Malaysia’s king is country’s steady hand amid political turmoil, raging COVID-19 pandemic
Over the last 18 months, he has not shied away from taking decisive action as Malaysia grappled with multiple crises....
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Afghanistan: The desperate scramble to escape
"Get back, get back," screamed the British soldier at a crowd gathered in front of the secure compound where those...
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Nvidia’s takeover of Arm raises serious concerns, says watchdog
The planned £29bn purchase of UK chip designer Arm by US firm Nvidia raises "serious" competition concerns, the UK's competition...
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Apple delays recalling staff to the office until 2022
US tech giant Apple has delayed recalling staff to the office until January at the earliest amid fears over surging...
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Australians may face longer COVID-19 lockdown after ‘reckless’ mass protests
MELBOURNE: Australia's New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases of the year on Sunday...
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Russia reports 24,072 new Covid-19 cases, 779 related deaths
MOSCOW: Russia reported 24,072 new Covid-19 cases today, including 3,406 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic...
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China braces for Typhoon In-Fa as it cleans up flood damage
BEIJING: China shut down ports and railways today as it braced for Typhoon In-Fa as parts of the country struggled...
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US to stress need for ‘guardrails’ in Sherman’s talks in China
WASHINGTON: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will make clear to China in upcoming talks that Washington welcomes competition...
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Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meeting
Weakened by pro-Iran factions at home, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will meet with US President Joe Biden on Monday...
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China reports more local Covid-19 cases in eastern province of Jiangsu
BEIJING: China’s eastern province of Jiangsu found 12 new domestically-transmitted Covid-19 patients on Thursday, taking to 23 its total since...
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China’s Xi makes rare trip to Tibet, says state media
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping is on a rare trip to China’s politically sensitive region of Tibet, state media reported Friday,...
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China says WHO plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe ‘arrogant’
BEIJING: China on Thursday said a WHO proposal to audit Chinese labs as part of further investigation into the origins...
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Israel PM warns Unilever of ‘severe consequences’ from Ben & Jerry’s decision
JERUSALEM: Israel warned consumer goods giant Unilever Plc on Tuesday (Jul 20) of "severe consequences" from a decision by subsidiary...
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Swimming: Schooling says less pressure at Tokyo Olympics after ‘rollercoaster’ of past few years
SINGAPORE: Swim champion Joseph Schooling is feeling less pressure competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo after a "rollercoaster ride"...
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Australia, under lockdown, sees jump in COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY: Australia's two largest states reported sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Jul 21), a blow to hopes...
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Apple to release all 5G enabled iPhones for 2022 lineup – Nikkei
All iPhones released next year will be 5G-capable, including Apple's first revamp of its budget handset in two years, Nikkei...
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Olympic Village COVID-19 infection bubble already ‘broken’: Health expert
TOKYO: The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic Athlete's Village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses...
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China Evergrande slumps as investor worries deepen
Shares and bonds in China Evergrande, the country's most indebted developer, plunged for a second day on Tuesday, after sales...
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Olympic sponsor Toyota passes on Games TV commercials amid lacklustre support in Japan
TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota will not run Olympics-related TV commercials amid lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds...
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US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies accused China on Monday (Jul 19) of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an...
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