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Some pumps run dry, but Australia tells travellers: Carry on with Easter plans
SYDNEY, April 4 — Australians were urged to maintain their travel plans for Easter weekend although hundreds of petrol stations, mostly in rural areas, were without power today, as the […]
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘Easter escalation’ as massive daytime attack kills two
KYIV, April 4 — A large-scale daytime Russian strike killed at least two people in Ukraine yesterday, officials said, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as an “Easter escalation,” as […]
MOHE to announce cost-of-living aid for university students
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is currently studying appropriate measures to assist the campus community, particularly students, in coping with the potential rise in […]
Anwar vows to prioritise Malaysia’s schools and healthcare amid energy crisis pressures
KUALA KANGSAR, April 4 — The government has assured that education will continue to be among its top priorities despite the current global uncertainty caused by the energy crisis. Prime […]
Iran won’t ease Hormuz chokehold anytime soon — and that’s the point, US intelligence suggests
WASHINGTON, April 4 — Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital […]
Pope Leo warns world leaders will answer to God at Colosseum Good Friday service
ROME, April 4 — Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome’s famed Colosseum yesterday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant children, […]
US jobs bounce back in March — but economists aren’t celebrating just yet
WASHINGTON, April 4 — The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed yesterday, in a development hailed by US President Donald Trump — but seen with […]
Former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik dies aged 82
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Former Transport Minister and MCA Honorary Life President Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik passed away this morning at the age of 83. MCA president […]
Three charged over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London
LONDON, April 4 — Three young men have been charged with arson over the vandalising of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London, British police said yesterday. British […]
Israel hits Beirut after destroying key bridge to block Hezbollah reinforcements
BEIRUT, April 4 — The Israeli military said today it had begun striking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group’s […]