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☆ Malaysian Lawmaker Found Guilty of Corruption by High Court - Bernama
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian lawmaker from a youth-based party that pulled out of the ruling coalition over graft concerns has been found guilty of corruption by the Kuala Lumpur High Court, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday. He was found guilty on four charges of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property and money laundering. The former youth and sports minister, had been charged over abetting a former official of the Bersatu party in misappropriating 1 million ringgit ($213,675.21) in funds for the party's youth wing. The offence was alleged to have taken place in March 2020 when Bersatu was in power. Syed Saddiq was formerly the head of Bersatu's youth wing but left the party to form his own party, MUDA, in 2020.

Persons: Bernama, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Anwar Ibrahim's, Bersatu, Syed Saddiq, Danial Azhar, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: Reuters, Malaysian, Court, Malaysian United Democratic Alliance Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur, misappropriating, MUDA

☆ Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Maggie Michael | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

On Tuesday, a Reuters reporter saw a trail of men crossing from Darfur into Chad at Adre, about 27 km (17 miles) west of El Geneina. More than 500,000 people have crossed into Chad, mostly from West Darfur, the IOM says. Chad border guards said the daily number of those fleeing from West Darfur had surged to 3,146 on Saturday. U.N. officials in Chad said thousands more were expected to cross but had been prevented from doing so by RSF forces demanding money. Toby Hayward, a senior U.N. official for Darfur, described reports and images emerging from Ardamata as "sickening".

Persons: El Tayeb, Chad Violence, RSF, El Geneina, El, Ardamata, Nabil Meccia, Meccia, Sharaf Eddin Adam, Adam, U.N, Mashaar Omar Ahmed, Sarah Adam Idris, Abdel Karim Rahman Yacoub, Toby Hayward, Maggie Michael, Nafisa, Aidan Lewis, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rapid Support Forces, Reuters, Saturday, International Organization for Migration, IOM, Thomson Locations: Chad, El, Sudan's West Darfur, Darfur, El Geneina, Adre, Ardamata, Ardamata's Kobri, Sudan, West Darfur, Ardamata's District

REUTERS/Mohammad... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreDHAKA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's main opposition party will boycott the next general election if Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not make way for a neutral government to conduct the poll, two party leaders said, amid a crackdown on opposition politicians and deadly protests. "The intensified crackdown on opposition party leaders and protesters over the weekend signals an attempt at a complete clamp-down on dissent," said Yasasmin Kaviratne, Amnesty's regional campaigner for South Asia. Hasina's main rival and two-time premier, BNP leader Khaleda Zia, is effectively under house arrest for what her party calls trumped-up corruption charges. Shakil Ahmed, an assistant professor at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka, said street violence had become "regular in Bangladesh during the transfer of power". Reporting by Krishna N. Das in New Delhi and Ruma Paul in Dhaka; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Zahir Uddin Swapon, Yasasmin Kaviratne, Khaleda Zia, BNP's, Tarique Rahman, Shakil Ahmed, Krishna N, Ruma Paul, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP, REUTERS, Reuters, Amnesty, Police, Jahangirnagar University, Das, Thomson Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mohammad, DHAKA, United States, Canada, India, South Asia, New Delhi

(AP) — After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. More than four-fifths of Mississippi's legislative candidates will have no major-party opposition in the Nov. 7 general election. And more than half of this year's winners will have faced no other Republicans or Democrats in either the primary or the general election. Though Mississippi represents an extreme example, it highlights a national decline in competition for state legislative seats. The DLCC is spending a few thousand dollars this year on several legislative races in the largely uncompetitive Republican-leaning states of Mississippi and Louisiana.

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☆ Opposition Activists Held Over Policeman's Death in Bangladesh Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh police said on Sunday they arrested two opposition activists over the death of a policeman in violent protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The officer was beaten and bludgeoned to death on Saturday by a mob, photos and videos showed, as tens of thousands joined demonstrations in the capital Dhaka, led by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). "We'll ensure toughest punishment for those who were involved in the killing," Dhaka metropolitan police commissioner Habibur Rahman told reporters. A police source said one of the two arrested was a BNP youth leader while the other's affiliation was unconfirmed. The BNP did not comment on the officer's death but called on supporters to block streets for three days from Tuesday in protest at the detentions.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, bludgeoned, Mirza Alamgir, Habibur Rahman, Asaduzzaman Khan, Mizanur Rahman, Critics, Hasina, Ruma Paul, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Sunday, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dhaka

☆ Opposition activists held over policeman's death in Bangladesh protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Unidentified miscreants set a public bus on fire during a countrywide strike from dawn to dusk called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), protesting against the alleged police attacks on their Saturday rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Acquire Licensing RightsDHAKA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh police said on Sunday they arrested two opposition activists over the death of a policeman in violent protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The officer was beaten and bludgeoned to death on Saturday by a mob, photos and videos showed, as tens of thousands joined demonstrations in the capital Dhaka, led by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). A police source said one of the two arrested was a BNP youth leader while the other's affiliation was unconfirmed. The BNP did not comment on the officer's death but called on supporters to block streets for three days from Tuesday in protest at the detentions.

Persons: Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Sheikh Hasina, bludgeoned, Mirza Alamgir, Habibur Rahman, Asaduzzaman Khan, Mizanur Rahman, Critics, Hasina, Ruma Paul, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP, REUTERS, Rights, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, Rights DHAKA

☆ Names written on children's limbs speak to the fears of Gazan parents amid the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Abeer Salman Kareem Khadder Kareem El Damanhoury Rhea Mogul | Abeer Salman | Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“We received some cases where the parents wrote the names of their children on the legs and abdomen,” Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Masri, the head of the emergency department Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, told CNN. He said parents were worried that “anything could happen,” and no one would be able to identify their children. “This means that they feel they are targeted at any moment and can be injured or martyred,” Al Masri added. Meanwhile hospital are running out of medicine, water and electricity, while hundreds of injured Palestinians continue to seek treatment, doctors and health workers in Gaza told CNN. A Palestinian doctor treats a prematurely born baby at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on October 22, 2023.

Persons: ” Dr, Abdul Rahman Al Masri, ” Al Masri, Dr Al Masri, Adel Hana, Iyad Issa Abu Zaher, ”, Israel, Fu’ad, ” Al, Abed Khaled, Nebal Farsakh, Farsakh, ” “ Organizations: Gaza CNN, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, CNN, ”, Sunday, Al, Palestinian Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, Hamas, Health, Palestinian, Crescent, ” CNN, ” “ Hamas Locations: Gaza, Al, Aqsa, Israel, Al Aqsa, Deir el, Balah, Egypt, Gaza City, Quds, “

☆ Train Collision in Bangladesh Leaves at Least 17 Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Saif Hasnat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At least 17 people were killed when a passenger train and a freight train collided outside Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, during a busy holiday season. The accident, in the Kishoreganj district, 45 miles east of the capital, also left over 100 others wounded, officials said. Sadiqur Rahman Sabuj, the chief administrative officer of Bhairab, where the accident occurred, said the passenger train was trying to switch tracks en route to Dhaka when a freight train headed in the opposite direction struck its last two coaches, which were packed with 300 passengers. “As Bangladesh is celebrating Durga Puja, many are moving from city to city,” Mr. Sadiqur said, referring to a Hindu festival. “The death toll may rise further.”

Persons: Sadiqur Rahman Sabuj, Durga Puja, Mr, Sadiqur, ” Organizations: “ Locations: Bangladesh’s, Dhaka, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh

☆ Gazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified if killed, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified, per CNN. A Gazan doctor told the outlet the only way dead children can be identified is through that writing. More than 1,700 children have died under Israel's airstrikes, per Gazan health authorities. Gazan parents worry that "anything could happen" to their children, and no one will be able to identify them, Al Masri told CNN. The supervisor of the room at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, who refused to be named, told the outlet that parents writing their children's names on body parts is a "new phenomenon."

Persons: —, Dr Abdul Rahman Al Masri, Al Masri, Dr Iyad Issa Abu Zaher, Martin Griffiths, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: CNN, Service, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Gazan Health Ministry, Associated Press, International Committee, Cross, UN, Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations, United Nations Relief, Works Agency Locations: Al, Aqsa, Hamas, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Palestine

☆ Las Vegas Sands' Asia business is booming as casino Covid recovery accelerates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article LVS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTwatch nowLas Vegas Sands ' recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is gaining steam, and Asia is a big reason why. Las Vegas Sands announced earnings of 55 cents per share on revenue of $2.8 billion. Las Vegas Sands CEO Rob Goldstein predicted on the company's earnings call that the destination could hit $40 billion annually in the near term. As cashflow increases, Las Vegas Sands is laying out new priorities for capital expenditures. Las Vegas Sands also announced a $2 billion share repurchase plan through 2025.

Persons: That's, Roslan Rahman, Sands, Covid, Rob Goldstein Organizations: Wednesday, Vegas Sands, LSEG, AFP, Getty, Sands Locations: Vegas, Asia, Singapore, Marina Bay, Sands, Macao, Marina Bay Sands

☆ Gaza Hospital Explosion Stuns Overworked Doctors; ‘No Place Is Safe Now’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Chao Deng | Menna Farouk | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As news of a deadly explosion in a Gaza hospital compound spread across the Palestinian enclave, doctors at the nearby Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital wondered whether to evacuate staff, patients and the hundreds of people who had taken refuge there. “Where could we go? No place is safe now,” said Abdel Rahman Bassem, a 24-year-old intern. The doctors and patients remained.

Persons: Shuhada, Aqsa, ”, Abdel Rahman Bassem Locations: Gaza, Shuhada Al

☆ Afghanistan stun champions England at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/7] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - England v Afghanistan - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - October 15, 2023 Afghanistan's Ikram Alikhil celebrates after Rashid Khan bowls out England's Mark Wood to win the match REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Afghanistan beat defending champions England by 69 runs in a huge World Cup upset on Sunday, only their second ever win in the tournament. Afghanistan came into the match having lost 16 of their last 17 World Cup games, their only victory coming against Scotland in 2015. Put into bat, Afghanistan posted 284 after a blistering knock of 80 from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and a half-century from Ikram Alikhil. England crumbled to 215 all out in reply with Harry Brook the only batter to adapt to the conditions with a fighting 66 as spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took three wickets each. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Arun Jaitley, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Mark Wood, Anushree, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Harry Brook, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rohith Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, England, Scotland, Thomson Locations: England, Afghanistan, New Delhi, India, DELHI, Alikhil, Bengaluru

☆ ICC Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan stuns England in one of the biggest ever sporting upsets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The pantheon of great sporting upsets gained another monument on Sunday as Afghanistan roundly defeated England by 69 runs at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Delhi, India. It was an upset of immense proportions – Afghanistan had only ever won one World Cup match in its entire history while England is the defending world champion, still basking in the glow of a golden era that has bestowed mythical status on much of its team. But England sputtered from the very start as some loose bowling allowed Afghanistan to build an impressive platform, putting on more than 100 runs without losing a wicket. Defeating England following the earthquake added another dimension to Afghanistan’s historic victory, one which captain Rashid Khan hoped will give Afghans a “little bit of smile on their faces,” he said, per ESPN Cricinfo. After already losing to New Zealand, this shock defeat leaves England in real danger of crashing out the World Cup in the group stages, giving Saturday’s game against South Africa even more importance.

Persons: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Ali Khil, Harry Brook’s, Afghanistan's, Alikhil, Money Sharma, Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, ” Organizations: CNN, England, ICC Cricket, Getty, Sky Sports, ESPN, New, South, New Zealand Locations: Afghanistan, Delhi, India, England, Herat, New Zealand, South Africa

CNN —Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy could be prosecuted for allegedly seditious comments made over a decade ago, after a top official in Delhi said there was enough evidence to lay charges. Two of the accused, Kashmiri separatist leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, have died since the initial complaint was filed. Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former international law professor at the Central University of Kashmir, is still facing charges alongside Roy. In her 2010 speech, posted online, Roy spoke about Kashmiri efforts to seek justice, in part for the mass exodus of Hindus from Muslim-majority Kashmir in the early 1990s amid increasing violence. The decision, which Pakistan condemned as “illegal,” ratcheted up tensions between the two countries and over Kashmir.

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☆ Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Mideast and US leaders tried to sweep the issue under the rug. That may not work anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Palestinian issue, he said, is brought up “a lot less than you think” in negotiations with Arab states. “The international community no longer seems to care, and the Palestinians’ Arab allies are embracing the most right-wing government in Israeli history. (Netanyahu told CNN last month he believes that making peace with Saudi Arabia could eventually lead to peace with the Palestinians.) The plan was widely perceived as challenging China’s trade ambitions and would presumably have been activated after Saudi Arabia and Israel normalized ties. In the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, around three-quarters of their populations were opposed to normalizing with Israel, the poll found.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Netanyahu, Omar Rahman, Biden, Israel, Trump, “, Khaled Elgindy, Jordan’s King Abdullah, Elham, Donald, Joe, John Kirby, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammed Al Yahya Organizations: CNN, Israeli, Saudi, Middle East Council, Global Affairs, United Arab, Abraham Accords, United, Israel, West Bank, Middle East Institute, Palestinian Affairs, Haaretz, London’s, House, National Security, Muslim Brotherhood, MBS, Palestinian, Washington Post, Washington Institute . Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, ”, Saudi, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, United States, UAE, Palestine, New York, Saudi Arabia, India, Europe, Riyadh, Washington

☆ Hamas: What to know about the group and its strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say. Israel pledged revenge, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing “mighty vengeance.” Hamas said it was prepared for all scenarios. Palestinian Hamas militants attend the funeral of their comrade in the southern Gaza Strip in August 2017. The Israeli military said Monday that Hamas had taken “dozens” of hostages and Hamas has said it has abducted more than 100 people. Hamas’ large-scale offensive shows that the group knows that the coming war may be an existential one, experts say.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Kobi Michael, “, ” Michael, Harakat, Muqawama, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Mahmoud Abbas, Yoav Gallant, Khaled Elgindy, ” Elgindy, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Elgindy, Omar Rahman, ” Rahman, can’t, Abu Mazen, …, Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud Hefnawy, Michael, Hamas …, Saleh al Organizations: CNN, Palestinian, Hamas, Israeli, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel’s Ministry, Strategic Affairs, Islamic Resistance Movement, Oslo Accords, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Israel, Palestinian Authority, West Bank ., European Union, US State Department, West Bank, Middle East Institute, Palestinian Affairs, “, Saudi, Middle East Council, Global Affairs, AP Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Aqsa, Jerusalem, Egypt, Oslo, United States, Iran, Palestine, Saudi, Washington, Saudi Arabia, Qatar's, Doha, Lebanon

BUDAPEST/PRAGUE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Robert Fico's election win in Slovakia after he had campaigned to end military aid to Ukraine shows creeping discontent in Central Europe over the war with Russia, but analysts do not expect a major policy turn-around by Bratislava or Warsaw. Fico's victory in Saturday's election prompted concerns that his new government would see NATO-member Slovakia joining Hungary in challenging the European Union's consensus on support for Ukraine. However, analysts do not see a big policy switch regarding Ukraine in Slovakia and Poland. MODERATING EFFECTIn Slovakia, Fico's SMER-SSD party won the election with 23% of the vote. "The bigger challenges are not Slovakia, or Hungary but the U.S. election cycle and the impact that has on support for Ukraine."

Persons: Robert Fico's, Fico, Viktor Orban, Roger Hilton, Fico's, Peter Pellegrini, Samuel Abraham, Robert Fico, Zuzana Caputova, Radovan Stoklasa, Pellegrini, Abraham, legitimise, Orban, Mujtaba Rahman, Rahman, Krisztina, Jan Lopatka, Angus MacSwan Organizations: NATO, SNS, Republika, REUTERS, EU, Russia, Ukraine, Reuters, Eurasia, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, PRAGUE, Slovakia, Ukraine, Central Europe, Russia, Bratislava, Warsaw, Hungary, Russian Poland, Saturday's, Poland, GLOBSEC, SMER, Brussels, Budapest, Kyiv, Europe, Prague

☆ Once dubbed a 'zombie' index, this Asian stock market is trying European-style trading to reinvent itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Structured certificates are financial instruments issued by a third party, that are based on underlying assets — their returns depend on the performance of the asset, which can be a single stock or an equity index. Singapore began offering listed structured certificates on Aug. 30, with its inaugural issue being one linked to Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding . "So tech names, Hong Kong names, U.S. names, Japanese names. SGX's move to broaden its equity-linked product base "could drive incremental market interest," including offering depository receipts and structured certificates, Wickramasinghe told CNBC. Structured certificates are more more popular in Europe, as investors there are "broadly speaking, very yield focused," Syn told CNBC.

Persons: Roslan RAHMAN, ROSLAN RAHMAN, Roslan Rahman, Thilan Wickramasinghe, Michael Syn, CNBC's, Serene Cai, Tharman, Wickramasinghe, Syn, Adam Reynolds, Reynolds Organizations: Getty, Afp, Singapore Exchange, CNBC, Inside Venture, Saxo Markets Locations: Singapore, AFP, Asia, Hong Kong, SGX, Pacific, Europe

A deadly outbreak of dengue fever in Bangladesh is the most severe in the country’s history, the authorities said, with fast-spreading infections from rural areas further straining the already overwhelmed hospital system in the capital, Dhaka. On Monday, the Bangladeshi authorities said they had recorded 909 dengue-related deaths this year through Sunday, compared with 281 in all of 2022. “Hundreds of patients are also coming to Dhaka from outside,” said Dr. Khalilur Rahman, a director at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and hospital. He said some hospitals in Dhaka were facing shortages of intravenous fluids used to rehydrate patients with dengue, and pharmacists were increasing their prices as demand for IV treatment rises, adding to the severity of the crisis.

Persons: ”, Khalilur Rahman Organizations: Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Locations: Bangladesh, Dhaka, “

☆ 'Who should I hire? Will I get rich?' Fortune telling is a booming business in Singapore
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

To determine if a candidate was a good fit for his company, one CEO is said to have consulted a "feng shui" master. From who to hire to where to put their money and when is the best time to get married, more and more people are turning to fortune telling in Singapore. "Especially if it's a C-suite hire, or if it's a very important hire and the companies are unsure. said Chase Woo, managing partner at Hoseiki, a feng shui atelier which also does consultations. Jonathan Lok consulted a feng shui master before picking Jan. 27 to get married.

Persons: Luis Acosta, it's, Benedict, Feng shui, Mark Tan, Tan, Jing, Chase Woo, she's, feng shui, Roslan Rahman, Woo, Jonathan Lok Organizations: Afp, Getty, SINGAPORE, Way, Singapore's Department of Statistics, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower, Tripartite, country's Association of Small, Enterprises, Fengshui, Nurphoto Locations: Singapore

☆ Two Palestinian men killed during Israeli incursion in camp near Tulkarem
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jerusalem CNN —Two Palestinian men were killed in the early hours of Sunday during an incursion by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. He said it was the third Israeli raid on the camp this year, damaging electricity and water services. Videos obtained by CNN shared by residents of the camp showed military vehicles entering the camp, where at least one was hit by an IED. Israel raided the camp earlier in September, leaving a Palestinian man killed and another two injured. A general strike has been announced in the camp and Tulkarem.

Persons: Farhan Abu Ali, Abd al, Rahman Suleiman Abu Daghash, Abu Daghash, Taha al, Irani, WAFA, “, Najeeb, Israel Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israel Defense Forces, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health, IDF, CNN, UN Locations: Jerusalem, Nur, Tulkarem, Palestinian

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends the 26th ASEAN-China Summit at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6, 2023. Hassan Karim, a lawmaker from Anwar's People's Justice Party, said he felt "let down" by the premier, whom he described as a close friend. The AGC has said it dropped charges against Ahmad Zahid to review new evidence, and reiterated that its decisions were made independently. On Saturday, around 1,000 people turned up at a protest in Kuala Lumpur organised by Malaysia's opposition, calling for Ahmad Zahid to be prosecuted and chanting "reforms are dead." Najib has sought a royal pardon over his conviction and requested other charges that he faces to be reviewed.

Persons: Anwar Ibrahim, Yasuyoshi, Anwar Ibrahim's, Anwar, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Najib Razak, Hassan Karim, Ahmad Zahid, Najib, MUDA, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, Ahmad Zahid's, Wong Chin Huat, Wong, Rozanna Latiff, Danial Azhar, Hasnoor Hussain, Kim Coghill Organizations: Malaysia's, China, ASEAN Summit, 1Malaysia Development, People's Justice Party, Reuters, United Malays National Organisation, Malaysia's Sunway University, Thomson Locations: ASEAN, Jakarta, Indonesia, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

BRIGHT BUDDY The Loftie Lamp can employ customizable lighting routines to help you wind down at night and get up more easily in the morning. ONE OFT-OVERLOOKED PERK of working from home? That blinding illumination can bring on a numbing sense of malaise, and even derail your day. “Light exposure of appropriate intensity and the right timing is vital to our health and well-being,” said Shadab Rahman, assistant professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Better lights, he says, can improve mood, cognition and even productivity.

Persons: ”, Shadab Rahman Organizations: Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

☆ Afghanistan recall fast bowler Naveen for World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KABUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has returned to the Afghanistan one-day squad for the upcoming World Cup in India more than two years after playing his last ODI. Omarzai missed the ongoing Asia Cup with a side strain but has recovered to reclaim his place in the 15-member squad announced on Wednesday. Rashid Khan will spearhead a spin attack that also includes Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad. All-rounder Gulbadin Naib, who led the team when they finished bottom at the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, is one of three reserve players. Afghanistan will kick off their World Cup campaign on Oct. 7 against Bangladesh in Dharamsala.

Persons: Naveen, Haq, Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Ikram, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ul, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Ireland, Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KABUL, Afghanistan, India, Abu Dhabi, Asia, England, Wales, Dharamsala, New Delhi

☆ Singapore picks economic czar Tharman Shanmugaratnam as its next president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, will become Singapore's ninth president after winning 70.4% of votes. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty ImagesA former member of Singapore's ruling party on Saturday scored a landslide victory to become the city-state's president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic challenges and high-profile scandals. Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, won 70.4% of votes, the elections department said, to become Singapore's head of state. The country is a parliamentary democracy and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the head of government. Tharman is as credible as it gets," said political scientist Walid Jumblatt Abdullah of Nanyang Technological University.

Persons: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Roslan Rahman, Lee Hsien Loong, Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, Tharman Organizations: Afp, Getty, Saturday, Analysts, Action Party, Nanyang Technological University, PAP Locations: Singapore

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