Egypt discovers ancient mummies from more than 2,500 years ago

[ad_1] Mostafa Waziri (center), secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspects one of the coffins in Saqqara. (AP Image) SAQQARA: Archaeologists in Egypt said on Saturday that they had found 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins in recent weeks that were buried more than 2,500 years ago. Opening …

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290 whistleblowers protected by MACC

[ad_1] MACC Chief Commissioner Azam Baki says the safety of whistleblowers is guaranteed by law. PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) protected a total of 290 individuals under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 for providing information related to corrupt activities and abuse of power since 2016. MACC Chief Commissioner Azam …

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Muhyiddin: the situation is still manageable

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Amid anxiety over the rapid rise in Covid-19 numbers in the country, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (photo) assures the public that the situation is still manageable and under control. Promising his government’s commitment to contain the spread of the virus, the Prime Minister emphasized that outbreaks in …

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‘Be prepared for more cases’

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Health authorities are stepping up their efforts to detect Covid-19 cases and are preparing for an uptrend in the number of positive cases in the coming days, says Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Director General of Health said this after a record number of Covid-19 cases …

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India’s Modi opens tunnel route to tense border with China

[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Oct. 3 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a tunnel in the Himalayas on Saturday that will dramatically reduce the time it takes to send troops to the country’s remote Chinese border as tensions rise between Asian neighbors. The tunnel runs through the northern Indian state …

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