[ad_1] Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill due to a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago. Brown, nicknamed “the Berlin patient” because of where he lived at the time, received …
Read More »A nuclear attack on Kuala Lumpur… what if?
[ad_1] Nuclear weapons are the most powerful weapons humanity has ever built and the most destructive. (AFP photo) The US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, at the end of World War II, and the damage they caused, have been etched in the collective memory of humanity. But to …
Read More »After years of putting the club before the country, it is now ‘Family’. Argentina. Barcelona ‘by Lionel Messi
[ad_1] PETE JENSON: After years of putting the club before the country, it is now ‘Family’. Argentina. Barcelona ‘for Lionel Messi – his furious reaction to Luis Suárez’s departure is not surprising, and shows that the uneasy truce with Josep Bartomeu is over Lionel Messi’s furious reaction to Luis Suárez’s …
Read More »12 lesser known facts about the Mid-Autumn Festival
[ad_1] “LOVE you to the moon and back” as a phrase could not have been more true for the legend behind the mooncake festival. Each year the legend comes to life as the stories of the archer hero Hou Yi who pines for his wife Chang-Er, who now lives on …
Read More »A school for the invisible children of Semporna
[ad_1] It is early afternoon in the floating town of Kampung Bangau-Bangau, some uniformed students walk home on foot. They pass other children in threadbare clothes playing by the road. These children do not attend school and not by choice, as they are all stateless. According to the 2010 census, …
Read More »Australia says the world needs to know the origins of COVID-19
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – The nations of the world must do everything possible to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, comments that could worsen tensions with China. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Morrison said an investigation into the roots of the virus …
Read More »Cash is king: from Asian tiger to money launderer
[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | “Now that Malaysia is on the bad financial list, we can forget about foreign direct investment.” US banks consider Malaysia a ‘high risk money laundering’ destination US banks did not act on ‘suspicious’ transfers from Jho Low, 1MDB until it was too late, the leak shows …
Read More »‘Best team in the world’: former Lincoln City boss gives his verdict on Liverpool
[ad_1] Danny Cowley felt sympathy for the former Lincoln City club as Liverpool rampaged at Sincil Bank. The Imps trailed 4-0 at halftime in the Carabao Cup tie when Xherdan Shaqiri, Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones (2) scored. Minamino scored in the first minute of the second half before Tayo …
Read More »Asean digital bank in process
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd has renamed its digital companies under AirAsia Digital, and aims to evolve AirAsia.com to become an Asean “super app”, which will be an all-in-one platform for travel, food delivery, shopping, logistics, healthcare and financial services. The low-cost airline’s chief executive, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, …
Read More »China to be added to FTSE global bond benchmark, Malaysia remains on watchlist
[ad_1] NEW YORK: FTSE Russell will add Chinese government bonds to its flagship World Government Bond Index (WGBI) beginning in 2021 and pending confirmation in March, the index provider said Thursday. Chinese government bonds, a $ 1.5 trillion market, are already part of the JPMorgan and Bloomberg Barclays index suites. …
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