[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly. 1. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin delivered a televised speech in which he expressed concern that the upcoming Batu Sapi by-elections and the upcoming Sarawak state elections will lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases and thus …
Read More »Johnson blocks England as UK COVID-19 cases top 1 million
[ad_1] LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England to return to a national lockdown on Saturday (October 31) after the UK passed the 1 million COVID-19 milestone and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health Service. The UK, which has the highest official death toll in Europe …
Read More »Parent-relieved schools are temporarily closed
[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: Parents welcome the Ministry of Education’s move to temporarily close schools after the Johor Baru district was classified as a red zone following an increase in Covid-19 cases. Sales and service staff Nur Shakina Azmi, 30, said she and her husband decided to send their two young …
Read More »Liverpool’s surprising defensive solution offers a great moment against West Ham, delighting Jürgen Klopp
[ad_1] Another game, another important VAR decision against Liverpool … and another winner from Diogo Jota. This team has to deal with all kinds of adversity right now, but their ability to take the blows and keep finding their way, by hook or by crook, is so, so impressive. Once …
Read More »Harris would break barriers as high-profile vice president
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kamala Harris will make history if she becomes the next vice president of the United States in Tuesday’s election, and she will immediately be in a strong position to run for the top job four years from now. If Joe Biden and his running mate Harris …
Read More »Man arrested in Taiwan for alleged death of Malaysian student
[ad_1] TAINAN, Oct 31 (Bernama): A man was arrested in Kaohsiung on Thursday night in connection with the death of a Malaysian student at a Tainan university, whose body was found shortly after, the Taiwan Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The suspect confessed to strangling the 24-year-old student to death …
Read More »Macron from France to Muslims: I hear their anger, but I do not accept violence
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, but that that was no excuse for violence as his officials increased security after a knife attack on a French church that killed three people. this …
Read More »RM 100 million boost for start-ups in Selangor
[ad_1] The Selangor government’s 2.32 billion ringgit budget for 2021 was presented to the state assembly today. SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government has set aside RM100 million as venture capital for potential startups operating in the state. It is also allocating RM76 million to help residents who have lost their …
Read More »Temporary passes only due to severe labor shortage, minister says
[ad_1] Maximus Ongkili says the temporary pass proposal was a short-term measure, particularly for peninsular Malaysia. KOTA KINABALU: A proposal to issue temporary work permits for undocumented immigrants will only apply to Sabah and Sarawak if there are urgent requests from foreign workers in the plantation and construction sectors, a …
Read More »Finas prepares an action plan to keep the cinemas up and running
[ad_1] The GSC and TGV movie chains have said they will suspend operations from November 2. KUANTAN: Finas, the national film development corporation, is preparing an action plan especially to help cinemas that have to temporarily stop their operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah …
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