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Charles becomes King as the face of a nation changes
LONDON: (Bloomberg): Queen Elizabeth II's death at the age of 96 marks the start of a tumultuous 10 days for the United Kingdom that will see a queen buried, a nation mourn its longest-reigning monarch, and a new king proclaimed.
Within…
S.Korea offers talks with N.Korea to discuss reunion of separated families
SEOUL-South Korea on Thursday offered talks with North Korea to discuss a reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, in its first direct overture since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May.
Unification Minister Kwon…
M’sian ‘Fat Leonard’ in U.S. Navy bribery case escapes house arrest
Sept 5: The Malaysian businessman at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal has escaped house arrest ahead of his impending sentencing by cutting off his monitoring anklet, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Monday (Sept 5).…
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president ‘to return home’ from Thailand
COLOMBO (AFP): Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa (pic) is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday (Sept 3), a top defence official told AFP.
The 73-year-old fled the…
Bangga! Jalur Gemilang berkibar di Burj Khalifa
DUBAI: Sudah menjadi kebiasaan untuk melihat bangunan-bangunan di Malaysia mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang sempena sambutan Hari Kebangsaan 2022.
Namun, melihat ia dipaparkan di bangunan tertinggi dunia, Burj Khalifa, pastinya memberi rasa yang…
Natural Gas: how high can the price go?
Natural gas has been a hot commodity this year. Over the past seven months, the price of the U.S. front-month natural gas future contract (Henry Hub; OctaFX ticker: XNG) traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has increased by…
India optimis jadi hab kenderaan elektrik
NEW DELHI: India sedang beralih menjadi hab kenderaan elektrik untuk kenderaan dua dan empat roda, menyaksikan negara ini terlibat dalam satu lagi ‘revolusi senyap’, menurut Perdana Menteri, Narendra Modi.
Bercakap pada majlis sambutan 40…
Sejuta kematian akibat COVID-19 pada 2022 – WHO
GENEVA: Sejuta kematian akibat COVID-19 direkodkan tahun ini yang disifatkan Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) sebagai "pencapaian tragis" ketika semua alat wujud untuk mencegah kematian.
Hampir 6.45 juta kematian dilaporkan kepada WHO…
Strong quake hits off coast of Indonesia’s South Sumatra
JAKARTA (AFP): A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia late Tuesday (Aug 23), according to the US Geological Survey, sending people fleeing their homes but with no casualties or damage immediately reported.
The shallow…
Singapore envoy hails special cooperation with Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The rapport between Malaysia and Singapore in countering the Covid-19 crisis is a sign of improved “lines of communication” between both sides, says the republic’s chief diplomat here.
Singapore High Commissioner Vanu Gopala…