2015-07-01 Malaysia Health

The Times (subscription)   

Dengue fever mosquito alert for southern Europe   
The Times (subscription)
Popular holiday destinations in southern Europe are ripe for colonisation by mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases, scientists have warned. Tiger mosquitoes carrying the dengue and chikungunya viruses are spreading across the globe, according to new ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Science

The Land Newspaper   

Climate spat brewing in Lib ranks   
The Land Newspaper
FURORE has erupted over a letter sent by 11 farmers, warning the Liberal party against delaying global action on climate change and to further examine scientific evidence. But the group's actions have raised concerns about the potential use of ...
Faces from Sudan   Sudan Vision
Climate action: Preoccupation with level of farm emissions is misguided   Irish Times
Irish conference hears message: Climate action requires 'new era of solidarity'   National Catholic Reporter (blog)
The Rakyat Post   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

why we need to keep adding leap seconds   
Sydney Morning Herald
Today at precisely 10am Australian Eastern Standard time, something chronologically peculiar will take place: there'll be an extra second between 09:59:59 and 10:00:00. This will make 1st July 2015 (or 30th June 2015 in many other parts of the world ...
Leap second added to Aussie clocks   The Australian (blog)
Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live!   The Guardian
Leap second explanation with IT specialist Brendan Hemmings   ABC Online (blog)
Washington Post (blog)   
Bangkok Post   
WDIV Detroit   
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The Register   

Why SpaceX will sort out Sunday's snafu faster than NASA ever could   
The Register
Analysis The perfect delivery record of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket ended on Sunday 139 seconds into flight, but there are good reasons why Elon's Musketeers will be back on schedule far faster than many are predicting. The accident itself was a disaster ...
Beachgoers beware: Hazardous SpaceX debris floating off Florida and Georgia ...   Christian Science Monitor
Another view: Yes, SpaceX's rocket blew up, but it was a useful failure   Kane County Chronicle
First Biologically Focused Experiment aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Lost in ...   West Texas News
WTVM   
Discovery News   
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National Geographic   

Rainbow of Fluorescent Corals Found—Why Do They Glow?   
National Geographic
Deep beneath the waves of the Red Sea, scientists have discovered corals that fluoresce in a range of colors, likely because it helps their algae friends. WATCH: Colorful Rainbow Corals Glow in the Red Sea. By Carrie Arnold, National Geographic.
Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore   Jakarta Post
Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs   Times of India

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Daily News & Analysis   

Mount Hakone erupts in Japan (Lead)   
The Hindu
Mount Hakone in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture erupted on Tuesday, the authorities said. Earlier in the day, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised its alert level from two to three on its scale of five, warning people to stay away from the volcano ...
Japan On Alert Following Mini-Eruption Of Volcano Near Tokyo   Tech Times
Volcanic eruption alerts authorities in Japan   Big News Network.com
Small volcanic eruption closes parts of resort near Tokyo   Reuters

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The Hindu   

Cosmonaut sets record   
The Hindu
... : Gennady Padalka moves past old record of 803 days, nine hours and 41 minutes, and aims to return to try for 1,000 days. The Russian cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station has broken the record for total time in space by spending more ...
Suited for Space: Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka Sets Record for Days in Orbit   NBCNews.com
Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space   Economic Times

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Irish Independent   

UK at risk of asteroid tsunami 'that could kill hundreds of thousands'   
Irish Independent
PARTS of the UK are at risk from an asteroid tsunami that could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Experts at the ...
Stand down, Bruce: No need to worry about asteroids hitting the earth   Stuff.co.nz
Watch Live Footage of the Asteroid That Came Close to Earth   TIME
Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared!   Newsweek
International Business Times AU   
Penny4NASA (blog)   
Al Jazeera America   
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ABC Online   

Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance   
ABC Online
Although they are millions of kilometres apart, Venus and Jupiter will appear to be side by side, separated by just a fraction of a degree tonight. The planets have been moving closer together over the past few weeks.
Star of Bethlehem? Jupiter and Venus converge in night sky   Christian Science Monitor
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Visible on July 1   Patch.com
Jupiter and Venus align over New Zealand   Stuff.co.nz
WOODTV.com   
Mashable   
9NEWS.com   
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Stuff.co.nz   

Rich countries' $100bn promise to fight climate change 'not delivered'   
Stuff.co.nz
The Atlantic Ocean washes up at Arpoador rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The country's environment minister was among those from developing nations annoyed at the developed world's "continued lack of any clear road map" to provide a promised $100bn ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Entertainment

Billboard   

Apple Music arrives, some fans have trouble cancelling Spotify accounts   
Sydney Morning Herald
Apple Music v Spotify, Pandora, Google Play and Rdio. Music fans have largely given the thumbs up to Apple's new music streaming app, Apple Music, which launched overnight. Many users announced via Twitter their plans to cancel their subscriptions to ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Sports

USA TODAY   

The US roars into World Cup final with fierce win over Germany   
USA TODAY
In its most dominant, confident and convincing performance of this tournament, the United States beat Germany 2-0 in the semifinal at Olympic Stadium. Jill Ellis mixed things up with her lineup by going with a 4-5-1 formation rather than the ...
US Upsets Germany in Women's World Cup   Wall Street Journal
Against Top Foe, US Brings Its 'A' Game   New York Times
World Cup: Key Stat Takeaways From US Win Over Germany   ESPN
The Guardian   
TIME   
International Business Times   
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China Dash Malaysia's Semifinal Hopes In Asian Junior C'ship   
malaysiandigest.com
KUALA LUMPUR -- China proved its prowess in badminton by defeating Malaysia 3-0 to dash the national junior squad's semifinal hopes in the 2015 Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. The junior shuttlers gave a tough fight but were forced to ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Technology

Billboard   

Apple Music arrives, some fans have trouble cancelling Spotify accounts   
Sydney Morning Herald
Apple Music v Spotify, Pandora, Google Play and Rdio. Music fans have largely given the thumbs up to Apple's new music streaming app, Apple Music, which launched overnight. Many users announced via Twitter their plans to cancel their subscriptions to ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Business

Financial Times   

Malaysia dodges a downgrade from Fitch; ringgit, stocks jump   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Fitch Ratings unexpectedly raised its outlook on Malaysia to "stable", saying it expects the country's fiscal deficit to narrow further this year despite lower oil prices, sending the ringgit and local stocks higher. The agency on ...
Malaysia Stocks Rally With Ringgit After Fitch Refrains From Cut   Bloomberg
Fitch's stable outlook drives Ringgit higher   New Straits Times Online
Bursa Malaysia extends gains to open higher   The Sun Daily
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
BusinessWorld Online Edition   
The Malaysian Insider (press release)   
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The Malaysian Insider   

Petrol prices up by 10 and 20 sen, diesel unchanged   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: The pump prices of RON95 and RON97 fuel have increased by 10 sen and 20 sen respectively. RON95 is now RM2.15 per litre and RON97 has been fixed at RM2.55. The heartening news is that the price of diesel remains at RM2.05 a litre ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Two huge planes plough into one street: ten years apart   
Sydney Morning Herald
2005 Medan plane crash toll reaches 149. Jakarta: An Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a northern residential area of Medan on Tuesday was carrying 113 people, an air force spokesman said. It passed overhead a few times, really low.
The Death Toll in the Indonesian Plane Crash Has Risen to 141   TIME
Indonesia police official says 141 bodies recovered from military plane crash ...   Washington Post
142 killed in Indonesia's deadly plane crash, government to review air force fleet   The Indian Express
Irish Independent   
NDTV   
Sky News Australia   
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The Hindu   

Man kills himself, woman on bullet train   
DAWN.com
TOKYO: A man set himself ablaze on board a moving bullet train in Japan on Tuesday, killing himself and a woman, in an unprecedented incident on a network with an enviable safety record. Several other passengers were hurt after the man doused himself ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Irish Independent   

Plane crash death toll tops 140   
Irish Independent
The death toll from the air force transport plane crash in an Indonesian city has jumped to more than 140, indicating a growing list of victims from the neighbourhood where the aircraft went down.
Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 141   Times of India
141 bodies recovered from Indonesia plane crash   CTV News
The Death Toll in the Indonesian Plane Crash Has Risen to 141   TIME
Sydney Morning Herald   
The Indian Express   
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Voice of America   

VIETNAM PRESS-Vietnam criticises Cambodians for border attack - Vietnam News   
Daily Mail
Vietnam has criticised recent violent actions by several Cambodian extremists which left seven Vietnamese injured at a border area in the country's south, Vietnam News quoted Hanoi's Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying. Cambodia should deploy ...

2015-07-01 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

'Move towards new, progressive Islamist party'   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
INTERVIEW Following the uncertainty plaguing the future of PAS in Pakatan Rakyat, the son of a former party president hopes the PAS offshoot that is being mooted will accept Muslims and non-Muslims as members - as long as they support the Islamic cause ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Health

Stuff.co.nz   

Brain benefits of NZ blackcurrants hailed by scientists   
Stuff.co.nz
Blackadder blackcurrants improve brain function and treat early symptoms of Parkinsons disease, a new study has found. New Zealand blackcurrants not only keep our brains young and active, but could replace drugs used to treat depression, anxiety and ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Science

NDTV   

Falcon Rocket Explosion Leaves SpaceX Launch Schedule in Tatters   
NDTV
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on board appearing to explode shortly after launching from Florida. submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Entertainment

NDTV   

Spicing up Malaysia's beloved 'fatty rice'   
DAWN.com
KUALA LUMPUR: Zainal Abidin's tiny food stall serves just one item and opens for only a few hours but is besieged each day by nearly a thousand customers clamouring for Malaysia's undisputed national dish, nasi lemak. “We need more rice in here!
The Rise of Nasi Lemak: A Classic Dish from Malaysia   NDTV
Spicing up 'nasi lemak'   The Sun Daily

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Wall Street Journal   

NBC Cutting Ties With Donald Trump   
Wall Street Journal
NBCUniversal is ending its relationship with Donald Trump after the Republican presidential candidate's anti-immigrant remarks. Four days after Univision Communications Inc. pulled out of its business relationships with Mr. Trump over comments he made ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Sports

Irish Examiner   

Valencia owner Lim buys image rights of Real Madrid star Ronaldo   
Tribal Football
Ronaldo, the World Player of the Year, banked a reported £50million last year in salary, bonus and endorsements, making him the highest-paid team athlete, according to American business magazine Forbes. A statement from Ronaldo's official website read: ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Technology

Honest John   

New 200t engine for Lexus IS   
Honest John
Lexus is adding the 200t engine to the IS saloon range. It will be sold as a sportier version of the IS and is likely to come in F Sport trim only. Expect a price of around £32,000 when it arrives in September. The 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged ...
Lexus turbocharges IS sedan   Motoring
Lexus brings turbo power to IS-Series   Drive
The Lexus IS 200t And Its Surging Turbos   TechMalak
AutooMobile.com   
DriveArabia.com News & Views (blog)   
INAUTONEWS   
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Computerworld   

Uber grabs mapping tech, employees from Microsoft   
Computerworld
Uber is adding to its mapping smarts by acquiring technology used by Microsoft's Bing Maps, and has hired roughly 100 Microsoft employees who work on image collection and data analysis. Microsoft decided it will no longer collect the imagery and data ...
Microsoft sells display ad business to AOL, map tech to Uber   IBNLive
Microsoft to drop display ad biz, cut 1200 jobs Bloomberg   Moneycontrol.com
Microsoft hands some of the reins for its display ad business to AOL   PCWorld
New York Times   
The Seattle Times   
USA TODAY   
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The Star Online   

US Internet adoption steady as digital gaps persist   
The Star Online
STATUS QUO: The percentage of American adults using the Internet in 2015 is the same as 2013 and 2014. — AFP. The percentage of Americans using the Internet has remained unchanged for the past three years, with older and low-income people making ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

Yinson focuses on O&G   
The Star Online
Lim(pic) and his wife Bah Kim Lian, who is also a director in Yinson, are offering to buy the group's trucking, construction material trading and warehousing businesses. The purchase included the repayment of the inter-company loans owing to the parent ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia World

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Netanyahu, MKs praise IDF for takeover of flotilla   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Education Minister Bennett calls Palestinians a "partner for terror" after IDF prevents the 'Marianne av Göteborg' from entering the Gaza Strip. Naftali Bennett. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST). Share on Facebook Share on ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Southeast Asia

CNN   

Vice Mayor Peña sworn in as acting mayor of Makati   
CNN
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Makati Vice Mayor Romulo Peña was sworn in as the acting mayor of the city on Tuesday morning (June 30) amid tensions after personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Goverrnment (DILG) served a second ...

2015-06-30 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Malaysians owe Wan Junaidi eternal gratitude   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
MP SPEAKS Malaysians owe the Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar a debt of eternal gratitude, for he has resolved a mystery that has been vexing thinking Malaysians for a week – the allegations of about 1MDB “tampered email” which ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Health

AsiaOne   

Malaysia tycoon donates $67m   
AsiaOne
WASHINGTON - Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho has donated US$50 million (S$67 million) to a United States project that is working to turn a supercomputer into a cancer expert able to analyse patients' questions about their condition. The project is ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Science

Financial Times   

US space assumptions explode along with cargo   
Financial Times
It was a puff of smoke 139 seconds into the Falcon 9 rocket's voyage towards the International Space Station that indicated something had gone wrong. Moments later, with the rocket operated by SpaceX nearly 45km above the Atlantic Ocean, smoke began ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Entertainment

Free Malaysia Today   

Move over Musang King, Black Thorn is here   
Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: This year's durian season is definitely merrier with the arrival of the Black Thorn. Also known as Ochee, the “Black Thorn” with its complex flavour, is one of the most hyped durians and supply is limited to a few stalls. Erik Ong, has been ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Sports

fourthofficial.com   

Badminton-Lee wins Canada Open to take back-to-back titles   
Daily Mail
June 28 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei continued his triumphant return following an eight-month doping ban by beating Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long to win the Canada Open on Sunday. The double Olympic silver medallist and twice world ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Technology

The Motor Report   

Lexus IS To Go Turbo With New 200t   
The Motor Report
Lexus has transplanted its new 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engine into a third model to create the IS 200t. The new model was first rumoured in April last year, before the Japanese carmaker registered the IS 200t name a month later. The IS joins the NX 200t ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Business

Malay Mail Online   

Cig prices go up by 30 sen   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: After absorbing the cost of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for three months, British American Tobacco (BAT) Malaysia has decided to increase cigarette prices. The increase, which will take effect today, will see prices of cigarette brands like ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia World

The Sun Daily   

French beheading selfie 'sent to Syria'   
The Sun Daily
French police escort Yassin Salhi (C), a man suspected of decapitating his boss in an attack on a gas factory, as they leave his flat in Saint-Priest on June 28, 2015. AFP. PrevNext. 12. French police escort Yassin Salhi (C), a man suspected of decapitating his ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Malay Mail Online   

Cowardly leaders the most dangerous of men, Johor crown prince says   
Malay Mail Online
Johor's Tunku Ismail Ibrahim says said leaders must recognise problems before they become emergencies and have the courage to fulfil his vision by using his passion instead of his position. ― File picKUALA LUMPUR, June 29 ― In yet another social media ...

2015-06-29 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Johor crown prince warns of cowardly leaders   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has warned that cowardly leaders are dangerous and went on to stress the need for integrity in leadership. Tunku Ismail's message was premised on the teachings of his grandfather - the late Sultan Iskandar ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Health

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Jho Low mulls donating half of family's income   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Malaysian billionaire Jho Low said his family is considering to donate half of all income gained from their financial activities. "Ultimately, we'd like to get to a level where we donate or commit 50 percent of any income generated from our financial activities.
Jho Low goes heart and soul in Washington Post   Free Malaysia Today
Another side to Jho Low, billionaire philanthropist   The Malaysian Insider
Jho Low donates US$50m for cancer supercomputer after cancer scare   Malay Mail Online
Malaysia Chronicle   
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Astro Awani   

KL to see two-fold increase in dengue cases   
The Sun Daily
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Health Department has issued a reminder to the public that it only takes a drop, the size of a 20 sen coin or a teaspoon of stagnant water for an Aedes mosquito to breed. Its Vector Borne Disease Control Unit chief Dr ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Science

Malay Mail Online   

Japanese start-up hopes to deliver shooting stars — on demand   
Malay Mail Online
Lena Okajima (left), CEO of the space technology venture ALE, Teikyo University lecturer Takeo Watanabe (center) and Tokyo Metropolitan University associate professor Hironori Sahara speak June 5 in Tokyo about their business to produce shooting stars.
Meteors on Request   Rappler
Want To See Shooting Stars? In Japan, They Have A Startup For That   Tech Times
Wishing on a shooting star in Japan with man-made meteors   The Nation

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Malay Mail Online   

City celebrates Richard III with 'car park king' musical   
Malay Mail Online
Members of the public are reflected in a shop window as they queue to view the coffin of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, central England, March 26, 2015. ― Reuters picLONDON, June 27 — Leicester Cathedral, now the home of king Richard III's ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Entertainment

The Sun Daily   

Hair tunnels among extreme male grooming from Paris catwalks   
The Sun Daily
WE'RE only halfway through Men's Fashion Week in Paris but we're already seeing some bold grooming trends on the catwalk. Gentlemen, take note – Spring / Summer 2016 will be the season to make a statement with your beauty look. Here are some of the ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Sports

The Malaysian Insider   

Pahang and JDT supporters reminded not to be emotional   
New Straits Times Online
KUANTAN: Pahang and Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) supporters have been reminded not to be emotional but show maturity and sportsmanship as their teams clash at the Darul Makmur Stadium here tonight. Kuantan Deputy Police chief Supt Abdul Aziz Ahmad ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Technology

The Motor Report   

Lexus IS To Go Turbo With New 200t   
The Motor Report
Lexus has transplanted its new 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engine into a third model to create the IS 200t. The new model was first rumoured in April last year, before the Japanese carmaker registered the IS 200t name a month later. The IS joins the NX 200t ...

2015-06-28 Malaysia Business

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Mara, 1MDB, TH 'bargains' all 'hogwash', says Pua   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Mara, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), and Tabung Haji have each claimed that their controversial real estate purchases were a bargain, and is purportedly valued much higher than the price tag they had paid. Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua ...