McConnell privately says he wants Trump gone as Republican...
January 23 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
As the House prepares to send articles of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, CNN has learned that dozens of influential Republicans a...
Lockdown will take toll on Malaysia’s already steep yield...
January 23 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia’s yield curve has raced higher over the past year and is now near the steepest since 2017. The return to a strict lockdo...
Tough tests for Joe Biden in 'new' Middle East
January 23 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
"Folks, it's a time of testing." So said America's new president in Wednesday's inauguration speech before listing the tests the countr...
Malaysia's king works to restore public trust in the monar...
January 22 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Muhyiddin Yassin, pictured at the parliament on Nov. 26, 2020: the king's consent to an emergency can be seen as a royal rebuke. &nbs...
Australia delays Covid-19 vaccine roll-out to study outcom...
January 22 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Australia wants to understand how the vaccine has been working in other parts of the world.PHOTO: AFP
Most countries with access t...
Xi indulges in 'coffee diplomacy' for reset in Sino-US tie...
January 22 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Chinese President Xi Jinping understands that the world's two biggest economies need each other to further prosper.PHOTO: REUTERS...
Biden inaugurated as the 46th President amid a cascade of...
January 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, assuming leadership of a country...
Blinken’s diplomatic cart will have a bumpy ride
January 21 ,2021
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
US Secretary of State-designate Antony Blinken at confirmation hearing of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, Jan 19, 202...
US Intelligence chief vows to keep intelligence and politi...
January 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for intelligence chief said on Tuesday that she would remain apolitical and would seek to re-est...
Biden inherits a divided nation and a tarnished Trump lega...
January 20 ,2021
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By: Lionel Barber
A man and a child wear Make America Great Again caps as they wait for Donald Trump's speech in Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2016: the...
They Prepare the White House for a New President. They Hav...
January 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The time has finally come for President Trump to find a permanent space at Mar-a-Lago for his $50,000 room-size golf simulator, not to...
Turkey slaps advertising ban on Twitter with new social me...
January 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Companies that do not abide by the law will ultimately have their bandwidth slashed, essentially blocking access [File: Gabby Jones/B...
China sanctions US lawmakers, officials over Hong Kong, Ta...
January 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
China has announced sanctions on US officials and lawmakers. Photo: Photo: AFP
China has announced sanctions on US officials and l...
Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tel...
January 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Muslims gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha at Maryam Mosque in Caen, France, on July 31, 2020 [Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP]
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B-52 US bombers fly over Middle East; Iran condemns intimi...
January 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The US flew a B-52 'presence patrol' over the Middle East on Sunday [Courtesy: US Central Command]
The latest military manoeuvres...
Joe Biden executive orders will reverse Trump on climate,...
January 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Joe Biden announces his science team in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Joe Biden will sign a...
Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore...
January 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Stacks of boxes taken out of the White House complex on Thursday. There is growing concern that Trump’s records will not be com...
Biden's plan to wear Ralph Lauren fits inauguration's sobe...
January 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Joe Biden is sworn in as his wife Jill watches during the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama on 20 January 2009. Photog...
North Korea bolsters arsenal with 'world's strongest weapo...
January 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
North Korea shows off a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) during a military parade to mark the 8th Congress of...
'Indo-Pacific czar' Kurt Campbell calls for spreading out...
January 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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US Capitol rioters included trained ex-military, police: A...
January 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Experts in homegrown extremism have warned for years about efforts by far-right groups and white supremacist groups to radicalise and r...
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