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Malaysian scandal spreads to US
Associated Press, Published on 01/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Thursday charged a fugitive Malaysian financier in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions of dollars from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development projects in that country.
Netanyahu hits out at 'hostile' EU ahead of Bulgaria trip
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised the EU's "hypocritical and hostile attitude" on Thursday as he left for talks with four eastern European leaders in Bulgaria.
Brazil's crusading judge Moro to be justice minister
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The judge who has upended Brazilian politics with a sweeping corruption investigation, Sergio Moro, accepted an offer Thursday from far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to be his justice minister.
Synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty: reports
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - The man suspected of gunning down 11 people at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that could see him sentenced to death, US media reported.
Coalition working to 'de-escalate' tensions between Turkey, Syria Kurds
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» BEIRUT - The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Thursday it was working to "de-escalate" fighting between Turkey and a Kurdish-led alliance battling the jihadists in Syria.
Amazon's new goal: Teach 10m kids a year to code
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2018
» NEW YORK: Amazon wants to get more kids thinking about becoming computer engineers.
Army chief dismisses corruption doubts
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2018
» The army chief has dismissed a hint at corruption involving the purchases of Italian-made helicopters.
Malaysian leader Mahathir, 93, feeling his age
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Leaning back in his chair and admitting he is feeling every one of his 93 years, the world's oldest leader Mahathir Mohamad says his second stint as Malaysian premier is taking its toll as he grapples with everything from fending off China to paying down a mammoth national debt.
Oceans heating faster than previously thought: study
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» PARIS - The world's oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change.
China premier: Sino-US ties can get back on normal track
Published on 01/11/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a group of visiting US politicians on Thursday that both countries can put relations back on a normal track, amid an increasingly bitter trade war.