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Malaysia’s top court upholds ex-PM Najib Razak’s graft conviction, 12-year prison sentence
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to journalists outside the Federal Court during a court break, in Putrajaya, Malaysia August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak begins final bid to set aside 1MDB conviction
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak waves as he arrives at the federal court in Putrajaya on August 15, 2022. - Malaysia's highest court on August 15 will hear former leader Najib Razak's final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Kremlin strongly backs Beijing as Pelosi’s Taiwan trip looms
Demonstrators take part in a protest against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Airlines upbeat on recovery but labour shortages may hurt growth
FILE PHOTO: Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association, takes part in a panel discussion at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Thai police rescue 59 Rohingya refugees abandoned on southern island
This handout from the Royal Thai Navy taken on June 4, 2022 and released on June 5 shows members of the Thai Navy and park officials offering food to Rohingya found stranded on the Thai island of Koh Dong. - Just under 60 people including five children have been discovered on a southern Thai island, a senior police officer said on June 5, after they said they were abandoned by traffickers en route to Malaysia. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Royal Thai Navy" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/ROYAL THAI NAVY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Two European divers rescued, search continues for Dutch teen
Norwegian diver Kristine Grodem is transferred by a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) helicopter to Mersing, after being rescued off the Mersing coast, Johor, Malaysia, April 7, 2022. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout via REUTERS
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U.S. prosecutor urges jury to convict former Goldman Sachs banker in ‘brazen’ 1MDB scheme
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng and his lawyer Marc Agnifilo leave the federal court in New York, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/
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At least eight dead in Malaysia floods as rescue effort stumbles
Search and rescue team evacuates flood victims in Shah Alam, Selangor state, Malaysia, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Prosecutors begin explaining indictment at Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 trial
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Search underway for missing Indonesians as boat capsizes off Malaysia, killing 11
Officials inspect a boat that capsized and killed some of the people onboard, while other migrants remain missing in Kota Tinggi, Johor state, Malaysia, December 15, 2021. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)/Handout via REUTERS
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Singapore, Malaysia reopen busy land border for vaccinated travellers
People walk along the link bridge to a terminal at Changi International Airport in Singapore on November 18, 2021. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Malaysian prime minister signs pact with opposition on political stability
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, center, and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, left, sign documents during a ceremony at Parliament at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Ismail signed an unprecedented cooperation pact with the main opposition bloc led by Anwar. The deal will prevent any bid to undermine Ismail's rule ahead of general elections due in two years. (Zarith Zulkifli/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
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Global factory activity loses momentum in August as COVID-19 pandemic disrupts supply chains
FILE PHOTO: A steel worker of Germany's industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG stands a mid of emitting sparks of raw iron from a blast furnace at Germany's largest steel factory in Duisburg, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
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Malaysian prime minister resigns after failing to get majority support
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Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as COVID-19 wave spreads
In this July 5, 2021, file photo, people queue up to refill their oxygen tanks at a filling station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Images of bodies burning in open-air pyres during the peak of the pandemic in India horrified the world in May, but in the last two weeks Indonesia and two other Southeast Asian nations have surpassed India’s peak per capita death rate as a new coronavirus wave tightens its grip on the region. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
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Malaysians struggling amid COVID-19 lockdown fly white flag for help
Sasikumar, 45, a car cleaner who lost his job during the lockdown, hangs a white flag to seek help from members of the public outside his home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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First discussions of evidence set for this week as MH17 trial moves to crucial merits phase
A part of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site in the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, on Aug. 2, 2014.
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Malaysia to summon Chinese envoy over jets intrusion
This handout photo from the Royal Malaysian Air Force taken on May 31, 2021 and released on June 1, 2021 shows a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft that Malaysian authorities said was in the airspace over Malaysia's maritime zone near the coast of Sarawak state on Borneo island. (Royal Malaysian Air Force via AP)
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Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack
FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, people stand in front of the logo of AXA Group prior to the company's 2018 annual results presentation, in Paris. The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday, May 18, 2021 it is investigating a ransomware attack by Russian-speaking cybercriminals that has affected operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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COVID-19 pandemic, Mideast tensions stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak appeals corruption conviction in 1MDB scandal
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Court of Appeal, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on April 5, 2021.
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Malaysia orders North Korean diplomats to leave country after Pyongyang cuts diplomatic ties
The entrance to the North Korean Embassy, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 29, 2017.
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Malaysian opposition leader meets with King in bid to form new government
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim holds a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, on Oct. 13, 2020.
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Malaysian PM goes into quarantine after minister tests positive for COVID-19
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is seen in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 28, 2020.
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Asia’s developing economies expected to contract in 2020
Unemployed people sit on the side of a major street in Bangkok on September 15, 2020. - Developing Asia -- stretching from the Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central Asia -- is expected to contract in 2020 for the first time in nearly six decades, throwing tens of millions of people into poverty. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Malaysian coroner opens inquest into 2019 death of French-Irish teen
A police officer pastes a photo of 15-year-old Nora Anne Quoirin on a wall at a shop in Seremban, Malaysia, on Aug. 9, 2019.
u.s. business
Goldman Sachs lowers quarterly earnings citing legal provisions
FILE PHOTO: The ticker symbol and logo for Goldman Sachs is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Streetwise newsletter: Royal Bank cuts ties with beleaguered WE Charity
A Canadian flag flies near a branch of the Royal Bank in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. Royal Bank of Canada says it is dropping its partnership with WE Charity and will no longer sponsor or donate to the organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak sentenced to 12 years in jail in 1MDB scandal
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak (centre) arrives at the Duta Court complex awaiting a verdict in his corruption trial in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 28, 2020.
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26 Rohingya that were feared drowned found hiding on Malaysian islet
In this photo taken Sunday, July 26, 2020, by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, shows rescued Rohingya refugees on a beach on Rebak Island off the resort island of Langkawi, Malaysia. M