KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing grumblings back home that he is “selling off” his country after returning from China with about $34 billion worth of deals, which could help lift the economy ahead of elections. [restrict] The concerns emerge from a deep-seated distrust of the Chinese among Malaysia’s Malay-Muslim […]
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Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes near Cushing, Oklahoma: USGS
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck near Cushing, Oklahoma, on Sunday damaging several buildings and prompting evacuations, but there were no reports of injuries, authorities said. [restrict] The quake was centered 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Cushing, a small city of about 8,000 people some 50 miles […]
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Man, Who Allegedly Chained Woman in Container, Confesses to 2003 Quadruple Murder: Cops
The South Carolina kidnapping suspect who allegedly chained a woman in a storage container for two months has reportedly confessed to a 2003 quadruple murder and may have killed three others, according to police. [restrict] Officials arrested Todd Kohlhepp, 45, for kidnapping on Thursday after finding 30-year-old Kala Brown chained by the neck and ankle […]
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Floods kill 15 in Vietnam, thousands evacuated
HANOI (Reuters) – Floods in Vietnam’s central, central highland and southern provinces have left 15 people dead and six missing and displaced thousands, the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Monday. Flooding from very heavy rain brought by cold air and a tropical low pressure system last week have blocked roads, destroyed […]
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Philippine senator seeks to keep Duterte at bay with Supreme Court writ
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine senator and the biggest critic of President Rodrigo Duterte filed a “test case” before the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to fend off what she called harassment by the volatile leader and his public tirades against her. [restrict] Leila de Lima, the former justice minister who Duterte’s allies removed as […]
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China adopts cybersecurity law in face of overseas opposition
BEIJING (Reuters) – China adopted a controversial cybersecurity law on Monday to counter what Beijing says are growing threats such as hacking and terrorism, although the law has triggered concern from foreign business and rights groups. [restrict] The legislation, passed by China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament and set to come into effect in June 2017, is […]