Malaysian PM Muhyiddin denies rumour he was in Singapore for medical treatment

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[caption id="attachment_1704" align="alignnone" width="744"] Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. [/caption] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has denied rumours that he was in Singapore...

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Business News

Renault to cut 15,000 jobs in US$2.2b cost cutting plan

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A Renault logo is seen outside the Renault factory in Choisy-le-Roi near Paris, France. PARIS: French auto giant Renault plans to cut...

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Daily News News

Australia’s most populous state braces for travel chaos as schools, offices reopen

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1676" align="alignnone" width="817"] Children return to campus for the first day of New South Wales public schools fully re-opening for all students and staff...

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Healthcare News

Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1673" align="alignnone" width="682"] A masked man checks his phone in Qatar where residents and citizens have been required by law to install a coronavirus...

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Business News

UK’s Sunak authorises bailout plan to rescue strategically important companies

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1664" align="alignnone" width="769"] Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus in London. [/caption]...

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Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1660" align="alignnone" width="741"] With the relaxing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, visitors crowd the boardwalk on Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City, Maryland,...

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Hong Kong security chief warns of growing ‘terrorism’ as government backs Beijing’s planned security laws

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1679" align="alignnone" width="708"] A detained anti-government protester is held by a riot police officer during a march against Beijing's plans to impose national security...

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Daily News News

Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1667" align="alignnone" width="749"] FILE PHOTO: The remains of cars that were burnt during the bushfire season, are piled up in the community of Wytaliba,...

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Business News

Rich, but household debt is growing: A time bomb for South Korea?

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020

South Korean households are piling up debt for various reasons, from overspending on credit cards to unemployment to gambling losses. The programme Undercover Asia looks...

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Healthcare News

COVID-19: France has lowest daily rise in new cases and deaths since lockdown

May 24, 2020May 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a closed bar during the lockdown imposed to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in Cambrai, France. ...