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Wife of assassinated Mexican mayor to assume his office, vows to fight drug cartels
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The wife of a mayor brazenly assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations in the violence-ridden Mexican state of Michoacan will assume her husband’s job on Wednesday, […]
Czech lower house elects far-right party leader as speaker
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech far-right leader Tomio Okamura won the post of speaker of the lower house in a vote on Wednesday, the first appointment of populist billionaire Andrej Babis’s newly […]
Mamdani victory fires up Europe’s left against right-wing surge at home
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City has offered encouragement to left-wing parties across Europe that an unabashedly radical agenda could help […]
German nurse given life sentence for murdering 10 patients
BERLIN (Reuters) -A palliative nurse was convicted on Wednesday of the murder of 10 patients with lethal injections and the attempted murder of 27 others and was handed a life sentence […]
Democrats dominate first big votes of Trump’s second term, but uncertainties remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats took a victory lap on Wednesday after sweeping the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a much-needed balm for a wounded party […]
Germany offers to pay Afghans to drop relocation plans
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to enter Europe’s biggest economy under a resettlement programme, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt […]
Zara Qairina inquest: Witness helped search for diary, says briefly flipped through it
KOTA KINABALU: A child witness told the Coroner’s Court here that she volunteered to help several female teachers search for Zara Qairina Mahathir’s diary in the girls’ dormitory room after […]
Typhoon Kalmaegi detected 405km northwest of Kudat, says MetMalaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Typhoon Kalmaegi, which battered the Philippines, was detected to be approximately 405km northwest of Kudat, Sabah, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Read full story Date: 6 […]
Lecturers should refrain from commenting on matters outside their fields, says Zambry
PUTRAJAYA: University lecturers must remain focused on their fields of expertise and avoid making public comments on matters outside their specialisation, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. Read full […]
Death toll in Louisville UPS plane crash rises to 9
(Reuters) -The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday has risen to nine, city […]