SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell about 27% in July from a year earlier for the first time in 15 months, even as clearing increased 34.5% over that period, according to preliminary data from space research agency INPE on Friday. Destruction reached 1,654 square kilometers, down from 2,255 square kilometers in July
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top minister overseeing Brexit talks said on Friday that progress had been made with the European Union so he believed the two sides would clinch a free trade agreement. “All the evidence is that we are making progress with the European Union,” Michael Gove told reporters. “I believe that there will
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of South Korean trainee doctors went on strike on Friday to protest a government plan to boost the number of medical students in the country, arguing it would be a poor use of additional funding for the sector. The government said its goal to increase the number of medical students by
SANTIAGO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Latin America and the Caribbean’s foreign trade will see a steep 23 percent drop in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). In a new report titled “The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on international trade and
PETALING JAYA: A total of 50 areas in the Petaling district will face a temporary water cut following a broken pipe incident at Jalan Kerinci Junction in Bukit Angkasa on Thursday (Aug 6) night. Air Selangor said in a statement that the water disruption will begin at midnight for repair works. “Water supply will resume
PUTRAJAYA: Police have, to date, taken action against 31 individuals for violating home quarantine orders, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Senior Minister (Security) said that action against these errant individuals was taken under Section 22(B) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act. “Investigation papers against the quarantine violators have been sent
KUALA LUMPUR: The Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 [Covid-19]) Bill 2020 will be tabled in Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 6). The Covid-19 Bill is expected to be tabled for its first reading and passed in the current Dewan Rakyat meeting. Also to be raised in Thursday’s sitting is the Covid-19 situation
(Reuters) – Countries and international organisations lined up on Wednesday to help Lebanon after a massive warehouse explosion sent a blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000. Below are details of some of the international assistance offered. BRITAIN – A five million pound ($6.6 million) aid package including search
MELAKA: A historical association has come out to support the proposal to rename St Paul’s Hill to Bukit Melaka. The Malaysian Historical Association’s Melaka chapter president Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Jamil Mukimin said that he supported the proposal by Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim), claiming that the palace of the bygone Melaka Sultanate and a grand
KOTA KINABALU: The combined strength of Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Sabah Umno will be a formidable force to take on Warisan Plus in the state election, says state Bersatu information chief Khairul Firdaus Akbar. He said the combination of Sabah Bersatu chief Datuk Hajiji Mohd Hajiji Noor and Sabah Umno chief Datuk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday condemned all foreign military involvement in Libya, including the use of mercenaries and private military contractors, and said Libyans themselves must rebuild a unified country. U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken with several world leaders about Libya in past weeks, and it was clear there was “no
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that global current account imbalances narrowed in 2019 as trade slowed, and the coronavirus could narrow them further in 2020, but some vulnerable emerging market economies are facing major investment outflows. The IMF’s annual report on currencies, the External Sector Report, showed that continued weakness
PUTRAJAYA: Individuals returning to Malaysia who refuse to sign a letter of undertaking to pay quarantine charges will be sent to public training institutes instead of hotels for their 14-day mandatory quarantine. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) said this is because these facilities belong to the government, and these individuals can be
(Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that the COVID-19 antibody drug combination it is developing both prevented and treated the disease in rhesus macaques and hamsters, adding to hope that it might work for people. The U.S. biotech company said in the animal study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, that the
LILLE, France (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Jean Castex urged people not to let down their guard in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, the day one of France’s biggest cities ordered people to wear masks outdoors in busy pedestrian streets. “The virus is not on holiday, and neither are we,” Castex said on a
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked a total of 2,484 pornographic sites from 2018 up till June this year, says Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin. “The MCMC will continue taking action based on complaints it receives as well as its ongoing surveillance,” he said in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO legal adviser Mohd Hafarizam Harun (pic) has been given a discharge not amounting to acquittal by the Kuala Lumpur High Court Monday (Aug 3) on money-laundering charges involving RM15mil. However, he will be facing new charges at the Sessions Court later Monday. Hafarizam was charged on Feb 21,2020, with two counts of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections “extraordinarily widespread” in rural areas as well as cities, White House coronavirus experts said on Sunday. Coronavirus cases continue to surge in some parts of the country and the public health officials are trying to work with
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 infections in recent days both in Ireland and other European countries, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said on Sunday. Ireland already advises against all non-essential international travel and requires people arriving from all but 15 countries
MIRI: Miri mayor Adam Yii has called on the police to not be too excessive when RM1,000 fines to members of the public caught for simple acts of ignorance, such as not writing their full names when dining in at eateries. Yii said the police have the authority to help enforce the standard operating procedures
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 45,392 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as well as 1,088 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, its health ministry said on Saturday. Brazil has registered more than 2.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death
(Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday that its intelligence forces have detained a U.S.-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom it accused of being behind a 2008 bombing that killed 14, and of planning more attacks. It was not clear when the reported detention took place or where. Iranian state TV cited an intelligence ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has begun start up operations in the first unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant, Dubai’s ruler said on Twitter on Saturday. “Today we announce the UAE’s success in operating the first peaceful nuclear energy reactor in the Arab world,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said, adding that
WHAT do you want to be when you grow up? Perhaps, this is a question you often encounter during childhood. Fast forward to today, you are ready to fly the nest to pursue your ambition. However, choosing a university is one of the biggest challenges and it can be overwhelming if you are not sure
PARIS (Reuters) – French health authorities reported 1,346 new confirmed coronavirus infections on Friday, which took the total to 187,919 as new cases are above 1,300 per day for the third day in a row, the highest since late April. In a statement, the health ministry also said that the number of people in intensive
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovakia reported on Friday its first coronavirus death since the middle of May, bringing its toll to 29, one of the lowest in Europe. The central European country of 5.5 million has fared better than most in containing the novel virus’s spread, although daily cases have risen since June as the country
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United Nation’s Children’s Fund will fund hotel rooms for Mexican women and kids threatened by domestic violence beginning in September, a representative of the U.N. agency said on Thursday. The fund, popularly known as UNICEF, aims to thwart violence at home that extended coronavirus lockdowns are believed to be exacerbating,
ROME, July 30 (Xinhua) — The number of coronavirus infections is on the rise in three-quarters of Italy’s regions, according to a research paper released Thursday by the GIMBE Foundation, with the country as a whole seeing a net week-by-week rise in infections for the first time since April. The GIMBE Foundation, a health sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said the governor of Oregon was not doing enough to reign in protesters in Portland and that U.S. agents would not leave the city “until there is safety,” one day after the state and his administration reached a deal to phase out a federal law enforcement presence.
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has called on the public to support Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie and his allied parties in the next state election, following the dissolution of the Sabah state assembly. “We oppose the undemocratic and immoral attempt to overthrow the state government by buying over representatives and encouraging opportunistic defection,” it said in
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