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Afghan primary school girls make their way to home near the Shuhada lake in Kabul on March 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said on Thursday (August 15, 2024). Afghanistan is the only country in the world with bans…
Taiwan’s Coast Guard arrested the Chinese man on June 9 after his boat collided with vessels in the Tamsui River. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP A former Chinese naval captain arrested for illegally entering Taiwan by boat was formally charged on Wednesday, but prosecutors said “no military or national security involvement” was linked to…
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The UN voiced concern on Tuesday over a “climate of fear” in post-election Venezuela as lawmakers mulled a package of laws critics say target opponents of Nicolas Maduro. The National Electoral Council (CNE) had declared Mr. Maduro the president-elect for a third, six-year term, giving him 52% of ballots cast in the July 28 election….
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Virat Kohli spotted in London in viral video© X (Twitter) Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was spotted crossing a street in London in one of the rare public appearances after the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Kohli did not have a good outing against Sri Lanka with just 58 runs from…
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PM Modi made an unequivocal pitch for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today delivered his longest Independence Day speech at 98 minutes as he addressed the country from the Red Fort. PM Modi’s Independence Day speeches average 82 minutes – longer than any other prime minister…
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File image of Devon Conway© AFP Top-order batters Devon Conway and Finn Allen on Thursday turned down New Zealand central contracts to pursue a career in franchise cricket, announced the country’s cricket board. However, Conway will be available for New Zealand’s international assignments through a casual agreement similar to the one Kane Williamson…
“We have been in touch with our Indian partners,” the US State Department spokesperson said. Washington: The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the violence there, a State Department official has said. “I’m not going to get…
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“We have been in touch with our Indian partners,” the US State Department spokesperson said. Washington: The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the violence there, a State Department official has said. “I’m not going to get…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said 75,000 new seats will be added in medical colleges across the country over the next five years to address the growing demand for healthcare professionals. The PM made the promise in his Independence Day address to the nation. The Prime Minister also said his government had, over…
Japan sees some 1,500 quakes every year, most of them minor (representational). Tokyo: Japan was set on Thursday to lift a week-old warning that a “megaquake” potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, the government said. The alert that such a catastrophe might hit the archipelago of 125 million people prompted thousands…
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