Fireworks explode over empty Sydney streets as 2020 slinks away into history
SYDNEY: Blue and gold fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House as they do every year, but...
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Iran allocates US$150,000 for each family of victims of Ukraine plane crash
DUBAI: Iran's Cabinet yesterday allocated US$150,000 (RM607,178) for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane...
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Fauci sees US gaining control over pandemic by next autumn
LOS ANGELES: The leading US infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci, said yesterday he foresees America achieving enough collective Covid-19...
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Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island, say officials
DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of...
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Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages
WEST PALM BEACH: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump...
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Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
FREMANTLE: Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbour - a soothing sight...
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Mexico City’s Covid-19 ‘excess mortality’ reaches 214 deaths a day
MEXICO CITY: Mexico City registered 2,664 more deaths than usual earlier this month as authorities fought to contain the spread...
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2020: World rocked by Covid-19, Trump and Black Lives Matter
PARIS: The Covid-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe...
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Australian golf legend Norman quarantining at home in Covid scare
MIAMI: Australian golf great Greg Norman said Saturday he was quarantining at home after spending Christmas Day in the hospital...
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Dominant Man City beat Newcastle 2-0 to go fifth
Manchester City breezed to a 2-0 home win over Newcastle United thanks to goals in each half from Ilkay Gundogan...
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Legendary Dundee Utd manager McLean dies, aged 83
LONDON: Dundee United announced yesterday that the club’s legendary former manager Jim McLean has died at the age of 83....
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Arsenal bounce back to beat Chelsea, Man Utd denied by Leicester
LONDON: Arsenal eased fears of being dragged into a relegation battle with a stunning 3-1 win over Chelsea yesterday, as...
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Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ of Trump block on pandemic relief
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden warned yesterday of “devastating consequences” if President Donald Trump continues to delay signing a Covid-19...
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10 climbers killed in Iran, ship crew missing after snowfall and storms
DUBAI: At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran's capital Tehran after...
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China increases imprisonment terms for securities, futures market crimes
SHANGHAI: China on Saturday (Dec 26) amended a criminal law to increase imprisonment terms for securities and futures market crimes,...
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Turkministan president claims liquorice can cure Covid
ASHGABAT, Turkeministan: Well-known for his baffling botanical pronouncements, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov claimed today that liquorice could cure coronavirus, the...
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Tokyo virus cases hit record 949 ahead of New Year holiday
TOKYO: Tokyo reported a record rise in coronavirus cases today, as Japan experiences a surge that now includes a new,...
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Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests
NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition party pressed the government today to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw new agricultural...
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Israel arrests Palestinian over West Bank settler murder
JERUSALEM: Israel today announced the arrest of a Palestinian in connection with the murder of a Jewish settler in the...
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PSG sack Tuchel, Pochettino set to become new manager, say reports
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have fired their coach Thomas Tuchel with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement,...
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