Category: polio
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99 Speed Mart IPO crowns polio survivor as Malaysia’s newest billionaire
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Lee Thiam Wah’s first venture into retail was selling snacks from a roadside stall in Malaysia. Decades later, the entrepreneur has turned that humble beginning into a sprawling retail empire with more than 2,600 grocery stores across the country. Today, the 60-year-old is a billionaire after his company 99 Speed…
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Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, polio vaccinations in full swing By Reuters
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Written by Nidal Al-Maghribi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as they tried to repel an offensive by Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said on Monday, while medics conducted a second day of polio vaccinations for children in…
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Israel recovers six hostage bodies in Gaza as polio vaccinations start By Reuters
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By Ari Rabinovitch and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip where they were apparently killed shortly before Israeli forces reached them. The Israeli military said it had recovered bodies…