Sat 26 August 2023: Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese bid to build it a nuclear power plant, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, a decision that could derail US plans in the Kingdom, Reuters reports. State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has bid to build a nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, near the border with […]
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Fri 25 August 2023: Teacher at school in Uttar Pradesh state heard saying she wants the seven-year-old evicted because of his religion. A school teacher in India has subjected a seven-year-old Muslim student to degrading treatment inside a classroom, asking his classmates to slap him and asking for him to be evicted due to his […]
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Indian PM Modi soon after he arrived in South Africa for the BRICS summit. Photo: X/@narendramodi. August 22, 2023. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly “refused” to leave his aircraft on Tuesday, August 22, because the South African government did not send a more senior official to welcome him to the country, South African […]
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Thu 24 August 2023: Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a united China, established the Qin dynasty. He ruled China as the first “emperor” of the Qin dynasty from 221 to 210 BC. Historion has noted that he used the title “emperor” rather than the title of “king” held by the preceding Shang and […]
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Thu 24 August 2023: New Delhi: UWW (United World Wrestling) the world governing body for wrestling, has suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time, a development that will not allow Indian grapplers to compete at the upcoming World Championships under the Indian flag. The Indian wrestlers will have to compete as ‘neutral athletes’ […]
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Thu 24 August 2023: Islamabad, Pakistan – An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has allowed the police to interrogate and arrest Imran Khan in a case related to the attack on an army building during the protests that followed the former prime minister’s brief arrest on corruption charges in May this year. Khan, 70, is currently serving […]
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Wed 23 August 2023: Around 100,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The Sutlej river breached its banks on Sunday, inundating several hundred towns and thousands of acres of cropland in the central region. Residents and livestock have been evacuated to higher ground by emergency services. “We have rescued 100,000 […]
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Wed 23 August 2023: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) ambitious third Moon mission, Lander Module (LM) of Chandrayaan 3, is all set to land on the lunar surface today evening. The Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg), and a rover (26 kg). “Chandrayaan 3 Mission: The […]
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Tue 22 August 2023: A committee of the Ministry of Higher Education said it is working on a plan to reopen universities for girls and will share it with the public if finalized, Tolo News reported. Lutfullah Khairkhwa, the deputy minister of Higher Education, said during the annual reporting of the ministry that the finalization […]
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Tue 22 August 2023: The Chinese territory has issued its first licenses for retail crypto trading amid push to cash in on virtual assets. Hong Kong, China – Cryptocurrencies have had a rough ride in recent years, with prices spiralling through periods of boom and bust and the industry threatened by stunning downfalls as well as […]
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