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‘Everything’s an issue’: Polls close with Britons poised to punish Starmer’s embattled Labour
LONDON, May 8 — Polls closed across England, Scotland and Wales late yesterday, with beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Conservative rivals both braced for heavy losses as […]
India school meal scare: 165 children ill after free lunch, snake found in pot
HYDERABAD, May 8 — About 165 children were taken ill yesterday after eating free school lunch in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Families of some children said a snake […]
Australia charges two women with ‘crimes against humanity’ for keeping slave under Islamic State rule in Syria
SYDNEY, May 8 — Two Australian women “kept a female slave” after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said today after they were charged […]
WHO says hantavirus outbreak ‘limited’, warns more cases possible after cruise ship deaths
GENEVA, May 8 — The World Health Organisation said yesterday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the […]
US, Iran trade fire; Trump downplays clash as ‘love tap’, warns of tougher action unless deal signed ‘FAST!’
US and Iran exchange fire, but Trump says ceasefire still in effect Iran says US violated ceasefire and it returned fire US says it acted in self-defence and none of […]
Pakatan to hold first national convention since 2022 in Johor on May 17, signals prep for polls
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) will hold its national convention in Johor on May 17, a major gathering aimed at strengthening the coalition’s machinery and outlining its […]
Malaysia can’t sell oil to Asean because it still imports 400,000 barrels daily, says investment, trade and industry minister
CEBU, May 8 — Malaysia does not sell oil to other Asean member states as the country is still importing about 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day, said Investment, […]
Malaysia’s oldest union MTUC hit with temporary dissolution order over missing financial documents
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has received a temporary dissolution order from the Registrar of Societies (ROS), effective yesterday, following its failure to submit several […]
Boy, six, impaled by metal rod from car seat in moving car during family trip in Baling
BALING, May 8 — A six-year-old boy suffered an injury to his right eye after being impaled by a metal rod from a car seat while travelling in a vehicle […]
Johor Regent takes part in joint land, sea and air exercise with Johor Military Force and elite special forces unit
JOHOR BAHRU, May 8 — His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail, The Regent of Johor, took part in a joint military exercise alongside the Johor Military Force (JMF) Elite Unit and […]