Wed 08 October 2023: The United States is viewed far more positively than China across 24 countries, with the gap between the countries widening sharply since the election of US President Joe Biden, a survey by the Pew Research Centre shows. A median of 59 percent of the public in 24 countries has a positive […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: Heavy pollution-fuelled smog forced authorities to close schools and markets this week in Pakistan’s most populous province, including the eastern city of Lahore which has risen to one of the world’s worst cities for hazardous air quality. “The government has decided to close down markets for four days from 9 to […]
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G7 foreign ministers meet in Tokyo. Wed 08 October 2023: G7 leaders have met in Tokyo for meetings which have been dominated by the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign minsters, including the US’ Antony Blinken, have just issued a joint statement condemning Hamas – and, as expected – have supported Israel’s right to self-defence and called for […]
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The China Project has announced it will cease operations due to difficulties in securing funding [Al Jazeera] Tue 07 October 2023: Taipei, Taiwan – The China Project, an independent media company known for its influential coverage of Chinese politics and society, has announced that it will shut its doors due to funding problems caused by […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined by 95%, according to data released by the UN. In a survey conducted this year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95% following a drug ban imposed by the Taliban authorities in […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Malaysia said on Tuesday it will not recognise unilateral sanctions in response to a proposed US law to level sanctions against foreign supporters of Hamas and other militant groups operating in Palestine. The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, aimed at cutting off international financing to the groups, was passed by the […]
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Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannum (Twitter Screengrab) .Mon 06 October 2023: Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannum has asked Sikh people across the world not to travel in Air India flights on November 19 as “their lives will be in danger.” He also threatened ‘complete shut down’ shut down of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. […]
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Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour and Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia speak before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the UN Headquarters on October 18, 2023 in New York. Photo: VCG Mon 06 […]
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Sun 05 October 2023: Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik has announced a donation of RM 1.52 million ($320,000), he was awarded in defamation case, to Palestinians enduring Israel’s war on Gaza. The announcement was made after a court in Malaysia on Thursday, November 2, ordered former Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy to pay RM […]
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Thirteen-year-old Sunita died on November 2. Photo: Sravasti Dasgupta. Sat 04 October 2023: Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh): On November 2, 13-year-old Sunita from the Brehebeda village of Chhattisgarh died of typhoid at the district hospital in Narayanpur. When her body was brought home, a large number of villagers arrived and stopped the family from burying the teenager’s body […]
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