KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad begins a visit to China today, seeking to renegotiate or even cancel major Beijing-backed projects signed under the country’s scandal-plagued, former regime, reports AFP. The 93-year-old leader, who returned for a second stint as premier following a shock election win in May, has railed against a series of deals struck with Chinese state-owned companies by the administration of toppled leader Najib Razak. His government has suspended China-backed projects worth more than $22 billion, including a major rail link, and Mahathir has pledged to raise the issue of what he views as unfair terms related to some of the deals on his five-day trip.
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KOCHI: Helicopters airlifted stranded families from rooftops and dam gates were thrown open as incessant torrential rain brought fresh havoc yesterday to the Indian state of Kerala where about 100 people… 
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