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The woman died from breast cancer in April this year. (Representative Pic) A self-proclaimed “tumour research institute” in China is under investigation after a woman exposed how her cancer-stricken mother was duped into paying a staggering 200,000 yuan (approximately Rs 22.76 lakh) for treatments that include bloodletting and even applying cement to her skin. According…
China recently announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment. (Representational) The U.S. House of Representatives’ China committee will introduce a bill to ban the U.S. government from buying Chinese drones, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Mike Gallagher, the Republican head of the committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking Democrat, will introduce the…
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Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day. (Representational) Taipei, Taiwan: More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said today. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted…
India will be tracking imports of laptops and computers, but will not restrict them. The Indian government has stated that it won’t enforce licensing or similar constraints on laptop and computer imports. Instead, it is establishing a mechanism to track the volume and source of these imports. A statement from Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal was…
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The young Chinese man looked lost and exhausted when Border Patrol agents left him at a transit station. Deng Guangsen, 28, had spent the last two months traveling to San Diego from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, through seven countries on plane, bus and foot, including traversing Panama’s dangerous Darién Gap jungle. “I feel…
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Zhang Youxia did not name the nations “creating turmoil” Beijing: A top Chinese military official on Monday slammed certain countries for “deliberately creating turmoil”, opening an international defence conference in Beijing with a thinly veiled swipe at the United States. Beijing says representatives of 90 countries are taking part in this week’s Xiangshan Forum, a…
The campaign started in early August and accelerated in September. Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several other Canadian MPs have been targeted by a ‘Spamouflage’ campaign connected to China, Canada-based CTV News reported. Under this campaign, a bot network leaves thousands of comments on their social media accounts, making nefarious claims. However, despite…
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Staff members sit during a press conference for the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft launch by Lin Xiqiang, spokesperson and deputy director general of the Chinese Manned Space Agency, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP China announced plans on October 25 to send a new telescope to…
China’s new law will take effect on January 1, 2024 (Representational) Hong Kong: China’s national legislature on Tuesday passed a law to strengthen patriotic education for children and families, state media reported, to counter challenges such as “historical nihilism” and safeguard “national unity”. The Patriotic Education Law provides a legal guarantee for carrying out patriotic…
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(Representational Image) In a shocking incident, a nursery school teacher forced a six-year-old student to eat his vomit on his birthday, as per a report in the South China Morning Post. After the student finished his lunch, the teacher stuffed more food in his mouth. Previously, the boy had thrown up “chunks of pumpkin” after…
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