Sat 22 July 2023: Pop band from the United Kingdom The 1975’s performance at a Malaysian music festival was stopped short after frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticized Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ laws. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime. In videos posted on social media, Healy was seen kissing bassist Ross MacDonald […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: Since early this year, Beijing has been buzzing with intense diplomatic traffic, with numerous heads of government and state visiting the country. President Xi Jinping personally received a number of former and current foreign officials, including former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. However, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been […]
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A combination of pictures from a screen grab of a viral video (R) shows the main culprit named Huirem Herodas Meitei of Pechi Awang Leikai holding the woman, who was arrested in the Manipur women video case, Fri 21 July 2023: Women attacked the home of the primary suspect in a sexual assault case […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: Montclair Film is bringing journalistic heroism to The Clairidge for one night only. With pessimism about democracy and the viability of journalism in the US at historic lows, it’s right on time. The much lauded WHILE WE WATCHED will be screened on Monday, July 24 at 7:30 PM, followed by a Q&A with […]
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Tue 18 July 2023:v Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), and Vinod Tomar were given two days of provisional bail by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday in an allegation of alleged wrestler sexual harassment. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal also granted interim bail to […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: General elections in Pakistan are expected to be held in November, three months after the dissolution of the National Assembly, after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated he would transfer authority to the caretaker administration next month before the National Assembly’s term ended. “Next month, our government will complete its tenure, [but] […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Almost 5,000 Afghan migrants were deported in less than 24 hours via the Milak border crossing in Sistan and Baluchistan region, local media reported. According to an Iranian border commander, 4,767 “illegal” Afghan immigrants have been returned to Afghanistan in the last 24 hours at the Milak border crossing in the […]
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomed by UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with an official ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on July 17, 2023 Mon 17 July 2023: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan on Monday signed 23 agreements and memoranda of understanding to enhance their bilateral […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: The Chinese economy grew slower than predicted in the second quarter, while youth unemployment reached a new high. Official figures revealed that GDP increased by 0.8 percent in April-June compared to the previous quarter, despite weak domestic and international demand. The country’s youth unemployment hit a new record high of 21.3% […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: The Secretary General of the Makkah-based NGO Muslim World League (MWL), Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa has paid a visit to a Hindu temple in New Delhi as part of a five-day visit to India. Issa who is also President of the International Islamic Halal Organisation, spent three hours at […]
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