WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U S Justice Department that will allow him to walk free; police in Malaysia have detained eight people with suspected links to the Islamic State militant group; with the removal of oil from the sea and oil-soaked sand from affected beaches largely completed, the authorities are moving to the next phase of the cleanup of a 400-tonne spill.


Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 


Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ) 


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Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro


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