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Compiled by FATIMAH ZAINAL, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHANMALAYSIAN author and poet Lu Zhi Jun passed away in Taiwan.... As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/ medium.... Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item....

The Queen was presented in person with a special Canterbury Cross for her" unstinting service" to the Church of England over the last 70 years on Tuesday. The 96-year-old head of state held a face-to-face audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Windsor Castle. The Most Rev Justin Welby gave the Queen the small silver cross, inspired by a 9th century Saxon brooch and incorporating a triquetra pattern, as a" heartfelt symbol" of the church's" love, loyalty and affection".It was a tribute to

Meghan Markle, 40, appeared alongside American journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, 44, and Starbucks chair Mellody Hobson, 52, at the New York Times’ DealBook Online Summit on Tuesday.... During the Duchess of Sussex’s 31-minute appearance on the event’s YouTube stream, the trio discussed how to ensure women can “ reach economic and professional parity ”.... However, Ms Markle also revealed the first business venture she embarked on.“ I remember when I was really young — I must have been eight or n

Details of Mr Biden's early days as President were detailed in" Peril", new book by journalist Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.... The book claims Mr Trump spent his time at the White House surrounded by" toys", including giant video screens and golf simulators in his private living quarters.... “ Trump’s existence permeated the White House, even the residence....

KABUL — Inside an art exhibit called Abarzanan — Superwomen — stones the size of pomegranates hover above a mannequin wearing a dress fashioned from a white burial shroud. The display commemorates a young Afghan woman, Rukhshana, 19, who was stoned to death by village men in 2015.... 29 agreement between the United States and the insurgents has filled many Afghan women with dread.... Another hand, shaped like a snake, wrapped around the figure’s womb....

That is an additional shape which makes the point of the problem in the form of the word ‘Allah’.... The deputy dean( Talent and Research) of the UMT Foundation and Continuing Education Centre, is also of the view that it is not one hundred per cent equal to the holy word." If you look at the logo as a whole, you won't see( the word ‘Allah’).... So, it makes sense considering that it is a company that manufactures shoe products, ” he said.-Bernama....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plunged the Royal Family into crisis this year by making a number of bombshell claims about why they wanted to leave the Firm.... During their controversial TV interview with Oprah Winfrey in March, they alleged that one unnamed member of the family had asked how dark their son Archie's skin might be before he was born.... I was a bit shocked." He also said he had" huge compassion" for Charles and William as they" don't get to leave".He said: “ I was trapped, but

TOKYO — There are few true surprises in Japanese politics, but the rise of Yoshihide Suga to become the next prime minister was not exactly preordained. The son of a strawberry farmer and a schoolteacher from rural northern Japan, Mr.... Charisma is not the first — or even the second or third — word evoked by his public persona.... Suga, the longtime chief cabinet secretary to Mr....

But if Beijing were ever to invade Taiwan, the anti-ship and antiaircraft systems could in theory be turned on Chinese military fleets.... That could make the Japanese garrison a tempting target for China — and put Mr.... The idea that Beijing posed a serious threat to national security was largely a right-wing preoccupation. But the calculus has changed....