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KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia remained higher mid-morning on continued buying interest in selected heavyweight counters, dealers said.
IPOH: Perakians woke up to haze shrouded day with Taiping, Ipoh, Seri Manjung and Tanjung Malim recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has defended itself after confirming that it diverted a London to Kuala Lumpur flight over Syrian airspace when its usual route over Ukraine was closed in the wake of Thursday’s MH17 crash.
SYDNEY: Australia’s consumer watchdog has warned people to be wary of scams seeking to take advantage of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy, saying false Facebook profiles had already been set up.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended yesterday's gains this morning on the back of risk appetite and renewed weakness of the greenback, a dealer said.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: A high-level attempt by the U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state to end deadly Israel-Hamas fighting was off to a rough start Monday: Gaza’s Hamas rulers signaled they won’t agree to an unconditional cease-fire, Israel’s prime minister said he’ll do whatever is necessary to keep Israelis safe from Hamas attacks and the overall Palestinian death toll surpassed 560.
NEW YORK: US stocks slipped on Monday as investors remained cautious about instability in Ukraine and Gaza, though the three major indexes ended well off their lows, a sign that some appetite for riskier assets remained.
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean police said today that they have found a body of a fugitive billionaire businessman sought over April’s ferry disaster that left more than 300 people dead or missing.
SHANGHAI: U.S. coffee giant Starbucks said on today that some of its stores previously sold products containing chicken originally sourced from Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, a firm that was shut down on Sunday by local regulators over food safety concerns.
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski discussed on today the need for increased defence spending in Europe and for transatlantic unity after the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine, the White House said.
LONDON: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed his side’s determination in forcing the collapse of England who faced new trouble Tuesday when wicketkeeper Matt Prior withdrew for at least the rest of the season.
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israel pummelled Gaza for a 14th day on Monday, hiking the Palestinian death toll to more than 570, as Cairo took centre stage in world efforts to broker a ceasefire.
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama piled pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to force pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to stop blocking an international investigation into the downing of a passenger jet last week.
SHANGHAI: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing welcomes the recently passed U.N. resolution on downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, demanding those responsible be held to account, and called for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
KUALA LUMPUR: AFTER a three-day stall, there was finally some progress yesterday when pro-Russian rebels allowed a Dutch team to inspect the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.