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  • BusinessBBC

    Newspaper headlines: Water bosses a 'disgrace' and Easter honours 'row'

    Thames Water's financial woes, a surprises set of honours and hunger in Gaza are on Friday's front pages.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old child is only survivor

    A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to authorities in the northern province of Limpopo. The Limpopo provincial government said the bus veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge and plunged 50 meters (164 feet) into a ravine before busting into f

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  • WorldBBC

    Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa election

    South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.

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  • WorldBBC

    South Africa: Girl, 8, only survivor as 45 killed in bus crash

    An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.

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  • WorldBBC

    Russian network that 'paid European politicians' busted, authorities claim

    Polish and Czech police say network used Russian money and popular website to push anti-Ukraine narratives.

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  • Worlddpa international

    UN court orders Israel to provide more aid to the Gaza Strip

    The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately allow the delivery of significantly more humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip. The United Nations' highest court in The Hague ordered on Thursday that more border crossings should be opened for the transport of food and medical aid. The court was responding to a request from South Africa in the ongoing genocide proceedings against Israel. At the end of January, the court had already ordered emergency measures and ordered Israel

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny

    Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday. Antonina Favorskaya was detained and accused by Russian authorities of taking part in an “extremist organization” by posting on the social media platforms of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, the Russian human rights group OVD-Info

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  • WorldThe Guardian

    Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit

    Photos of French president’s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observers

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine

    Several central and Eastern European countries began marking on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc. At the main airbase hosting Spanish and Portuguese fighter jets tasked with NATO air policing missions in the Baltic region, officials gathered to commemorate the event.

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  • Worlddpa international

    Former German chancellor Schröder says West must negotiate with Putin

    Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. "We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don't see any other way," Schröder said in an interview with dpa. Schröder has been friends with Putin since his time as chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and continues to work for the majority Russian companies operat

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  • WorldThe Hill

    UN high court again orders Israel to alleviate crisis in Gaza

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to take more steps to protect civilians in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the coastal strip where Israeli troops are fighting against Palestinian militant group Hamas. The court ordered Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, noting there is no…

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  • WorldBBC

    New post-Brexit tariff to apply to UK cars going to Canada

    A post-Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.

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  • BusinessBloomberg

    Oracle Faces Blacklisting by South African Government Over Tender

    (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Special Investigation Unit, established to tackle corruption and the misuse of public funds, asked the National Treasury to bar Oracle Corp. from doing business with the government because of what it says was a flawed tender.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its

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  • WorldBusiness Insider

    China built a mock-up of key area in Taiwan's capital city at a desert training site, satellite images show

    The suspected target constructed at a military training site in the desert could highlight China's willingness to use force.

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  • BusinessBloomberg

    Trudeau Promises Low-Cost Loans to Expand Child Care Spaces

    (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will set aside C$1 billion ($738 million) to provide low-cost loans for expanding and renovating child care spaces.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon Insurers Face Baltimore Bridge Payouts Wo

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  • BusinessBloomberg

    Brazil Aims to Lower Electricity Bills With Eletrobras Funds

    (Bloomberg) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva intends to issue a provisional measure next week designed to lower Brazil’s electricity prices through the securitization of payments owed by the country’s largest power generation company, according to an official familiar with the plan.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of C

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

    The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Israel denies it is committing genocide and

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  • WorldBBC

    How President Joseph Boakai hopes to rid Liberia of its problems

    Joseph Boakai tells the BBC he is trying to change the mindset of those who think government is a way to get rich.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143

    Russia's top investigative body said Thursday that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people. A statement from the Investigative Committee said the latest person detained was involved in financing Friday's attack on the Crocus City concert hall in which gunmen shot people who were waiting for a show by a popular rock band and then set the building on fire.

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  • WorldBBC

    Mother and daughter polar bears join wildlife park

    The bears, hand-reared at a Zoo in Germany, are part of a programme to conserve threatened species.

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  • WorldBBC

    What is famine, when is it declared and why are Gaza and Sudan at risk?

    Conflict means millions of people in Gaza and Sudan are severely struggling to access food.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Four people die in Spain in separate incidents after falling into sea along coast amid high winds

    Four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea, emergency services said Thursday. The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country. Spanish police said an underage male of Moroccan nationality and a German adult died on the Mediterranean coast near the eastern city of Tarragona.

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  • WorldAFP

    UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023: data

    UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction in the amount of gas used in power stations, according to official data published on Thursday.Gas use for electricity generation fell 21.1 percent in 2023, "primarily due to higher electricity imports from France, as well as UK electricity demand continuing to decline", said the report.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Algeria's government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages

    Algeria's government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages during Islam's holy month of Ramadan, when demand typically increases in Muslim-majority countries and prices tend to rise. Authorities have moved to increase food and fuel imports and also limit exports, hoping to meet the demands of Algerians preparing nightly feasts as their families break the sunrise-to-sunset fasting during Ramadan. The policies mark a reversal of the

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  • Worlddpa international

    Expansion plans for Porsche test track in Italy halted

    The expansion of a huge Porsche test track in southern Italy has been halted for the time being by the authorities in the region of Apulia, following protests by environmentalists. Activists recently collected around 40,000 signatures to oppose the plans of the German car manufacturer. The president of the region has now decided to suspend the agreement on the project at the test site, according to a statement issued on Wednesday evening. "The region is once again showing that it wants to reconc

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    French lawmakers condemn 'bloody and murderous' 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters

    French lawmakers on Thursday condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous repression,” marking another step in the country's recognition of the massacre that authorities sought to cover up for decades. The National Assembly, parliament's lower house, voted 67-11 in favor of a nonbinding resolution that condemned the police brutality that occurred on Oct. 17, 1961. About 12,000 Algerians were arrested in the crackdown and dozens were kil

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  • Worlddpa international

    Kremlin welcomes former German leader's Ukraine war offer

    The Kremlin has welcomed statements by former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, known to have held close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin while in office, to use the friendship to contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. Good, constructive relations on a personal level like those between Schröder and Putin could help to solve problems, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday. It comes after the former German leader told dpa in an interview tha

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  • WorldCNN

    This Italian town is struggling to sell off its empty homes for one euro. Here’s why

    Italy’s one-euro-home sales have attracted interest in recent few years, but towns like Patrica, located south of Rome, have struggled to offload their empty homes.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say

    The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from December to March. Mali, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, has for over a decade battled an insurgency fought by jihadi groups, including some allied with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Following milit

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  • Healthdpa international

    How people with trouble sleeping can adjust to clocks going forward

    The sun sets later, the evenings feel longer and you can sit out on the balcony a little later and listen to the birds singing. There are, of course, positives to daylight saving time. But in the coming days and weeks, millions around the world will also grudgingly lose an hour's sleep as the clocks go forward an hour. Several dozen countries in Europe make the switch on the night from March 30 to March 31. Australia, New Zealand and parts of the Middle East and South America follow in April. Fo

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  • WorldBloomberg

    Lion and Rhino Breeding Ban Approved by South African Cabinet

    (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s cabinet approved a phased end to the captive breeding of lions and rhinos as the country seeks to end practices that have sullied its reputation as a custodian of some of the world’s biggest wildlife populations.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for We

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  • WorldBusiness Insider

    Ukraine says a missile barrage against Russia's Black Sea Fleet was even more successful than it thought

    Ukraine said its weekend strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet damaged two more ships, a total of four, as it continues to harass the Russian navy.

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  • WorldSemafor

    Macron and Lula launch defense submarine in Brazil

    The French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are resetting ties.

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  • WorldBloomberg

    South Africa Has Many of World’s Worst Air Pollution Sites, Study Says

    (Bloomberg) -- South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by the nation’s state power utility, according to Greenpeace. Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon In

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  • BusinessBloomberg

    Boao Latest: Chinese Leader Rallies Asia; Economy Seen as ‘Weak’

    (Bloomberg) -- China’s No. 3 leader took a veiled swipe at the US at the annual Boao Forum on Thursday as the country seeks to push back against the global influence of the world’s leading power while trying to steady the countries’ ties at the same time.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its

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  • WorldThe Week

    How the Russia-Ukraine conflict has spread to Africa

    Kyiv is attempting to strengthen its alliances on the continent to counter Russia's growing presence

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  • Businessdpa international

    German consumers pay more for energy than before Ukraine war

    Natural gas and electricity costs in Germany rose significantly more in the second half of 2023 than in the comparable period before the energy crisis caused by the Russia's war against Ukraine. Private households paid an average of 11.41 euro cents (12.29 US cents) per kilowatt hour for gas, the country's Federal Statistical Office announced on Thursday. This was actually 6.9% less than in the first six months of 2023. However, compared to the second half of 2021 - the same period before the wa

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Poland and Ukraine leaders cite progress on regulating Ukrainian food imports to ease farmer anger

    The prime ministers of Ukraine and Poland said they made progress Thursday toward meeting demands of Polish and western European farmers who want restrictions on cheap Ukrainian food imports that they say undermine their livelihoods, but they announced no breakthrough. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was in Poland for talks with his counterpart, Donald Tusk, to find ways of addressing the farmers’ discontent that has led to violent protests and blockades of Poland’s border crossings with

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

    Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint. Deutsche Post said the last planes carrying letters between northern and southern Germany, operated by Lufthansa unit Eurowings and Tui Fly, flew overnight on the Stuttgart-Berlin, Hannover-Munich and Hannover-Stuttgart routes. The company said letters between

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  • WorldAFP

    Old Indonesia protest clip falsely linked to 2024 election

    Activists gathered in front of Indonesia's parliament in March 2024 to protest alleged violations in the presidential election, however, a clip of police firing water cannons shared in posts about the demonstrations has circulated online since 2019. The footage -- filmed by a local media outlet -- shows a violent protest in Indonesia's capital Jakarta against proposed amendments for a new criminal code.

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  • WorldBloomberg

    South Africa’s Main Opposition Leader Resists Coalition With ANC

    (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s main opposition party will resist forming a coalition with the ruling African National Congress in order to govern the country should it need to. Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon Insurers Face Baltimore Bridge Payouts Worth

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  • WorldBBC

    South Africa election 2024: When is the poll and what is at stake for the ANC?

    The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.

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  • WorldBloomberg

    Seoul Bus Drivers End Strike After Reaching Wage Deal

    (Bloomberg) -- Bus drivers in South Korea’s capital ended their first strike in more than a decade, which knocked out service during the Thursday morning commute, after reaching a wage agreement with management. Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon Insurers

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  • WorldAFP

    Old video shows fight outside Turkish embassy in Tokyo, not Kurds 'causing mayhem in Saitama'

    An old video of Turks and ethnic Kurds brawling outside the Turkish embassy in Tokyo has resurfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows Kurdish migrants "causing mayhem" in Saitama while they demanded Japan loosen its immigration policies. The video has in fact circulated since October 2015 in reports about scuffles outside Turkey's embassy, where hundreds of Turkish citizens had gathered for early voting in the country's elections.

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  • WorldBloomberg

    Dalio Says China Must Fix Debt Problems or Face ‘Lost Decade’

    (Bloomberg) -- Ray Dalio warned that China should cut its debt and ease monetary policy or face “a lost decade.” Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon Insurers Face Baltimore Bridge Payouts Worth BillionsThe billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates said

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  • Worlddpa international

    France's Macron calls for new, 'more responsible' Mercosur trade deal

    French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday emphatically rejected the planned free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American economic alliance Mercosur in its current form during a visit to Brazil. "As it stands, it is a very bad agreement. This agreement was negotiated 20 years ago. This is not what we want," Macron said, speaking in São Paulo. "Let's negotiate a new, more responsible agreement that is oriented towards our goals and reality and that takes development,

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  • WorldAFP

    Video does not show 'expulsion of Chinese citizens from Indonesian city'

    An old video has been reshared in 2024 alongside a false claim it shows Chinese citizens being expelled from a city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The video has circulated in social media posts since 2023 about a demonstration against a mining company on Sulawesi island, in eastern Indonesia.

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  • WorldAFP

    Video of Cambodian military convoy falsely linked to Myanmar conflict

    As fighting between the Burmese junta and ethnic rebel forces intensifies, a video of tanks being transported in Cambodia has been shared hundreds of times in social media with a false claim that it was taken in Myanmar's Rakhine state in March 2024. The video was posted online at least two months earlier and was filmed at a market in the southwestern part of Cambodia.

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  • WorldBloomberg

    Colombia Expels Argentine Officials After Milei Slams Petro

    (Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s government expelled Argentine Embassy officials after President Javier Milei labeled Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a terrorist, assassin and communist in a TV interview.Most Read from BloombergTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate FinanceDubai Is Losing Its Allure for Wealthy RussiansLondon Insurers Face Baltim

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  • WorldAFP

    Malaysia govt warns of imposter website promising Ramadan aid

    Malaysia's finance ministry has warned TikTok users not to fall for scam posts promoting a Ramadan cash handout that encouraged them to share personal details on an imposter website. While local governments in some parts of Malaysia have offered certain residents a one-off subsidy to mark the Muslim holy month, government spokespersons told AFP the website is not affiliated with official authorities.

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