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Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Myanmar junta announces census for promised 2025 elections
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2024
» Myanmar's military government will conduct a nationwide population and household census in October, state media said on Monday, paving the way for a promised general election next year amid raging conflict across swathes of the country.
Protesters block train tracks, buses in India over doctor's rape, murder
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2024
» KOLKATA - Protesters blocked train tracks, stopped buses and shouted slogans in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Wednesday, the latest in a series of protests that have rocked the state since the rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
Italian to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2024
» PARIS - Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games after the visually impaired sprinter was selected to represent Italy in the women's 200 and 400 metres races in Paris.
China delivers best Olympics since 2008
Reuters, Published on 12/08/2024
» PARIS: China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil, winning the joint most gold medals with the United States and only missing out on topping the standings on silver medal count.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills over 100
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2024
» CAIRO - More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said on Saturday, while the Israeli army said it had hit a Hamas command centre.
Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2024
» CAIRO - Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.
England must win to earn respect of football world, says Southgate
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2024
» BERLIN: Gareth Southgate is 90 minutes away from completing his eight-year mission to "win the respect of the football world", when a win over Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final would finally earn England a slot on the big screen highlights reel.
Biden mistakenly refers to Zelenskiy as Putin before correcting himself
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2024
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Russian President Vladimir Putin before correcting himself at the Nato summit in Washington.
Spain dig deep to earn dramatic extra time victory over Germany
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2024
» STUTTGART: A Mikel Merino goal in the last moments of extra time gave Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over hosts Germany in an enthralling Euro 2024 quarter-final clash on Friday between the tournament's two most successful nations.