians in the United States (US), including 1,200 students, have registered with the Malaysian Embassy – which is still way below the actual number of Malaysians based on the US government’s statistics, said Malaysia’s ambassador to
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In grim milestone, United States logs world’s highest coronavirus death toll
NEW YORK: The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally. The grim milestone was reached as President
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Trump: WHO is China-centric, ‘really blew it’ on coronavirus
WASHINGTON : U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S.
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Mustapa: RM250 billion PRIHATIN Stimulus Package among largest in the world
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (PRIHATIN) is among the largest in the world, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “When compared to the nation’s gross domestic product, it is about 17 per
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A case of hantavirus has been reported in China. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry.
Reports of a person in China dying due to a virus called hantavirus have spread panic at a time when the world is battling the pandemic of novel coronavirus, which began in China. The novel coronavirus has killed over 16,000
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Drive-thru coronavirus test sites popping up slowly across America
DANBURY: Drive-thru coronavirus testing sites are starting to pop up across the United States but few if any are at the major retail stores that pledged last week to provide parking lot space for them. On Wednesday, many Americans with
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‘Coronavirus may force Americans to avoid crowds and cancel cruises’
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Americans, especially those who are vulnerable, may need to stop attending big gatherings as the coronavirus spreads through US communities, a top health official said yesterday, as investors braced for another volatile week in financial markets. Anthony Fauci,
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Duterte terminates Philippines troop pact with US
MANILA/WASHINGTON: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday announced the termination of a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States (VFA), delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to US interests. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the decision “unfortunate”
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