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Italian Court jails parents for life over ‘honour killing’ of Pakistani teen

Women protesting against so-called honour killings in Pakistan  ROME, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Italian court has given a Pakistani…

Toshiba Delisted In Japan After 74 Years As Public Firm

TOKYO, Dec 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Toshiba Corporation, yesterday, was delisted from the Japanese stock exchanges, ending its 74-year-long history…

Four Injured In Slashing Attack In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec 21 (NNN-CNA) – Three victims and an attacker were sent to hospital, in a slashing incident at a…

Chinese Envoy Stresses Ceasefire As Top Priority In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese UN envoy, said, achieving a ceasefire in Gaza is currently the most…

Malaysian economy to grow 4.5 pct to 5.5 pct in 2024 — RAM Ratings

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economic momentum is expected to steadily improve heading into next year, with gross…

Israeli-owned ships banned from docking in Malaysia – PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian government has decided to no longer accept ships with the Israeli flag…

All Fuel Stations Across Iran Resume Offline Operations: Nat’l Oil Company

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-IRNA) – All fuel stations across Iran have resumed supply services offline, yesterday, following a large-scale disruption…

COP28: World set to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-Bernama) – After two weeks of negotiations, nearly 200 countries adopted the…

Flood-hit Tamil Nadu seeks US$2.3 billion from Indian Gov’t for relief work

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The flood-hit south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is seeking more than US$2.3 billion…

Bursa Malaysia opens higher tracking Wall Street

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, opened higher…