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Police beat, arrest opposition supporters in Ethiopia’s Tigray

September 7, 2023 admin

Police in Ethiopia’s war-scarred region of Tigray arrested and baton-charged opposition leaders and supporters ahead of planned demonstrations on September 7, a protest organiser and a local journalist said. A coalition of three opposition parties had called for demonstrations against the region’s interim administration led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which dominated Ethiopian…

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Australia PM confirms China visit, Li says ready to resume exchanges

September 7, 2023 admin

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the bilateral meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s Prime Minister confirmed on September 7 he will visit China later this year after talks…

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New Zealand Woman, 33, Dies Of Health Condition After She Was Told By Doctors That She Was Faking Her Illness

September 7, 2023 admin

Ms Aston was also suspected of faking fainting spells, fevers, and coughing fits. A 33-year-old New Zealand woman who was accused of faking her illness has died of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). According to the New Zealand Herald report, Stephanie Aston, 33, died at her home in Auckland on September 1. Ms Aston became an advocate…

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Top French Court Backs Abaya Robes Ban In State-Run Schools, Says No Serious Harm

September 7, 2023 admin

Last month the French government banned the abaya in schools (Representational) Paris: France’s top administrative court on Thursday upheld a government ban on traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women in schools and rejected complaints it was discriminatory and could incite hatred. President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced last month it was banning the abaya in…

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5 Asteroid To Skim Past Earth This Week, 2 The Size Of Airplane: NASA

September 7, 2023 admin

Asteroids are left over from the formation of our solar system Five asteroids, one as large as a house and two each the size of an aeroplane, are set to skim past Earth beginning Wednesday, according to NASA’s Asteroid Watch dashboard. However, these asteroids aren’t expected to threaten the planet, the American space agency said….

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African Union to join G-20, as Sherpas reach a deal

September 7, 2023 admin

An installation at the Delhi Gate in New Delhi on September 7, 2023 ahead of the G-20 Summit to be held from September 9-10. | Photo Credit: PTI The African Union (AU) is set to join the G-20 as negotiators agreed on clearing its membership, according to sources privy to the discussions at the Sherpa…

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U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

September 7, 2023 admin

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the ASEAN-U.N. Summit as part of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7…

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Blinken hails Ukrainian’s ‘extraordinary resilience’

September 7, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to tour a hydroelectric plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 7 praised Ukraine’s strength in the face of the Russian invasion during a visit to the Chernigiv region, which was occupied by Moscow at…

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Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up Near Pakistan’s Security Forces’ Vehicle In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

September 7, 2023 admin

Police and security force personnel rushed to the site and cordoned off the area (Representational) Peshawar: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle of Pakistan’s security forces close to a nonfunctional airport in the country’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday but did not cause any casualties, an official said. The explosives wrapped…

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‘If we get requests like that, we consider them as they come’: UN spokesperson on ‘Bharat’ row

September 7, 2023 admin

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres adjusts his headphones during the ASEAN-UN Summit as part of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS The United Nations considers requests from countries to change their names as and when the world body receives them, a…

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