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Rome takes bulldozers to gaudy ‘mafia’ villas
ROME (AFP) – Police on Wednesday began bulldozing eight villas built illegally in a suburb of Rome by an alleged mafia clan renowned for its violence and gaudy lifestyle, as those evicted cried foul....
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Four in New Jersey mansion fire killed by ‘homicidal violence’
COLTS NECK, New Jersey (AP) — A family of four whose remains were found at the burned-down ruins of their New Jersey mansion was slain before the home was set ablaze, authorities said on Wednesday,...
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Retailers aim to pick up business from defunct, dying rivals
NEW YORK (AP) – Companies like Target and online mattress company Casper are creating playbooks to pick up market share left behind by defunct or dying retailers. Casper, for instance, has teamed up...
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Visitors flock to Russian missile cruiser
Huge crowds flocked to Muara Port to attend the open day of the Russian Pacific Fleet missile cruiser ‘Varyag’, yesterday. ‘Varyag’ is one of the premium class Russian-guided missile cruisers. The...
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2,143 cyber attacks in Brunei last year
LAST year, the Brunei Computer Emergency Response Team (BruCert) recorded 2,143 attacks on cybersecurity in Brunei, of which 38 per cent was caused by malicious software. According to a survey by the...
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Royalty attend Women’s Special Assembly
HER Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam yesterday graced the Women’s Special Assembly, which was held at the...
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Samsung apologises over sicknesses, deaths of some workers
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics apologised yesterday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and...
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Kosovo police arrest three Serbs, sparking protests in the north
TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Kosovo police arrested three ethnic Serbs, including two police officers, early yesterday on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a leading Serb politician in the north of...
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President Trump’s Thanksgiving menu includes turkey and grievances
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) – President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to...
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Singapore fires starting gun on sensitive political transition
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore’s ruling party yesterday set in motion a carefully orchestrated political succession that will see the founding family hand over the premiership, a crucial moment in the...
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Indonesia wraps up Lion Air crash victim identification
Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia yesterday wrapped up the grim task of identifying Lion Air jet crash victims from recovered body parts, with a preliminary report on the cause of the accident that killed 189...
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UTB bags bronze award in QS-APPLE
Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) won the Bronze Award in the QS-APPLE Creative Award for the Best International Print Advertisement during the Quacquarelli-Symonds Asia Pacific Professional Leaders...
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15 students sponsored to polish film-making talent
PROGRESIF Cellular Sdn Bhd is paving the way for the development of future filmmakers and producers in its latest CSR initiative for Brunei’s creative industry, announcing yesterday that it is...
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Fun-filled activities at Pesta Sains
BRUNEI Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP), through the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC), launched its inaugural Pesta Sains 2018 at the Jerudong Park Playground yesterday. More details in...
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Brunei welcomes Chinese tourists with RB’s new scheduled flights
A hadrah group at the Brunei International Airport yesterday greeted 148 Chinese tourists who arrived via BI668, the inaugural Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) direct scheduled flight from Haikou in Hainan,...
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Hollywood boost for aspiring local filmmakers
ASPIRING local filmmakers will soon have an opportunity to polish their skills and in turn produce materials worthy for exhibitions at international film festivals. More details in Saturday’s Borneo...
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Health protection scheme for B40 group to cover 36 critical illnesses:...
GEORGE TOWN (Bernama) – The government will expand the healthcare coverage under the national health protection fund for the B40 low-income group, to cover 36 major critical illnesses, said Finance...
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Dr Wan Azizah in Doha for official visit
DOHA (Bernama) – Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrived for a three-day official visit to Qatar. The aircraft carrying the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister touched down at the Hamad International...
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Rain helps douse wildfire but slows search crew
PARADISE, California (AP) – A deadly wildfire is nearly contained thanks to several days of rain in Northern California. But search crews are still completing the meticulous task of combing through...
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Paris police fire tear gas, water cannon against ‘yellow vest’ protesters
PARIS (AFP) – Police fired tear gas and water cannon yesterday in central Paris against ‘yellow vest’ protesters demanding French President Emmanuel Macron roll back tax hikes on motor fuel. More...
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