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PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday it had adopted a legal framework for a sanctions regime targeting Lebanese individuals and entities after a year of crisis that has left Lebanon facing financial collapse, hyperinflation and food and fuel shortages. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4nB8M

DUBAI (Reuters) - A prominent imprisoned Bahraini opposition figure has lost 10 kg during the first three weeks of a hunger strike, a family member said on Friday, as rights groups called for his release and the return of a confiscated manuscript he had written. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4nB81

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's president said on Friday changes were needed to the country's system for disciplining judges, but did not say what steps he would support that could help Warsaw avoid financial penalties from the European Union. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4nB5p

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Three more people were found dead after Tuesday's explosion at an industrial park in western Germany, bringing the death toll from the blast to five, police and prosecutors said on Thursday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4k5qR

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hundreds of people blocked traffic in the centre of Slovak capital Bratislava, protesting against a law which gives those who have had the COVID-19 vaccine easier access to public events and spaces, Slovak media reported on Thursday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4k5p0

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful labour union said on Thursday it was preparing a roadmap for steering the country out of political crisis that it would present to President Kais Saied, who has been accused by critics of a coup for taking over governing powers. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4k5mg

ANKARA (Reuters) - A massive forest fire in southern Turkey spread to the town of Manavgat as the flames were fanned by strong winds on Wednesday, according to the local mayor, and TV footage showed residents running for their cars as streets were engulfed in smoke. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4fVKR

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on eight Syrian prisons run by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's intelligence apparatus and five senior officials who control the sites, where human rights abuses have taken place. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4fVK4

LONDON (Reuters) - A lawyer acting for Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Pyotr Aven said on Wednesday that Harper Collins had reached an agreement with them and agreed to issue an apology over aspects of a book about Vladimir Putin's Russia. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4fVDQ

DOUALA (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers killed five Cameroonian soldiers and one civilian during a raid on a military outpost in the far north of the country, local authorities said on Tuesday, the second deadly raid in the area in the past week. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Zs3Q

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that people should not get carried away by six days of better COVID-19 infection data, while one of the country's top epidemiologists said the end of the pandemic could be just months away. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Zs2m

TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia's leading Islamist party moved on Tuesday to ease the country's political crisis, calling for dialogue and urging supporters not to protest after accusing President Kais Saied of launching a coup. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Zs0t

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have received the green light to acquire 16 high-performance drones complete with accompanying systems and equipment to monitor and suppress threats at borders. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4WGxf

PETALING JAYA: The government will still be able to impose an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on any area with widespread Covid-19 infections until the end of the year under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act, if needed. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4WGwv

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday sacked the prime minister and froze the activities of parliament, leading his opponents to accuse him of a coup. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4WGvC

MELAKA: A teenager has claimed she was turned into a sex slave by her 39-year-old uncle since 2018. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4RjkP

PETALING JAYA: As Malaysia plans to ease restrictions for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19, it must be done in a controlled manner to avoid any grave repercussions, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4RjjZ

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded the statements of 15 people who participated in the black flag convoy, says Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Rjgq

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Tajik counterpart Sherali Mirzo on Saturday discussed joint measures to counter threats from the Taliban in the Tajik-Afghan border area, the TASS news agency reported. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Nqjf

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A large majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines, says Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Nqj6

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The police advise vaccine recipients to lodge a report if they suspect they have been injected with an empty syringe so that further investigations can be carried out. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4NqhL

KOTA TINGGI: Heavy rain and strong winds around the Kota Tinggi district caused damage to the Tanjung Sedili Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) office here. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4LJsQ

KUALA LUMPUR: Recovery efforts should be calibrated to those who need it most, according to MCA. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4LJr8

PETALING JAYA: The country’s Covid-19 death toll continues to rise with 144 more fatalities recorded on Friday (July 23). Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4LJqT

QUITO (Reuters) - At least 18 inmates died and several police were injured during riots at two of Ecuador's largest penitentiaries, the Andean country's SNAI prison authority said late on Wednesday, marking the second major deadly wave of prison violence this year. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4HCmC

VALLETTA (Reuters) - A group of 128 French students who all tested positive for coronavirus will be flown home on Thursday on a special charter flight, Maltese officials said. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4HClS

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel made clear on Thursday she would keep working on issues such as climate change till her last day as chancellor but, inscrutable as ever, gave little away about her plans once she leaves office after a September 26 election. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4HCkf

(Reuters) -Core Scientific Holding Co said on Wednesday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by BlackRock Inc, in a deal that values the cryptocurrency miner at $4.3 billion. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Chg0

(Reuters) - Five Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission ensure Verizon's proposed $6.9 billion acquisition of TracFone does not raise prices or impact government programs to provide access to mobile phones for low-income Americans. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Chd6

PETALING JAYA: On the eve of being charged for misappropriating RM1.2mil, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has claimed that it was another ploy to force him to support Perikatan Nasional. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S4Chb4

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An inquiry recommended on Tuesday delaying local government elections planned in South Africa on Oct. 27, saying it doubted they can be free or fair during the coronavirus pandemic. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S48BcD

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia views Taliban gains in northern Afghanistan as having a security upside because the group is hostile to what Moscow regards as more dangerous Islamist extremists, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday, according to the Interfax news agency. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S48BbL

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked Nigeria to explain where and how Nnamdi Kanu, a separatist leader who holds British citizenship, was arrested after Kanu's lawyer alleged he had been detained and mistreated in Kenya before being sent back to Nigeria. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S48BZC

ROME (Reuters) - Italian politicians should throw their weight behind the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Monday, wading into a row over mainly rightist leaders who have yet to get inoculated. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S44fgn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden took a softer tone when talking about Facebook Inc on Monday, after saying last week that the social media company was "killing people" by allowing the spread of misinformation about vaccines against the coronavirus. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S44fdJ

(Reuters) - American billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos said on Monday he is excited and curious but not very nervous on the eve of taking part in his company Blue Origin's inaugural suborbital flight alongside the oldest and youngest people ever bound for space. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S44fbB

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 4,839 vehicles were ordered to turn back at roadblocks on Friday (July 16), the highest number since the National Recovery Plan (NRP) was implemented, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S41CXX

KOTA KINABALU: The Labuan approach should be adopted for Sabah so that more people can be vaccinated rapidly, says Federation of Chinese Associations (FCAS) president Tan Sri TC Goh. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S41CV1

BUTTERWORTH: A factory in Tasek Gelugor, Kepala Batas here was 70% damaged due to a fire, says the Penang Fire and Rescue Department Read full story http://dlvr.it/S41CS7

BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Business owners in a town badly hit by the record flooding in Germany struggled on Saturday to pick up the pieces after their livelihoods - from old books to wine - were swept away or caked in sludge. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3yLc3

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition activist and former mayor Emilio Grateron has taken refuge in the Chilean diplomatic residence in Caracas, Chilean and Venezuelan authorities said, amid a wave of arrests of political adversaries of President Nicolas Maduro. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3yLbr

PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands marched across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a COVID-19 free certificate to enter places such as bars, restaurants and cinemas. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3yLbK

MIRI (Bernama):  A total of 1,069 units of bitcoin mining machines worth RM5.3mil were seized in a joint operation carried out by police and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) in Miri between February and April. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3vn9L

BUTTERWORTH: The Seberang Jaya market here has been ordered to close after three traders tested positive for Covid-19. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3vn9D

(Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday overturned decisions by his two predecessors and re-imposed restrictions on the old-style Latin Mass preferred by traditionalist Roman Catholics, saying it was being exploited to divide the Church. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3vn87

ROME (Reuters) - Italy has not yet approved a Venezuelan request for the extradition of former oil minister Rafael Ramirez, his lawyer said on Thursday, denying a Venezuelan state TV report that the move had been cleared by an appeals court. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3rXf4

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. De Vries has died just over a week after being shot in the street, his family and his employer RTL Netherlands news said on Thursday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3rXdR

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Zakaria Ghalayeeni has driven a taxi around Beirut since he was 18-years-old and at 76 he is still driving to earn a meagre living through what he says are Lebanon's darkest times. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3rXby

PETALING JAYA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has met with International Trade and Industries Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, the Malaysian Turkish Embassy tweeted. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3mr7Z

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Pemerkasa Plus aid recipients are expected to receive payments starting July 27, a slight extension from the previous plan for payments to be made before July 15, according to the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad). Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3mr5P

PARIS (Reuters) - Dozens of French police used tear gas to disperse a protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine certificate or negative PCR test to gain entry to bars, restaurants and cinemas from next month. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3mr33

JOHOR BARU: Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim has reminded politicians that now is not the right time for politicking. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3j5Ss

NILAI: Several individuals captured in two video recordings which have since gone viral are policemen on official duty, says district police chief Supt Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3j5R3

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified 23 new Covid-19 clusters on Tuesday (July 13), bringing the number of active ones to 870. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3j5Mh

PETALING JAYA: Action will be taken by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to prevent the alleged sale of vaccination slots, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3dMZZ

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here was told that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's trial over a solar hybrid project is a nullity as Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun had issued a backdated letter on the appointment of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as lead prosecutor in the case. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3dMY4

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah government has issued updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the agriculture sector effective Monday (July 12), which include a relaxed ruling for fishing activities. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3dMVp

ROME (Reuters) - Italians poured into streets and squares in massive numbers on Sunday as the national soccer team beat England to win Euro 2020, celebrating a success widely seen as a rebound from the heartbreak failure of not qualifying for the last World Cup. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3YhVP

The city of Barcelona has launched a major plan to combat climate change through various measures and initiatives. One handy online tool offering a helping hand to pedestrians is Cool Walks. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3YhTW

As movement restrictions make it difficult to offer assistance, individuals and organisations are building apps and services to ensure help is at hand. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3YhRz

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian former soldier killed during a gun battle with Haitian police and accused of involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise had been hired as a bodyguard, his sister said on Saturday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3VhP0

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For the first time, a majority of Brazilians support impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a poll released on Saturday, as serious graft allegations related to vaccine procurement hit the right-wing leader's already battered image. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3VhN9

PETALING JAYA: A “fierce war” against Covid-19 is being fought in the Klang Valley, and resources from other states are being sent to help deal with the higher number of cases here. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3VhMM

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss online consumer outlet Comparis has filed a criminal complaint over a ransomware attack on Wednesday that blocked some of its information technology systems, it said on Friday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3RzpM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel next Thursday, the White House said on Friday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3Rznm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to act against groups conducting ransomware attacks from Russia, the White House said. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3RzmZ

LISBON (Reuters) - Holidaymakers in Portugal will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test, a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery to stay in hotels or other holiday accommodation, the government announced on Thursday, as cases continue to rise. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3Nbzx

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's lawmaker who served as the first indigenous justice minister until she clashed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and sparked a high-profile ethics scandal said on Thursday that she was not planning on running for re-election. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3Nbz5

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. exit from Afghanistan is a headache for Moscow which fears spiralling fighting may push refugees into its Central Asian backyard, create a jihadist threat and even stir civil war in one ex-Soviet state, a former Russian diplomat and two analysts said. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3NbyQ

ALOR SETAR (Bernama) The Kedah state government has denied a viral message stating that an enhanced movement control order would be imposed on the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani following a flare-up in Covid-19 cases there. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3JhtX

KUALA LUMPUR: There is a hive of activity at Umno's headquarters at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre (WTCKL) as its highly anticipated supreme council meeting on Wednesday (July 7) night is expected to decide on whether or not it stays with the Perikatan Nasional government. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3Jhsf

PUTRAJAYA: A Covid-19 outbreak at a higher learning institute in Hulu Selangor has resulted in the discovery of 96 confirmed cases. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3JhrP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it completed approximately more than 90 percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3DjPn

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Yusuf Lado had not yet learned to read or write when his school closed for fear of attacks by armed gangs, which have been snatching students across northwest Nigeria in hopes of lucrative ransom payouts. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3DjPK

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department cancelled its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing project on Tuesday and will rebid a multiple vendor contract, saying in a statement that tech giants Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com are the only providers "capable of meeting the department's requirements." Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3DjMt

KABUL (Reuters) - Bagram Air Base, hub of U.S. forces in Afghanistan for 20 years until they withdrew last week, buzzed again with activity on Monday as Afghan forces settled into the vast premises, complete with its runways, barracks, control towers and hospital. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S38nGb

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban plan to present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government side as soon as next month, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgents said even as they make major territorial gains in the breach left by departing foreign forces. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S38nGG

BRASÍLIA (Reuters) - Some 48.2% of Brazilians believe the administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is "bad" or "terrible," according to results of an opinion poll by CNT/MDA released on Monday, up from 35.5% in February. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S38nDv

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 27,783 new COVID-19 cases and 830 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3599F

Though thousands of mental health apps are available for download, few are backed by research. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3598r

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Sunday it was reaching out to victims of a wide-ranging ransomware outbreak centered on a Florida-based information technology company. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S3597w

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The issue of vaccine recognition must be discussed and clarified at international level so that there is no discrimination, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S325rt

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government on Friday evening rejected a request by presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori to seek an international audit of its June 6 election, leaving her with few recourses to overturn the apparent lead over her rival candidate Pedro Castillo. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S325rZ

KABUL (Reuters) - As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic end to the longest war in U.S. history, locals living in the shadow of the base and in nearby Kabul were left ruing the past and bracing for what comes next. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S325qc

MELAKA: Health authorities here are investigating how a man with no interstate or overseas travel history in recent years became the first person in the state to be infected with the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) of Covid-19. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2zRJq

PETALING JAYA: The enhanced movement control order will be imposed in several localities in Kedah, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak from July 4-17, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2zRHt

​​​​​​​KOTA KINABALU: A new Covid-19 cluster was reported in Sabah on Friday (July 2) involving a fishing community in Pitas. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2zRGW

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has identified 21 new Covid-19 clusters nationwide, of which 11 of them are workplace-related. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2w33Z

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A cobbler was fined RM6,000, in default eight months’ jail by the Selayang Sessions Court here on Thursday (July 1), after he pleaded guilty to wrongfully confining his lover in a room for six days and causing injuries to her last month. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2w33C

MELAKA: The state police chief has asked his men to show empathy and use their discretion when issuing notice of compounds to those who violate the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP). Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2w31N

(Reuters) - Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc shares were set to open more than 14% higher in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, which would value the SoftBank-backed company at more than $77 billion. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2r8b8

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc on Wednesday said that the carrier will run core parts of its 5G wireless network on Microsoft's cloud computing platform. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2r8Zb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online broker Robinhood Financial LLC has been ordered to pay $70 million for 'systemic supervisory failures' that harmed thousands of consumers in the process, an industry regulator announced on Wednesday. Read full story http://dlvr.it/S2r8XM