Serbia's longest tunnel nears completion under Belt and Road Initiative – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:14:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:14:00
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Serbia's longest tunnel nears completion under Belt and Road Initiative
BELGRADE, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's longest tunnel, a key project under the Belt and Road Initiative and constructed by Chinese firms, is nearing completion, President Aleksandar Vucic announced Tuesday during a visit to the Iriski Venac construction…
Urgent: Several people killed in shooting near Stockholm: reports – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:31:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:31:00
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Urgent: Several people killed in shooting near Stockholm: reports
STOCKHOLM, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Several people were killed in a shooting near Stockholm on Tuesday, local media quoted a police source as saying.
Malta signs deal for 2nd electricity cable linking to European grid – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:36:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:36:00
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Malta signs deal for 2nd electricity cable linking to European grid
VALLETTA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Malta on Tuesday signed a contract for the manufacture and installation of a second subsea electricity cable between Malta and Sicily, further strengthening its connection to the European energy grid.
France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:09:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:09:00
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France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave
PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping counter-narcotics law to equip the state with tougher tools to fight a sharp rise in drug crime following a record-breaking surge of South American cocaine into Europe.
Syria's foreign minister expected to meet with State Dept officials in New York, sources say – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:18:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:18:00
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Syria's foreign minister expected to meet with State Dept officials in New York, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is set to meet with senior U.S. State Department officials later on Tuesday in New York, two sources familiar with the matter said, and plead with Washington to provide a clear roadmap for…
U.S. consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes anxiety: index – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:21:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:21:00
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U.S. consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes anxiety: index
NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.
Carlsberg reports drop in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark amid U.S. boycott – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:32:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:32:00
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Carlsberg reports drop in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark amid U.S. boycott
OSLO, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Danish brewer Carlsberg reported on Tuesday a decline in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark, attributing the trend to a local boycott of U.S. brands driven by political tensions.
Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:55:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:55:00
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Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease
NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published in the journal eBioMedicine on Tuesday.
Trump cuts of federal aid puts more pressure on U.S. food banks: report – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:02:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:02:00
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Trump cuts of federal aid puts more pressure on U.S. food banks: report
NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Earlier this year, the Donald Trump administration cut about 1 billion U.S. dollars in federal aid announced last fall by then U.S. President Joseph Biden to anti-hunger groups, according to the national advocacy group Feeding…
US Senator presses Trump on wrongly detained man after El Salvador cites US funds – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:03:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:03:00
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US Senator presses Trump on wrongly detained man after El Salvador cites US funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - El Salvador is only detaining an El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported from Maryland because the country is receiving U.S. payments, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said in letter to the White House on Tuesday.
US Senate confirms billionaire businessman Stephens as ambassador to Britain – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:44:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:44:00
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US Senate confirms billionaire businessman Stephens as ambassador to Britain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be ambassador to Britain, backing President Donald Trump's nominee by 59 to 39.
Rubio says concrete Ukraine proposals needed now, or US will step back – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:59:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:59:00
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Rubio says concrete Ukraine proposals needed now, or US will step back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the time has been reached for concrete proposals from Russia and Ukraine to end the war in Ukraine, and if there is no progress the U.S will step back as a mediator, State Department…
Pencerobohan tanah di Raub: SPRM sudah ada senarai individu terbabit - Azam Baki – Astro Awani
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:22:07
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:22:07
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Pencerobohan tanah di Raub: SPRM sudah ada senarai individu terbabit - Azam Baki
Siasatan terdahulu pada tahun 2021 hampir selesai, tetapi kes terbaharu ini melibatkan penerokaan baharu yang dikesan.
Firefly's Alpha rocket, Lockheed satellite fall into ocean after failed launch – The Star Online
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:23:00
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:23:00
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Firefly's Alpha rocket, Lockheed satellite fall into ocean after failed launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered a technical issue on Tuesday as it ascended into space on its sixth flight, causing a Lockheed Martin satellite it was supposed to place into orbit to crash into the Pacific Ocean.