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Macron wears viral Davos aviators again, citing recurring eye problem
PARIS, June 30 — French President Emmanuel Macron reappeared yesterday wearing now-iconic aviator sunglasses that caused a stir at the Davos forum when he wore them due to an eye […]
New Delhi launches sweeping EV plan to tackle toxic air pollution
NEW DELHI, June 30 — New Delhi authorities announced a new policy yesterday aimed at curbing pollution in the city, including incentives to get residents to scrap old vehicles for […]
Paris morgues strained after deadly heatwave claims around 1,000 lives
PARIS, June 30 — France yesterday counted its heat-related deaths, as a funeral business representative said Paris morgues have been overwhelmed by a spike in fatalities during a record-breaking heatwave. […]
US military reopens battered Venezuelan port to speed quake relief, mass burials begin
LA GUAIRA, June 30 — The United States military repaired and reopened a key seaport in the hardest hit area of Venezuela yesterday, as the country began burying more than […]
Trump says Iran requested Doha meeting today despite Tehran’s denial
TEHRAN, June 30 — US President Donald Trump said Iran has requested a meeting that will be held today in Qatar, despite Tehran denying any direct negotiations were planned with […]
Fourth time lucky as Peruvian political heir Keiko Fujimori wins presidency after razor-thin election victory
LIMA, June 30 — Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori vowed yesterday to restore “order and hope” after defeating left-winger Roberto Sanchez in the latest victory for a resurgent Latin American […]
San Francisco archdiocese announces US$395m sexual abuse settlement
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 — The San Francisco archdiocese announced a US$395 million (RM1.6 billion) settlement yesterday with more than 500 people who say clergy in the California jurisdiction sexually […]
Former Gojek boss Nadiem Makarim faces judgment in graft case in Jakarta
JAKARTA, June 30 — An Indonesian court is set to issue a verdict today in the corruption trial of former education minister Nadiem Makarim, a businessman who had left a […]
Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui jailed 30 years in New York for US$1b fraud
NEW YORK, June 30 — Exiled Chinese entrepreneur Guo Wengui, convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than US$1 billion (RM4 billion), was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in […]
Ukrainian oligarch wounded in Monaco blast as police probe ‘deliberate’ attack
NICE, June 30 — A blast from an explosive device wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others in Monaco yesterday, authorities said, in a “deliberate” act unprecedented in the […]