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Contender to lead Merkel’s party takes heat from rivals
BERLIN (AP) – A top contender for the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party is taking heat from his rivals for saying that the party accepted the rise of the far-right Alternative...
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Putin warns against ‘reckless’ moves after Ukraine declares martial law
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday warned Ukraine against any “reckless acts” after Kiev declared martial law in response to Moscow’s seizure of three of its navy vessels. The...
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Curtains raised on Knowledge Convention Exhibition 2018
| Wani Roslan | THE Knowledge Convention Exhibition 2018 (MajIEx2018) officially kicked off yesterday at the East Concourse, Lobby, Main Conference Hall and Perpaduan Hall of the International...
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Northern California fire costs likely in billions: Zinke
PARADISE, California (AP) – Costs associated with a deadly Northern California wildfire will likely be in the billions, United States (US) Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Monday as he returned to...
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Their Majesties attend Knowledge Convention 2018
| Rokiah Mahmud | HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
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Sultan: Agriculture determines survival as independent nation
| Azlan Othman | HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
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Modi, Gandhi duel in key Indian state election
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Millions of Indians voted yesterday in a state election seen as a key duel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main rival before the whole country goes to the polls in 2019....
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Seminar touches on ways for agriculture sector to increase GDP
| Danial Norjidi | A SEMINAR on ‘Increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through the Agriculture Sector’ was held at the Musyawarah Hall of the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas...
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New Zealand rescuers save six stranded whales
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand on Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of...
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Improvements seen in PSR grades this year: MoE
| Azlan Othman | BRUNEI Darussalam has seen a 2.83 per cent increase in the attainment of A-C grades passes across all five subjects in this year’s Primary School Assessment (PSR) results...
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Chinese scientist defends gene-editing babies as trial paused
HONG KONG (AFP) – The Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies defended the highly controversial procedure yesterday, but announced a halt to the trial...
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Agriculture sector output to rise
| Lyna Mohamad | IN 2017, the output from the country’s agriculture sector increased by 91 per cent to BND380 million, compared to only BND200 million in 2007; and the output from this sector...
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Auction of mayor’s stuff will get a surprise sequel
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An estate sale at the home of polarising former Mayor Frank Rizzo went like gangbusters over the weekend — and just after it wrapped up, an additional treasure trove of personal...
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Crown Prince attends Premier Forum of Knowledge Convention
| Lyna Mohamad | HIS Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime...
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Detours in Japan – Southern island full of artistic, natural treasures
| Kazutaka Nakajima | UKEN, Japan (The Japan News/ANN) – Although I was on an island, the sea appeared small and distant from where I stood on an observation deck. Rows of subtropical laurel...
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Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AFP) – A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics yesterday, leaving 22...
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Tributes flow for Ministry of Health retirees
| Aziz Idris | THE Ministry of Health (MoH) paid tributes to 127 retired officers and staff of the departments under it by presenting certificates of retirement at Al-‘Afiah Hall yesterday....
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Prizes galore for Maulidur Rasul procession contest winners
| Izah Azahari | A PRIZE presentation for the Maulidur Rasul procession Competition 1440 Hijrah was held at the Multaqa Hall of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jalan Dewan Majlis yesterday....
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Early education helps cultivate interest in agriculture
| Danial Norjidi | EARLY education pertaining to agriculture is needed, said Manager of Marsya Farm Haji Awang Muliadi bin Haji Moksin. Sharing his view as an agropreneur, he touched on...
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Statistics reveal need to boost self-sufficiency for food security
| James Kon | RICE imports to Brunei Darussalam were consistent from 2013 to 2018, with the exception of 2017, during which there was a drop in imports due to a shortage in supply, according to...
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