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Zahid labels Tanjung Piai victory as manifestation of voters’ rejection of Pakatan
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi labelled yesterday’s Tanjung Piai by-election result as a victory by the people and a manifestation of...
NewsAFP News'Yellow vest' anniversary protests lead to 254 arrests
French police arrested 254 people during clashes in Paris and other cities on the first anniversary of the "yellow vest" movement, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Sunday. The violence in Paris, where police battled rioters for hours around the southeastern Place d'Italie square
NewsAFP News'Terminator' Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of Tamil Tigers a decade ago, stormed to power Sunday but promised to be a president for all Sri Lanka's races and religions after a divisive election. Seven months after Islamist extremist attacks that killed 269 people, Rajapaksa was elected
NewsAFP NewsAramco declares $1.71 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO
Saudi Arabia on Sunday put a value of up to $1.71 trillion on energy giant Aramco in what could be the world's biggest IPO, but missed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's initial target of $2 trillion. Aramco said it would sell 1.5 percent of the company in a blockbuster initial public offering
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Venice braces for 'tough day' as another very high tide looms
St. Mark's Square in Venice was awash with water and closed on Sunday as city authorities prepared for another exceptional high tide just days after devastating flooding. Venice, beloved around the world for its canals, historic architecture and art, suffered its worst flooding in 50 years on Tuesday
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UK Conservatives: No more preferential treatment for EU migrants after Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives said on Sunday they would end preferential treatment for European Union migrants from January 2021 if they win an election next month. The level of immigration and concerns over the pressure this puts on public services was a major driver behind
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UK Labour's Corbyn: We will not do coalition deal after Dec. 12 election
British oppposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would not form a coalition government if it fails to secure a majority in parliament at a Dec. 12 election. Four opinion polls published on Saturday put Labour between 10 and 17 percentage points behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson's
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UK's Raab: not 'remotely likely' Britain leaves EU without trade deal
Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was not "remotely likely" that Britain would leave the European Union without agreeing a free trade deal at the end of a post-Brexit transition period. The governing Conservatives, who are hoping to win a majority in parliament at a Dec. 12 election
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French interior minister blames protest violence on 'thugs'
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner blamed "thugs" and "bullies" on Sunday for the violence that hit demonstrations the previous day marking marked the first anniversary of the anti-government "yellow vest" protests. "Yesterday, what we saw were few (legitimate
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Pope Francis to take anti-nuclear mission to Japan's ground zeros
Pope Francis takes his mission to ban nuclear weapons this week to the only places where they were used in war, visiting the World War Two ground zeros of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as part of a tour of Japan and Thailand. The seven-day trip, one of his longest and most distant, gives Francis an opportunity
NewsAFP NewsOpposition report mass violations in Belarus polls as strongman woos West
Belarusians voted in parliamentary polls on Sunday with opposition observers claiming mass violations despite strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's efforts to reach out to the West. Lukashenko -- who has been dubbed "Europe's last dictator" -- has ruled the ex-Soviet nation since
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Suspended Bersatu youth chief: Attack on Johor royal institution among reasons for Tanjung Piai defeat
JOHOR BARU, Nov 17 — Johor’s suspended Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Norul Haszarul Abu Samah today said Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) defeat in Tanjung Piai by-election was due...
NewsAFP NewsRogue elephant dies in captivity after killing villagers
A rogue elephant named after the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has died in captivity after he was captured following a massive hunt in northeastern India, officials said Sunday. The male animal -- nicknamed "Laden" -- was tracked for days by forestry officers and tranquilised on Monday
NewsIran leader backs petrol price hike that sparked deadly unrest
Iran's supreme leader on Sunday threw his support behind a decision to hike petrol prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he said "some lost their lives". Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed "hooligans" for damaging property and said "all the centres of the world
NewsAFP RelaxHe, she, they: Americans and the choice of gender pronoun
The 23-year-old represents a growing trend among progressive Americans, who are claiming a right to choose their own pronoun, regardless of their sex at birth. It is a battle playing out on business cards, in email signatures and on social networks, where many people are identifying their preferred
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Belarus threatens to pull out of Russia integration deal over subsidy row
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday threatened to pull out of signing an integration deal with Russia next month if Moscow failed to resolve their dispute over energy subsidies. Russia has propped up its traditional ally with loans and subsidies to keep Belarus in its political orbit but
NewsAFP RelaxPC and mobile gaming to reach $8bn in Southeast Asia and Taiwan
Industry analyst Niko Partners predicts a $3bn rise in revenue by 2023 for the combined Southeast Asian and Chinese Taipei market across PC and mobile gaming. ESports titles are reaching over 9 in 10 video game players in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, according to a new report from Niko Partners. The
NewsAFP RelaxGreat Barrier Reef annual mass coral spawning begins
A mass coral spawning has begun on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with early indications the annual event could be among the biggest in recent years, local marine biologists said Sunday. Buffeted by climate change-induced rising sea temperatures and coral bleaching, the world's largest reef
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UK government will publish Russia report after election - minister
The British government will publish a parliamentary report examining alleged Russian meddling in British politics after the country's Dec. 12 election, security minister Brandon Lewis said on Sunday. Opponents have accused the government of sitting on the report by parliament's Intelligence
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China sails carrier group through Taiwan Strait as election campaign picks up pace
China has sailed a carrier group into the sensitive Taiwan Strait led by its first domestically build aircraft carrier as election campaigning kicked into high gear on the self-ruled island on Sunday. Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said they would not be intimidated. Democratic Taiwan is
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Pentagon's Esper says military justice ready to hold troops to account
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper expressed confidence on Sunday in the U.S. military justice system's ability to hold troops to account, two days after President Donald Trump pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan. Trump also restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander
NewsAFP NewsBotulism feared responsible for India migratory bird deaths
Thousands of birds have died at India's largest inland saltwater lake from suspected botulism, officials said Sunday. The 8,000 carcasses were found over the last few days in and around Rajasthan state's Sambhar Lake, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the capital Jaipur. "Veterinary
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Police rule out sabotage, security threat to Batu MP after car egged
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Malaysia’s youngest MP P. Prabakaran does not appear to face any real danger to his life at the moment after his car was pelted with eggs last Friday, city police said...
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Philippines' Duterte to VP: keep state secrets or lose your 'drugs tsar' post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to remove the vice president from her "drugs tsar" post if she shared state secrets with foreign individuals and entities. The warning, which the president made in a television interview, came a few days after he offered Leni Robredo a lead role
