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QuickCheck: Did a Penang burglar get caught trying to retrieve personal items from the scene of the crime?
VIDEOS of citizen's arrests often go viral on social media and one such video making the rounds shows a suspect…
4 European flagship airlines resume flights to Israel
JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Three European national airlines resumed flights to Israel on Friday, joining Bulgaria Air, which restarted…
US limits official visits to Karachi hotels after threat report
(Reuters) -The United States has temporarily limited visits by government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi, Pakistan, after receiving a…
Austria’s inflation hits new high since April 2024 to 3.5 pct
VIENNA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Austria's inflation rate continued to hike in July, with consumer prices driven up mainly by…
Belarus to see further surge in number of electric vehicles: minister
MINSK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of electric vehicles in Belarus is expected to experience a further surge this…
Romanian gov’t grants emergency aid to flood victims
BUCHAREST, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Families and individuals whose homes were damaged or destroyed by severe flooding in Romania will…
US, NATO developing novel funding mechanism for Ukraine weapons transfers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and NATO are working on a novel approach to supply Ukraine with weapons using funds…
UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: U.N. reports are…
Estonian rescuers deployed to help Spain combat wildfires
TALLINN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The first Estonian rescue team was deployed to Spain to combat wildfires on Friday, with…
Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near…
Colombia ex-president sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, document shows
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse…
Kenya pledges heightened security for CAF African Nations Championship
NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Friday that it has heightened security with the Group A matches of…
Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida prison to lower-security facility
(Reuters) -Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her…
SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA’s Crew-11 mission
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, Pilot Mike Fincke of the U.S., Commander Zena Cardman…
Johannesburg’s main airport suffers air traffic control system failure
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Johannesburg's main airport O.R. Tambo International Airport suffered an air traffic control system failure on Friday, disrupting operations.State…
Water price hike announced for Selangor, KL and Putrajaya
KLANG: Households using between 20m3 and 35m3 of water monthly in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya will now have to…
World economies reel from Trump’s tariffs punch, but most South-East Asian countries rejoice thanks to kinder rates
SOUTH-EAST ASIA (AFP): Global markets reeled Friday from President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments…
Police deny involvement of children of VIPs in Zara Qairina’s death
KOTA KINABALU: Neither the state governor’s family nor the children of any VIPs were involved in the death of 13-year-old…
New regional centre strengthens China-Asean economic link
KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts to strengthen China–Asean ties gained momentum following the opening of Hainan International Media Centre (HIMC)'s regional hub…
Simpang Pulai factory raided, over RM8.5mil in copper, equipment seized
PETALING JAYA: Over RM8.5mil worth of copper materials and machinery were seized, and a local man was arrested during the…
Bernama inks collaboration with HIMC to promote tourism, drive economic growth
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) formalised a strategic collaboration with Hainan International Media Center (HIMC) to enhance…
ACCIM calls for enhanced tax incentives to boost Malaysian exports
PETALING JAYA: While praising the government's efforts to lower tariffs, the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia…
Backbenchers Club praises Anwar for US tariff reductions benefiting SMEs
PETALING JAYA: The Backbenchers Club (BBC) commended Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the recent tariff reduction by the United States,…
Tanjong Katong sinkhole: Singapore says affected road will open progressively to motorists from noon on Saturday (Aug 2)
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The stretch of Tanjong Katong Road South that has been closed for repairs after a sinkhole…
Woman killed bus driver loses control and crashes into oncoming car in Negri
JEMPOL: A 61-year-old woman car passenger, died after an out-of-control bus rammed into it head-on along KM9 Jalan Bahau-Rompin here.Jempol…
Melaka police arrest trio for alleged same-sex activities
MELAKA: Three young men were arrested here after allegedly engaging in group same-sex activities, says Datuk Rahmad Mariman.The Melaka education,…
Captain of sunken yacht recalls harrowing experience of surviving out at sea by swimming for two days
KUALA TERENGGANU: The captain of the yacht Daisy will never forget his harrowing experience of swimming in the open ocean…
Global shares slide after Trump’s tariff salvo
LONDON (Reuters): Global shares tumbled on Friday (Aug 1) after the United States slapped dozens of trading partners with steep…
Four-year-old boy falls to death from 8th-storey window in Klang
KLANG: A four-year-old boy died after he fell out of an eight-floor flat unit on Friday (Aug 1) morning.According to…