2014-11-19 Malaysia Health

Arab News   

Sierra Leone seeks Saudi help in fight against Ebola   
Arab News
In this Sept. 24, 2014 photo, Healthcare workers load a man, center, onto a ambulance as he is suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone. (AP). RIYADH: Rodolfo C. Estimo Jr. Published — Wednesday 19 November 2014.
Helping children devastated by Ebola in Sierra Leone   ITV News
SLeone kindergarten keeps children from Ebola-hit mothers   New Straits Times Online
'Ebola eats at my soul every day': Stories of survival from Sierra Leone   Mashable
Malay Mail Online   
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Fox News   

A 10-second kiss is long enough to transfer 80 million bacteria   
Washington Post
So, kissing seems all fine and great, but just get science involved and, boom, we learn that it's actually pretty gross. To be fair, our mouths are kind of disgusting to begin with: They play host to entire communities of bacteria (700 varieties!), which are part of an ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Science

ABC Online   

Japan plans new Antarctic whale hunt   
ABC Online
Japan has unveiled plans to resume whale hunting in the Southern Ocean, but has said it will slash the quota of its scientific whaling program. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled earlier this year that Japan's decades-old whale hunt should stop, ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Entertainment

New Idea   

Kim Kardashian defends her naked photos   
New Idea
Kim Kardashian has defended her decision to bare all for fashion photographer Jean-Paul Goude on the cover of Paper magazine, saying she did it in the name of art. The 34-year-old reality star appeared on The Project were she discussed the photos which ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Sports

Competitions good for Syafiq   
New Straits Times Online
BOWLER Syafiq Ridhwan Abd Malek believes he will not suffer burnout from competing in too many tournaments ahead of next month''s World Championships in Abu Dhabi. Following his decent performance in the recent AMF World Cup, the 28-year-old is ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Technology

  The Malaysian Insider   

BuzzFeed Jumps Aboard The Messaging App Train, Starting With WeChat  TechCrunch (blog)
BuzzFeed is a modern media empire that moves, or at least tries to move, with the times. The company was initially famous for its easily shareable stories and listicles, but these days it is more sophisticated than that, mixing Pulitzer Prize winning authors and ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Business

  The Malaysian Insider   

Allocate more to palm oil industry, Govt urged  The Star Online
AN opposition MP has suggested that the Government provides a bigger allocation for programmes to defend the palm oil industry besides activities to promote the commodity. Kelana Jaya PKR MP Wong Chen said it was important that adequate allocation is ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia World

  Haaretz   

Why Netanyahu's use of 'blood libel' is so explosive  Washington Post (blog)
In the wake of a deadly attack on worshipers at a Jerusalem synagogue, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked an incredibly loaded term to condemn what he says was Palestinian incitement to violence. The Israeli premier said the latest killings ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Southeast Asia

  TODAYonline   

Non-Muslim to be sworn in as Jakarta governor despite protests  Reuters Canada
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Jakarta's first Christian governor in nearly 50 years is expected to be sworn in on Wednesday, despite protests from religious hardliners opposing a non-Muslim taking over one of Indonesia's most powerful political jobs. President Joko ...

2014-11-19 Malaysia Malaysia

  Malaysia Chronicle   

Will Sarawak CM walk the talk?  The Star Online
CHIEF Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem continues to surprise. In the closing stages of the current Assembly sitting, he gathered some of Sarawak's most important individuals in a room and lambasted the timber industry. It was a speech that no one could have ...