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Phelps beaten in first comeback final
By Julian Linden PHOENIX (Reuters) - Michael Phelps suffered a narrow loss to old rival Ryan Lochte in his comeback to competitive swimming on Thursday, but still showed enough to suggest he will be a force to be reckoned with. Racing for the first time since he retired in a blaze of glory after…
Reuters13 mins agoBoy and girl on Korean ferry drowned with life jackets tied together
By James Pearson and Meeyoung Cho SEOUL (Reuters) - A boy and girl trapped in a sinking South Korean ferry with hundreds of other high school students tied their life jacket cords together, a diver who recovered their bodies said, presumably so they wouldn't float apart. Captain Lee Joon-seok, 69,…
ReutersObama 'ate only half' the sushi course
Barack Obama may have enthused publicly about the sushi he was served at an exclusive Michelin-starred restaurant, but he stopped eating half way through the meal, reports said Thursday. Pictures showed the US president being served sake by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the counter of the…
AFP NewsI tendered my resignation without securing the next job. Here’s why I don’t mind.
I have committed a taboo – I have tendered my resignation without securing the next job. The reactions to the announcement were varied but they all pretty much hint at a deep sense of disapproval. “Why did you do that?” It was as if I had renounced my faith. “What are you going to do from now on?”…
Vulcan PostGobind: No need to withdraw conviction, I will fight for Karpal
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 ― Gobind Singh Deo vowed last night to fight tooth and nail to clear Karpal Singh’s name, saying there was no need to ask the Attorney-General to withdraw his late father’s...
The Malay Mail OnlineThe 22 Most Miserable Countries In The World
According to a analysis published by the...
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Malaysia will release a preliminary report on the disappearance of flight MH370, Prime Minister Najib Razak said, as the government battles widespread criticism over the transparency of its investigation. "I have directed an internal investigation team of experts to look at the report, and there is…
AFP NewsJamie Foxx’s Daughter Goes Mini-Electro at the ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Premiere
Leave it to an aspiring kid supervillain to steal the show from Spider-Man himself. At Thursday's New York premiere of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," Jamie Foxx's 4-year-old daughter, Annalise, did just that when she arrived sporting a full face of blue Electro makeup. The premiere scene-stealer,…
Yahoo MoviesFootball: Giggs aims to revive troubled United after Moyes exit
Ryan Giggs will bid to revive Manchester United's battered spirits as the Old Trafford icon takes charge against Norwich on Saturday following the abrupt end to David Moyes' disastrous reign. Moyes' miserable 10-month spell at United reached a bitter conclusion with his sacking on Tuesday after 24…
AFP NewsQuan Yifeng fined and banned from driving
The Singapore-based TV personality was fined SGD 800 and banned from driving for three months after knocking down a pedestrian last year
From Cinema Online Exclusively for Yahoo NewsroomThe Secret of Celebrities’ Flawless Skin
In order to have flawless skin, you have to pay more attention to facial wash up and skin care. Many stars place their skin toner, mist and booster inside a bathroom so that they could immediately apply them as soon as they finish their facial wash up.
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard supported the cast of Cabaret.
Cover MediaBloodied shirt, unwashed fork: JPII relics abound
ROME (AP) — Inside a chapel on the edge of Rome, a nun uses a key to open a wooden wall panel, revealing a hidden niche. Behind glass and stitched loosely to supporting backing hangs a relic of holy suffering: the bullet-pocked, bloodstained undershirt that John Paul II was wearing when a gunman…
Associated PressWaste oil collector struggles after STOMP posts, receives help from kind souls
After being photographed at work in Jurong pooling used oil near coffee shops, 50-year-old Valerie Sim has been struggling to keep her family afloat. Web portals STOMP and The Real Singapore published pictures of her in February, triggering a witch hunt for others like her and comments from readers…
Yahoo NewsroomChildren's corpses reveal desperate attempts to escape Korean ferry
By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park MOKPO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean divers swam though dark, cold waters into a sunken ferry on Wednesday, feeling for children's bodies with their hands in a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks as they searched for hundreds of missing. Writing by Nick…
Reuters'Gospel of Jesus's Wife': Doubts Raised About Ancient Text
Now, new information uncovered by Live Science raises doubts about the origins of the scrap of papyrus. The gospel, written in the ancient Egyptian language Coptic, has made headlines ever since Harvard University professor Karen King announced its discovery. The business-card-size fragment…
LiveScience.comParents up in arms over sale of ‘smoke candy’
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The Malay Mail OnlineOwner of rogue bulldogs arrested
SEREMBAN, April 25 — Police have arrested the owner of two American bulldogs that attacked three people in Kampung Masjid Lenggeng. The 53-year-old farmer and gardener, who is believed to be...
The Malay Mail OnlineOnePlus One is a Xiaomi killer, set to launch in 16 countries next month
China's newest smartphone maker, OnePlus, unveiled its first-ever flagship phone in Beijing today at an equal price point to for China, RMB 2,000 (US$330).
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