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German footprints in Penang reveal hidden colonial-era stories along George Town heritage trail
 GEORGE TOWN, July 6 — Between the 17th and early 19th centuries, many Germans left their homeland in search of better opportunities, and one of the places they eventually […]
From rapper to reformist: Nepal’s young PM tests limits of power in first 100 days
KATHMANDU, July 5 — One hundred days after taking power promising sweeping reform, Nepal’s 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure. The […]
No rice, no life: Italian farmers fear another devastating drought as heatwave dries up paddies
TORRE BERETTI (Italy), July 5 — Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That […]
Children grow up in grief as violent crime surges in Israel’s Arab communities
 TEL AVIV, July 6 — In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the […]
Why India is hunting for oil in its own backyard after the Gulf energy scare
NEW DELHI, July 5 — Hit by the biggest energy supply shock in decades during the Middle East war, import-dependent India is expanding domestic crude exploration, its oil minister says. […]
Show must go on: RTM-led Johor dialogue set to go ahead this Tuesday night sans Onn HafizÂ
JOHOR BAHRU, July 5 — The Johor State Election Dialogue will proceed as scheduled on Tuesday (July 7) despite Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi being understood to be unable […]
Anwar vows to settle Felda second-generation housing woes before term ends
SEGAMAT, July 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to resolve the long-standing issue of providing housing sites for the second generation of Felda settlers. He said […]
Conned in Teluk Intan, nabbed in Semenyih: Family of three dupe 67-year-old of RM8,000 in jewellery at hospital with fake aid offer
IPOH, July 5 — Police arrested a woman and her two children for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of jewellery worth RM8,000 by offering a bogus welfare aid package at […]
LRT3 is running, but Shah Alam Stadium–Aeon Mall walkway? Complete tomorrow, says Selangor exco
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The pedestrian walkway to connect LRT3 station Stadium Shah Alam to Aeon Mall along Persiaran Sukan is expected to be fully completed tomorrow, a Selangor […]
Wildfires rage across France, Spain and Portugal as Europe braces for fresh heatwave
 BARCELONA, July 5 —Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal today as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have already devastated more […]