Wednesday 30 June 2021

MCA wants equal benefits for contract medical officers

PETALING JAYA: MCA has called for equal benefits for all government contract medical officers (MOs) and transparency in the Health Ministry's selection for permanent service intake. Read full story
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Three policemen nabbed by MACC for alleged graft

KLANG: Three policemen have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to be investigated for alleged graft. Read full story
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Man finds friend dead at home in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: A 69-year-old man was found dead by his friend in his house in Kampung Desa Makmur, here. Read full story
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Tuesday 29 June 2021

Free 1GB daily Internet data extended until Dec 31

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The major telecommunications service providers in the country have agreed to extend the free one gigabit (GB) daily data until Dec 31, 2021, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read full story
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Pemulih: Govt to implement Wage Subsidy Programme 4.0, no salary cap

PETALING JAYA: The government has agreed to implement the Wage Subsidy Programme 4.0 by allocating RM3.8bil, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read full story
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Sabah to announce SOPs for its Covid-19 recovery plan on Tuesday (June 29)

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is expected to announce fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) for its Covid-19 recovery plan on Tuesday (June 29), says state Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun Masidi confirmed that the SOPs would only be released after the state government allowed dine-ins and certain contact sports to be allowed from Tuesday. Read full story
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Monday 28 June 2021

South Africa to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are not sufficient to prevent a rise in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. Read full story
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Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police said. Read full story
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Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project. Read full story
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Sunday 27 June 2021

Peruvians take to the streets in Lima amid fears over election meddling

LIMA (Reuters) -Thousands of Peruvians supporting socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori took to the streets on Saturday amid swirling uncertainty over the result of a tight June 6 presidential election that has been held up by legal challenges. Read full story
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Cycling with a screen: Pimp your bike with a smartphone holder

When you're out cycling it can be useful to use your smartphone for navigation and to track calories burned and kilometres travelled. Read full story
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Eleven things you need to know about Windows 11

There's no release date for Windows 11 yet, but speculations tip that it should come sometime around October along with new hardware running the new OS. Read full story
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Saturday 26 June 2021

Germany passes law to give descendants of Nazi-era refugees citizenship

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament approved changes on Friday that will make it easier for descendants of people who fled Nazi persecution to obtain citizenship, a move Jewish groups described as an important signal in the country responsible for the Holocaust. Read full story
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Macron says he is not 'obsessed' with Putin summit after Franco-German proposal rejected

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron defended on Friday a failed attempt by France and Germany to hold an EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after eastern European leaders shot down the initiative they said would send the wrong message to Moscow. Read full story
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Despite smaller scale, Barcelona relieved at return of telecoms gathering

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona recalls the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February 2020 as the first sign that COVID-19 was a real, immediate cause for concern - a month before most of the world locked down. Read full story
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Friday 25 June 2021

UK tells Russia: We will not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday that it would not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage at sea, and that its navy would uphold international law, in a written statement to parliament following a warship confrontation with Russia. Read full story
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Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say U.N. and government

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the United Nations and the government said. Read full story
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In southern France, an ex-conservative leads far right quest for regional power

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - With a long career in mainstream politics behind him, Thierry Mariani, who wants to secure the first ever regional election win for the far right in France, is in his element as he canvasses for support in Aix-en-Provence. Read full story
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Thursday 24 June 2021

Russia says British destroyer violated maritime law - Interfax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that the British Navy destroyer Defender violated a United Nations convention on maritime law by trespassing into Russian waters, Interfax news agency reported. Read full story
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Germany's Merkel criticises Hungary's anti-LGBT bill

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticised Hungary's planned new law to ban the dissemination of materials in schools on homosexuality and gender change. Read full story
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Ivory Coast sentences former PM Soro to life imprisonment for plotting coup

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An Ivory Coast court on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister Guillaume Soro to life imprisonment in absentia on charges he plotted a coup against President Alassane Ouattara. Read full story
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Wednesday 23 June 2021

Body of man found in Batu Pahat lake

BATU PAHAT: The body of a man was found in a lake in Tanjung Labuh here. Read full story
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YTL: Audit conducted shows smartphones given out for home-based learning are safe to use

PETALING JAYA: An audit has determined that the Yes Altitude Smartphones provided to students for home-based learning are safe to use, says YTL Communications. Read full story
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Taxis, e-hailing vehicles allowed to travel between greater KK districts

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has allowed taxis, e-hailing drivers and food delivery riders to cross districts within the greater Kota Kinabalu city area from Wednesday (June 23). Read full story
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Tuesday 22 June 2021

Melaka’s Oceanarium facing losses, aquatic species may be auctioned off, says CEO

MELAKA: More than 100 aquatic species at the historic city’s iconic Oceanarium at a shopping complex may end up at private aquariums after the management plans to auction-off RM1mil worth of collections. Read full story
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Covid-19: KK records highest number of new cases due to continued screenings, new cluster

KOTA KINABALU: The state capital emerged as the district with the highest number of new infections on Monday (June 21), registering 44 cases from the total of 166 cases in Sabah. Read full story
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Covid-19: 22 new clusters, 14 linked to workplaces

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified 22 new Covid-19 clusters on Monday (June 21), 14 of which were detected at workplaces. Read full story
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Monday 21 June 2021

White House says comments by N.Korea's Kim are 'interesting signal'

(Reuters) -The United States said on Sunday it saw as an "interesting signal" North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's comments that he is ready for "dialogue and confrontation," but added that Washington was still waiting for direct communication from Pyongyang to start any talks relating to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Read full story
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Lebanon's Christian leader says he still wants Hariri as PM

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon’s biggest Christian political party said on Sunday he still wanted Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri to form a new government, and blamed political opponents for months of political paralysis. Read full story
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Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows

(Corrects typo in para 4) Read full story
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Sunday 20 June 2021

Former British parliament speaker Bercow joins opposition Labour Party

LONDON (Reuters) - John Bercow, the former speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament, said on Saturday that he had joined the opposition Labour Party after spending most of his political career as a Conservative legislator. Read full story
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Brazil surpasses half a million deaths from COVID-19

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, registering 2,301 new deaths in the past 24 hours. Read full story
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Like it or not, Facebook is still around — but who's still on it?

So why do some people stay on Facebook and others go? What inspires them to log in these days? Read full story
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Saturday 19 June 2021

Covid-19: Infectivity rate at 0.95, says Health DG

PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 infectivity rate in the country is at 0.95, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full story
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Bake the world a better place: Bakery owner takes a stand against racism

PETALING JAYA: An online-based bakery here took to social media after an individual questioned the ethnicity of the owner. Read full story
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EMCO: Marine police to monitor round-the-clock at Kg Gusi Kinarut, Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A 24-hour control post has been initiated by marine police to monitor boat movements at Kampung Gusi Kinarut, Papar, where the enhanced movement control order status has been extended. Read full story
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Friday 18 June 2021

Cruise operator Carnival discloses breach of crew, guests' personal data - Bloomberg News

(Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival Corp detected unauthorized access to its computer systems in March, alerted regulators and hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate the breach, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Read full story
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U.S. says Biden, Erdogan agreed on Afghanistan but S-400 issue is unresolved

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a meeting this week that Turkey would take a lead role in securing Kabul airport as the United States withdraws troops from Afghanistan, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday. Read full story
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Moscow facing new aggressive coronavirus variant, mayor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Moscow is facing a new coronavirus variant that is more aggressive and infectious, and the situation in the city is rapidly deteriorating, its mayor said on Thursday. Read full story
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Thursday 17 June 2021

Lyft says wait times decrease as U.S. drivers mark gradual return

(Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Wednesday the number of drivers on its U.S. ride-hail platform was gradually increasing, resulting in reduced wait times for customers and a modest decrease in surcharge pricing as travel rebounds from pandemic lows. Read full story
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German minister in talks with Tesla over sharing supercharger network

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's transport minister is trying to convince Tesla to open its network of superchargers to other carmakers to make it easier for drivers of electric vehicles to charge. Read full story
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Google must face shareholder lawsuit claiming it hid security risks

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet Inc accused Google of misleading them by concealing security vulnerabilities, including in its Google+ social network. Read full story
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Wednesday 16 June 2021

Biden-Putin summit details: up to five hours in a villa without meals

GENEVA (Reuters) - The issues may be vexing, but the surroundings will be lush and serene when the U.S. and Russian presidents meet on Wednesday in a stately 18th century villa overlooking Lake Geneva. Read full story
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France's Macron calls for European tech company push by 2030

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday outlined an ambitious push for Europe to create 10 technology giants worth 100 billion euros ($121.26 billion) each in valuation by 2030, in a bid to rival U.S. companies that dominate the sector. Read full story
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Saudi Arabia executes man for offences rights groups say he committed as minor

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences rights groups say he allegedly committed while under the age of 18, despite the kingdom's insistence that it has abolished death sentences for many childhood crimes. Read full story
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Tuesday 15 June 2021

Miti slams employer who crammed workers into a lorry

PETALING JAYA: Employers should be responsible in properly managing their workers when transporting them in a vehicle, says the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti). Read full story
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Drinking session ends with lorry driver stabbed to death by friend in Nibong Tebal

NIBONG TEBAL (Bernama): A lorry driver was stabbed to death by his friend during a drinking session at the Taman Desa Jawi flats, here, early this morning. Read full story
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Sarawak cops: Drug parties increasing in Kuching and Padawan during MCO

KUCHING (Bernama): Drug-filled parties are becoming trend in the Kuching and Padawan districts during third movement control order, says Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. Read full story
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Monday 14 June 2021

Study: Humans are 'selfish' around AIs and don't feel guilty about it

Humans don't feel bad about exploiting or disrespecting machines with AI, while still expecting AI to help them, a study found. Read full story
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Brazil reports 1,129 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 40,000 cases

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 1,129 COVID-19 deaths and 37,948 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Read full story
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Ukraine's president thanks G7 nations for support

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, thanked the G7 group of wealthy industrial nations on Sunday after it voiced support for Kyiv and called on Russia to withdraw troops and weapons from near Ukraine's eastern border. Read full story
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Sunday 13 June 2021

G7 source praises Biden after 'complete chaos' of Trump

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden brought a sharply different tone to the Group of Seven summit from his predecessor Donald Trump by allowing frank and collaborative discussion of global issues without sowing disruptive chaos, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. Read full story
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Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least 13 killed

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, local medical sources said. Read full story
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Congo president says Kinshasa hospitals 'overwhelmed' by coronavirus

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa are "overwhelmed" by a rise in COVID-19 infections, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday, as the country was hit by a third wave of the disease. Read full story
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Saturday 12 June 2021

Canada city cancels national day celebration after mass grave discovery

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The provincial capital of Canada's British Columbia has decided to cancel a virtual celebration of the national Canada Day holiday on July 1 after discovery of unmarked graves of children at a now-defunct indigenous boarding school. Read full story
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Exclusive-UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray

ADIGRAT/ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - The northern highlands of Ethiopia became a global byword for famine in the mid-1980s, when drought and conflict combined to create a disaster that killed as many as one million people. Now hunger is stalking the Tigray region again, and a senior UN official alleges that starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Read full story
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U.S. House lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills to target Big Tech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced five bills on Friday, four of them aimed at reining in the power of the tech giants in what one congressional aide described as a revolution in antitrust. Read full story
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Friday 11 June 2021

Man believed to be linked to prominent Sabah businessman found dead

KOTA KINABALU: The son of a prominent Sabah businessman was found dead in his house in Luyang here on Thursday morning (June 10). Read full story
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Home Minister: Tighter control at 111 entry points nationwide

SEPANG (Bernama): There are 111 active and gazetted entry points nationwide to curb the entry of illegal immigrants in the effort to break the Covid-19 infection chain, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Read full story
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Umno wants emergency to end on Aug 1 and no Mageran, says Umno youth chief

PETALING JAYA: Umno wants an end to the Emergency on Aug 1 and not for the National Operations Council (NOC) to be set up, says party youth chief Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. Read full story
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Thursday 10 June 2021

Unscheduled water supply disruption in 13 areas in KL

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 13 areas in Kuala Lumpur experienced unscheduled water supply disruption following a burst pipe in Jalan Kuari, here Wednesday (June 9). Read full story
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Malaysia among countries calling for Vietnam SEA Games to proceed

PETALING JAYA: The majority of SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) members are calling for the Vietnam SEA Games from Nov 21-Dec 2 to proceed as planned, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Read full story
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Names of logistics workers submitted for Covid-19 jab

PETALING JAYA: A list of names of eligible vaccine recipients working in the logistics industry have been submitted to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story
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Wednesday 9 June 2021

U.S. IRS chief says needs congressional authority for cryptocurrency reporting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Internal Revenue Service chief Charles Rettig said on Tuesday that Congress needs to provide clear statutory authority for the tax agency to collect information on cryptocurrency transfers valued at over $10,000 that largely go unreported. Read full story
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Zuyyin's Science Journey : Primary colours of pigments

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ir. MD Nursyazwi (@mdnursyazwi) Scientific principles : Primary colours of pigments Apparatus : Pigments, stirring rod, beaker, measuring cups
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Report: Anwar expected to meet King on Wednesday morning (June 9)

PETALING JAYA: Apart from other political leaders, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is also said to have received an invitation for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Read full story
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Tuesday 8 June 2021

EU patience wearing thin with UK on Northern Ireland, weighing options

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's patience towards Britain over Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland is wearing thin and the bloc will consider its options should Britain continue its "confrontational path", an EU official said on Monday. Read full story
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Fire at Indian chemical factory kills 18

(Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed in a fire on Monday at a chemical factory in the western Indian city of Pune, police said. Read full story
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Ahead of Apple's developer conference, Facebook says it won't charge creators until 2023

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will not charge a fee to content creators for at least the next two years, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, moments before Apple Inc's annual conference, where the iPhone maker faces an unsettled developer audience. Read full story
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Monday 7 June 2021

"We're all pained" - Canada indigenous leaders dismiss Pope remarks

TORONTO (Reuters) - Indigenous leaders and school survivors on Sunday dismissed Pope Francis' expressions of pain at the discovery of 215 children's remains at a former Catholic residential school in Canada, saying the church needed to do much more. Read full story
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Frustrated Brits rush home from Algarve to avoid quarantine

LISBON (Reuters) - Many frustrated British travellers were heading home on Sunday from a shorter-than-expected holiday in the Algarve before a 10-day quarantine comes into force early next week due to rising coronavirus infections in Portugal. Read full story
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Blast kills two at southern Libya checkpoint

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -A blast struck a checkpoint in the southern Libyan city of Sebha on Sunday, killing at least two people including a senior police officer, local police, city officials and medics said. Read full story
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Sunday 6 June 2021

Explosion in Yemeni city of Marib kills at least 12 - medical source

CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion near a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib killed at least 12 people on Saturday, a medical source said. Read full story
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Iran presidential candidates trade barbs in TV debate

DUBAI (Reuters) - Candidates in Iran's presidential election this month traded strong barbs in a debate on Saturday, accusing each other of treason or of lacking the education to run an economy devastated by three years of U.S. sanctions. Read full story
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First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest

VENICE (Reuters) - The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city. Read full story
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Saturday 5 June 2021

ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta chief - state TV

(Reuters) - Two envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks in Myanmar with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing, army-run TV reported, as part of a visit aimed at ending a bloody crisis in the country. Read full story
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Facing quarantine, Britons in Portugal frustrated by 'amber' listing

ALBUFEIRA, Portugal (Reuters) - Britons holidaying in the Algarve as the UK government put Portugal back on its 'amber' travel list were confused and frustrated at the prospect of booking more tests and facing a ten-day quarantine upon returning home. Read full story
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Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump's account for two years

(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future. Read full story
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Friday 4 June 2021

Facebook appoints its first chief business officer

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday appointed Marne Levine, vice president of global partnerships, as the social media giant's first chief business officer. Read full story
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'It's unfair': British tourists fume as Portugal removed from safe travel list

LISBON (Reuters) - Tired of mixed messages, British sunseekers in Portugal reacted with fury and disbelief to their government's decision to reimpose a quarantine regime for travellers coming from the popular southern European destination. Read full story
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Russian anti-Kremlin ex-lawmaker says criminal case opened against him

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Gennady Gudkov, a former Russian lawmaker and Kremlin critic who lives abroad, over ammunition found at his apartment, he said on Thursday. Read full story
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Thursday 3 June 2021

More areas in Penang, Sabah and Pahang under EMCO

PUTRAJAYA: More areas in Penang, Sabah and Pahang will be placed under enhanced movement control order after a spike in Covid-19 cases were reported. Read full story
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Police to close off more routes leading out of Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: Three more roads leading out of the federal administrative capital have been closed during the lockdown, bringing the total number of roads here barred to motorists to 10. Read full story
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Perak and Penang excos also forgoing their salaries

IPOH: Following in the footsteps of Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers, executive council members in Perak and Penang are also forgoing their salaries to help their states manage the Covid-19 health crisis. Read full story
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Wednesday 2 June 2021

China child advocates sue Tencent over hit 'Honor of Kings' game

Chinese child advocacy group sues Tencent over its video game Honor of Kings, which the group says is vulgar and addictive for children. Read full story
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Judge dismisses charges against Apple security chief in gun-permit probe

(Reuters) - A court in California on Tuesday dismissed bribery charges against Apple Inc's security chief, writing that a key element of the case was "pure speculation" by prosecutors and unsupported by evidence. Read full story
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HEALTH: Just do it

FOR Tarrance Tan, many times, WFH (work from home) is not an option. Tan is a journalist and frontliner. Read full story
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Tuesday 1 June 2021

A viral TikTok video brought chaos to US beach. Officials fear it’s just the beginning

A simple birthday party turned into a TikTok event that drew thousands to the beach. When it was over, more than 175 people were arrested. Read full story
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Lockdown time can be quality time, some say

PETALING JAYA: As Malaysians head into a lockdown today, some have to cope with genuine concerns while others are preparing to make it a personally productive time. Read full story
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Essential industries and refugees to get inoculated amid MCO 3.0

PUTRAJAYA: A vaccination programme for industries that remain open during the movement control order, including for their foreign workers, will kick off soon, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story
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