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No decision on Hajj pilgrimage from Saudi yet, says Zulkifli
PETALING JAYA: The Saudi Arabian government has cancelled umrah pilgrimages for the rest of the year but Hajj has yet to be decided upon, says Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
Cyclone Harold flattens homes, brings injuries in Fiji
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A powerful tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, witnesses said, destroying buildings and causing injuries in Suva, the capital, pressuring a population already bracing for the coronavirus outbreak.
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1.38 million globally and the death toll crossed 81,400, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT.
Boo! Exploring London’s ghost stations
A new exhibit at the London Transport Museum allows visitors to see another side to the Tube and its history.
Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Fearing the volcano could erupt again, search parties were unable to set foot on New Zealand's White Island for eight people still missing on Tuesday, as police raised the death toll to six from the eruption a day earlier.
Israeli parties agree on March 2 election if no government formed
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's two biggest parties agreed on Monday on a March 2 election date, barring a last-minute power-sharing deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting for political survival under criminal indictment.
Trial of Cambodian opposition party chief set for next month
PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court has announced that the trial on treason charges of opposition leader Kem Sokha will begin next month, more than two years after he was arrested.The Phnom Penh Municipal Court said in a statement on Monday (Dec 9) that the trial of Kem Sokha, president of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, will start Jan 15.
Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill
GUWAHATI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government offered a controversial bill in parliament that would give citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from three neighbouring countries.
French unions dig in against Macron on fifth day of strikes
PARIS (Reuters) - Drivers on two Paris metro lines voted on Monday to extend a walkout until the end of the week as France grappled with a fifth day of strikes, a sign transport workers will keep up a fight against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to streamline pensions.
Protests over Indian nationality bill
NEW DELHI: India's parliament saw raucous scenes on Monday (Dec 9) and protests raged in the north-east of the country as MPs debated legislation that stands to give citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries, but not Muslims.