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China’s Two sessions | What is it and key highlights of this year’s event

March 20, 2024 admin

The story so far: China held its annual parliamentary meetings known as ‘Two Sessions’ last week from March 4 to 11 to vote on legislations pre-approved by its ruling party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). The ‘Two Sessions’ event, which lasted for a week and comprised Beijing’s top political advisory body Chinese People’s Political…

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UN chief ‘alarmed’ by reports civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes

March 19, 2024 admin

People flee from a village after renewed fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic minority armed group, in Pauktaw Township in western Rakhine State in November 2023. File. | Photo Credit: AFP United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said he is “alarmed” by reports of ongoing Myanmar military air strikes on…

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Sri Lanka receives bomb disposal equipment through Chinese military grant

March 14, 2024 admin

COLOMBO Sri Lanka has received a stock of bomb squad equipment through a grant from the Chinese military, the Sri Lankan army has said. The Chinese Ambassador in Colombo handed over the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment to the Secretary to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence General Kamal Gunaratne (Rtd) in a ceremony held on March 13, according…

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Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists

March 10, 2024 admin

Portugal is holding an early general election Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country’s Parliament. | Photo Credit: AP Voters in Portugal go to the polls on March 10 in an early election that could see the country join a shift to the right seen across Europe…

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China’s economy of ‘great concern’ as annual political meeting to kick off

March 4, 2024 admin

A Chinese paramilitary police officer walks at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 3, 2024, ahead of the country’s annual legislative meetings known as the “Two Sessions”. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s annual political conclave kicks off in Beijing on March 4, with officials saying the flagging economy and youth unemployment are of “great concern”…

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One missing, 24 rescued off Japanese fishing boat

March 4, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP One person was missing and 24 others were rescued after their fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off Japan, the coast guard said. Dramatic television footage showed the 56-metre (183-foot) vessel on its side being pounded by waves as the…

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Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty

November 2, 2023 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States. Mr. Putin has said that rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,…

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Morning Digest | 9 dead, 32 injured as trains collide near Vizianagaram; India beats England to continue its World Cup march and more

October 30, 2023 admin

The mangled remains of the coaches, which were involved in the collision at Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At least 9 dead, 32 injured as two trains collide near Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh At least nine people were killed and more than 32 injured after two trains collided…

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12 people die in a plane crash in the Brazilian Amazon

October 29, 2023 admin

Twelve people aboard a small aircraft died in a crash Sunday morning in Brazil’s Amazon region. The plane went down near the main airport in Rio Branco, the capital of Acre state, according to the press office of Gov. Gladson Cameli. Video supposedly of the crash site on social media showed flaming wreckage in the…

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Malaysia picks Sultan Ibrahim to be next king

October 27, 2023 admin

Malaysia’s Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah hugs her brother Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor after the election for the next Malaysian king at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Malaysia’s royalty on Friday chose an influential sultan from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king….

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