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Pakistan: Women journalists accuse Imran Khan’s govt of instigating online abuse
The women journalists claimed that government officials were instigating online attacks against them over their reports critical of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . Pakistani women journalists and social media activists have said that government officials were instigating online attacks against them over
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Overweight Chinese man’s belly saves him from falling down a well
An overweight Chinese man got super lucky as his big belly prevented him from falling down a well. Yes, you read that right. The man’s big belly came to his rescue when his life was in major trouble. The incident
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Lebanese president vows full probe into Beirut port’s deadly blasts
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed on Tuesday to continue investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on Aug. 4, killing 171 people and wounding around 6,000 others, reported Xinhua news agency. “I will not remain silent nor will I
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WHO in contact with Russia on new COVID-19 vaccine: spokesman
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting a WHO spokesman on Tuesday. “We are in close contact with the Russian
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White house: US troubled by arrest of Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai
WASHINGTON: The United States is troubled by the arrest of Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai and urges China to repeal the national security law for Hong Kong, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien. “We
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17 confirmed dead in plane crash-landing in south India
NEW DELHI: Air India Express confirmed on Saturday morning that 17 were killed in a plane crash-landing in India’s southern state of Kerala, including two pilots, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. As of now there are 17 confirmed deceased including
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Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Promotes Genomics Project as Center of Medical Hub
BANGKOK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thailand, already famed for its world class hospitals and success combating coronavirus, aims to enhance its role as a global medical hub by establishing a Thailand Genomics Sequencing Center in the country’s high-tech Eastern
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U.S. steps up campaign to purge ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat “significant threats.” U.S. Secretary of State
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Japan marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima
TOKYO: Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with its mayor urging the world to unite against threats to humanity including those from nuclear weapons, reported Xinhua news agency. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said
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Two fake document syndicates masterminded by Myanmar nationals busted
PUTRAJAYA: Two document forgery syndicates masterminded by Myanmar nationals and targeting ethnic Rohingya and Arakan Muslims, were crippled in an Immigration Department operation in the Jalan Lebuh Pudu area, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Immigration director-general, Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (pix) said the syndicates
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