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Arab League welcomes Britain, Canada And Australia’s recognition of Palestine
CAIRO (Bernama-Xinhua): Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Sunday (Sept 21) welcomed the recognition of an independent State of Palestine…
OCBC Malaysia rolls out brand campaign highlighting its focus on purpose and uplifting others
KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (OCBC Bank) has rolled out its part of a broader OCBC Group-wide regional brand…
Disney’s ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ off air after remarks about Kirk
(Reuters) - Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after remarks by…
Trump designates anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was designating the left-wing, anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization,…
France gears up for protests, strikes over budget cuts
PARIS (Reuters) -Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff are among workers expected to strike in France on Thursday as…
Cops nab man over Shah Alam smoking row involving pregnant woman
SHAH ALAM: The man, who allegedly smoked near a pregnant woman at a restaurant here and got into a scuffle…
QuickCheck: Do wild honey bees ‘vote’ on where their new hive will be?
NATURE is full of surprises, especially when it comes to the behaviour of wild bees.The world of wild bees is…
Scientists uncover neural mechanism governing infant-parent bonding
JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have discovered that the protein oxytocin plays a key role in how young…
China Focus: Digital collaboration takes center stage at China-ASEAN Expo
NANNING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit opened on Wednesday in…
Do you know … about Gelek Rim?
Long before computers and electronic games, Malaysian kids found joy in the simplest of things. One of these was a…
Unresolved questions hang over case against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer
(Reuters) -A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain…
U.S. NIH launches five-year initiative on whole-person health
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday a new research initiative aimed…
2nd LD: U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal…
Top Russian officer reports advances on all Ukrainian fronts
(Reuters) -A senior Russian officer toured positions held by his troops in Ukraine on Wednesday and said Moscow's forces were…
Belarusian GDP grows by 1.6 pct in first 8 months
MINSK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Belarus' gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 percent year on year at comparable prices…
Cuba calls on United Nations to stop US militarization of region
HAVANA (Reuters) -Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday called for the United Nations to stop the United States from starting…
U.S. stocks close mixed | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260.42 points,…
Hezbollah official, civilian killed in Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon
BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah official and a civilian were killed Wednesday evening in an Israeli drone strike…
Argentines march to demand increased education, healthcare funding
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday to demand increased…
1st LD: U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal…
Polish missile likely hit house during Russian drone incursion, says minister
WARSAW (Reuters) -The object that hit a house in an eastern Polish village earlier this month was likely a missile…
Greece suspends tycoon Plahotniuc’s extradition to Moldova, says Moldovan prosecutor
ATHENS/CHISINAU (Reuters) -Greece has suspended the extradition to Moldova of business magnate and former politician Vladimir Plahotniuc who is sought…
Ghana further cuts benchmark lending rate to 21.5 pct
ACCRA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's monetary authorities on Wednesday announced a further 350-basis-point cut in the benchmark lending rate…
Flash: U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
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Urgent: U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal…
Taliban announces ban on internet in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, "to prevent immoral…
UN boosts financial support to poorer countries attending COP30 amid hotel crisis
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them attend COP30, the global climate summit set…
Study reveals critical role of lymph nodes in immunotherapy
SYDNEY, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Research showed lymph nodes are critical for cancer immunotherapy success, challenging the long-standing practice of…
Tanzania’s Zanzibar aviation sector records rapid growth: official
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar aviation sector has recorded significant growth over the past five years,…