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Major setback for President Trump; federal court says his tax records can be probed

Trump's tax records were sought as part of a probe into the alleged payments to two women who claimed they had affairs with him.

Nov 5, 2019

Malaysia to impose tourism tax from July, not August: Minister

Malaysia vows to topple Singapore as top destination for Indian travellers

India is the sixth-largest source of travellers to Malaysia. The annual spending of Indian tourists visiting Malaysia was USD 650 million

Nov 4, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un wants a fourth summit with Donald Trump in December -Report

Will Donald Trump meet Kim for a fourth time? If Trump turns down the offer, Kim's missile men would be back to work with added frenzy.

Nov 4, 2019

$4 billion stolen from Malaysian state fund

Who is Low Taek Jho? Playboy conman who bought 23 champagnes on Lindsay Lohan's 23rd birthday on the run

New reports say Jho Low, the con artist wanted in the multi-billion dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, has obtained a Cyprus passport.

Nov 4, 2019

Car bomb targeting military kills 28 in Turkey

Turkish-backed militants fire at withdrawing US troops in Syrian territory

Though the US withdrawal was announced last week, the troops are still in the process of leaving the territory.

Nov 4, 2019

Airbnb bans party houses after Halloween shooting; to start manual screening of high-risk bookings

CEO Chesky says Airbnb will opt for manual screening of high-risk reservations.

Nov 3, 2019

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Smugglers will defeat Donald Trump; by cutting holes in $10 billion Mexico border wall

The breaches happened at sections of the wall rebuilt under Trump's renewed push to block the illegal immigrants.

Nov 3, 2019

Singapore Air Force's F-16 fighters flying to West Bengal lands in Port Blair after developing glitch

Singapore military routinely undertakes training sessions on foreign locations due to the tiny island's territorial limitations.

Nov 2, 2019

Russia's Sovereign Internet: What is it and what does it mean for Vladimir Putin?

The new Russian law requires Internet service providers to install software that can track, filter, and reroute internet traffic.

Nov 2, 2019

Pig DNA found in fish and prawns sold in Singapore; samples not labelled halal

In the UK, the identification of traces of pig DNA in halal food had kicked up a storm in 2013

Nov 2, 2019

Beyond SG Nasi Lemak: Singapore probe unearths 13 Telegram sex groups that ply in child and revenge porn

Most of these groups encouraged users to share footage of illicit sex, which sometimes risks revealing the face and identity of the victim.

Nov 2, 2019

California Halloween shooting: 4 killed, several wounded at Orinda 'AirBNB mansion party'

Some witnesses said those who attended the party included college students. Daily Star said the students were apparently from Laney College in Oakland.

Nov 1, 2019

North Korea tests multiple rocket launcher in move that skews military balance further

Official news agency KCNA said the "continuous fire system" of the multiple rocket launchers was able to totally destroy the target.

Nov 1, 2019

Cognizant to cut 13,000 jobs, exit Facebook contract for content moderation

Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 employees globally. 75 percent of the workforce is based in India.

Nov 1, 2019

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Isis names successor to Baghdadi, threatens America and Europe in audio message

The jihadist group said Baghdadi's successor will be Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi.

Nov 1, 2019

Black magic ritual kills 3 infants in Myanmar

Nigerian death cult gang using voodoo to kill, kidnap and blackmail swamps Swedish cities

The stranger part of the report is that the gangsters are using black magic to harvest their victims

Oct 31, 2019

Philippines President Duterte sings love song at Trumps request

Philippines earthquake: President Rodrigo Duterte was in Davao, near epicentre, but is safe

Seisomologists had warned of further quakes on Tuesday, after a 6.6 tremor struck southern Philippines on Tuesday

Oct 31, 2019

Malware attack on Indian nuclear plant: Dtrack, created by North Korea's state-sponsored Lazarus group, detected

Officials have confirmed that a VirusTotal upload at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant that happened recently was linked to a malware infection.

Oct 31, 2019

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Twitter bans all political ads on its platform, leaving Facebook a tough choice

Twitter's chief financial officer tweeted separately on Wednesday that the microblogging site made less than $3 million from political ads in 2018.

Oct 31, 2019

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Is Swedish government funding fringe group linked to Muslim Brotherhood?

Ibn Rushd is targeting new arrivals in the country and the marginalised Muslims living in vulnerable neighbourhoods, said, Swedish researchers.

Oct 30, 2019

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