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Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade
TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.
As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey.
Down Syndrome woman home alone and starving after mother dies in house
JOHOR BARU: A Down Syndrome woman was rescued from starvation after her elderly mother had died five days earlier in their house.
Hong Kong protesters and police clash, metro and shops targeted
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and riot police clashed in chaotic scenes around the city on Sunday, with police in riot gear chasing protesters through crowds of lunchtime shoppers.
Rescuing body, mind and soul
IN Wan Mohd Zammani Wan Mohd Ramli’s thirteen years as a firefighter, one case has haunted him.
Japan – foreign workers’ top choice?
IN April, Japan made a significant policy shift on accepting foreign workers, including those who will perform simple labour.
RM60mil for pneumococcal vaccination programme 'a real investment in public health', say experts
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM60mil allocation for pneumococcal vaccine to be included into the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) marks the end of the struggle of paediatricians and parents who have been demanding for the coverage for all children, says consultant paediatrician and neonatologist Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin.
The ironies of democracy and freedom
There are two great ironies coming out of the current protests in Hong Kong.
Super typhoon on track to drench Japan’s main island
TOKYO: Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over the three-day weekend with potential damage from torrential rains and strong winds.
SWWS wants govt to prioritise well-being of women and children for Budget 2020
KUCHING: With Budget 2020 scheduled to be tabled on Friday (Oct 11), the Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) would like the government to prioritise the welfare and wellbeing of women and children in the state.