Malaysia’s Leader, Dogged by a Billion-Dollar Scandal, Proves Untouchable

Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia in 2013. Over the years, he has been accused of having ties to a murder, taking kickbacks and helping concoct a criminal prosecution against a political rival. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The conspirators were confident. They planned to confront Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, at a cabinet meeting...

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Reports: US, Singapore request documents on Goldman Sachs' work on 1MDB

U.S. authorities issued subpoenas to Goldman Sachs for documents related to the bank's dealings with troubled Malaysia state wealth fund 1MDB, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The WSJ reported that Goldman received requests for information earlier this year from the U.S. Department...

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An update to 'Pokémon GO' just removed one of the game's best features

A big update came to "Pokémon GO" Saturday and fans are not happy with some of the changes. Although you can now customize your avatar whenever you'd like, one of those other changes includes the removal of the battery saver within the app. The battery saver feature in "Pokémon GO" dimmed your device screen if you had it by your side. It...

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Explosion at Rio’s Maracana Stadium, host of the Olympic Games opening ceremony

TENSIONS are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony. Host broadcaster Channel 7 revealed that a loud explosion had been heard in the famous Maracana Stadium early Sunday evening soon after a robot had been sent in following the detection of a...

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The new Harry Potter book is here, and if you wanted it to be like the old ones, well…

Harry dies. Just kidding. But consider this our dark mark in the sky: If you’re looking to read about “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” without any spoilers, read this instead. The book, which is branded as the official eighth story in the “Harry Potter” series, was published Sunday to all the midnight-release and nerds-dressing-in-cloaks...

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Najib questions publicity given to DOJ report

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister has questioned the publicity given to the report by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). In a press conference held at the Umno headquarters here, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said reports like this were usually kept 'low key'. "It is unprecedented for a report...

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