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HELSINKI, August 18, 2017. Police said they arrested one person after a shootout and were hunting for other possible attackers.

Several people stabbed in Finnish city of Turku - police

Reuters

SEPANG, August 18, 2017. Singaporean Olympic champion Joseph Schooling has apologised over some remark he had made ahead of his Kuala Lumpur SEA Games (KL2017) campaign.

Joseph Schooling apologises if remarks offended anyone

Bernama

August 18, 2017. The orders coincided with a major anti-piracy campaign by Creative Content Australia headed by actor Bryan Brown on Friday.

59 pirate websites blocked in Australia

Astro Awani

PADANG TERAP, August 18, 2017. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid wants the district education office and the school in which a female teacher was beaten by a Form Two student last Friday.

Teacher beating case: Mahdzir wants school, education office to act sternly

Bernama

BARCELONA, August 18, 2017. Spain mounted a sweeping anti-terrorism operation on Friday after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people.

Spain hunts driver who killed 13 in Barcelona, says foils bomb plot

Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, August 18, 2017. Malaysia's economy is expected to record a higher growth this year, exceeding the initial target of between 4.3 per cent and 4.8 per cent on the back of the strong first-half performance,

Malaysia's economy likely to grow higher in 2017, target to be revised

Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, August 18, 2017. Kevin Yeap and Heidi Gan won gold in 10km open water swimming at the 2017 SEA Games on Friday.

SEA Games: Yeap, Gan bag 10km open water swimming gold for Malaysia

Astro Arena

KUALA LUMPUR, August 18, 2017. Malaysian MMA hero Ev Ting said is looking forward to redeem himself at ONE Championship's fight in Kuala Lumpur tonight.

MMA: I'm gonna turn Nobutatsu Suzuki into Nobutatsu 'Sashimi' - Ev Ting

Haider Yutim, Astro Awani

BARCELONA, August 18, 2017. A manhunt was underway for the driver of a van that mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing at least 13 people.

Spain hunts van driver who mowed down Barcelona crowd, killing 13

Agencies

BARCELONA, August 18, 2017. A van hit crowds in the heart of Barcelona on Thursday killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 80 in an attack claimed by Daish militants.

Van ploughs through crowd in Barcelona, killing at least 13

Agencies

MADRID, August 18, 2017. A Catalan police spokeswoman said police had killed four attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, and another was seriously injured following an operation there.

Catalan police say police have killed 4 attackers in Cambrils

Reuters

MADRID, August 18, 2017. Two men arrested after a van attack in Barcelona which killed at least 13 people on Thursday were connected to the incident but neither was the driver of the vehicle, police said.

Two arrested over Barcelona attack not the van drivers - police

Reuters

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