Tue 16 May 2023: Afghanistan has decided to join the multi-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which will help the landlocked country to become a center of trade and attract investment, a senior Afghan official said. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesperson of the interim Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday the decision to join the mega infrastructure […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: The latest measure taken by Chinese authorities to increase the declining birth rate in the nation is the creation of pilot projects in more than 20 locations to promote a “new-era” marriage and childbearing culture. The programs will be launched by China’s Family Planning Association, a national entity that administers the […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: Cyclone Mocha swept over Myanmar and southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in the Bay of Bengal’s worst storm in over a decade, Xinhua reported. The cyclone delivered severe winds and a deadly storm surge, especially in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar region and its offshore island. Shaheen Imran, […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has called for nationwide “freedom” protests after his dramatic arrest on Tuesday sparked deadly demonstrations throughout the South Asian country. “Freedom does not come easily. You have to snatch it. You have to sacrifice for it,” the 70-year-old leader said in a speech […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: The Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani met Taliban officials in the Afghan city of Kandahar, in the south of the country on Friday. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid posted pictures on social media on Friday of a visit by a high-ranking Qatari delegation. جریان […]
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The exhibition is on display at M7 in central Doha [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]. Sat 13 May 2023: Images by three young Rohingya photographers are on display in the Qatari capital as part of the Tasweer photo festival. Doha, Qatar – A rainbow forming over thatched huts, children frolicking on dusty streets, women being busy with household […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Former football player Mesut Özil shared his support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his social media account before the election. Mesut Özil shared the photo of him shaking hands with Erdoğan on his social media account. He used the phrase “We are always with you, Mr. President”. Herzaman yanındayız sayın Cumhurbaşkanım 🇹🇷🤲🏻 @RTErdogan pic.twitter.com/vtratfUPdi […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Results coming in from the Karnataka election results have shown the Congress comfortably in the lead, crossing the halfway mark on its own. BJP’s incumbent chief minister B.S. Bommai has conceded. The run-up to the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls was marked by a high-pitched campaign by both the BJP and the […]
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Fri 12 May 2023: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Al-Qadir Trust case, hours after he warned of countrywide unrest if he was re-arrested in any other case, local media reported. During the course of proceedings, Khan had warned of unrest across the […]
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Fri 12 May 2023: Malaysia’s economy picked up in the first quarter buoyed by firm domestic demand, central bank and government data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product rose 5.6 percent, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Statistics Department, faster than the 4.8 percent annual expansion forecast by analysts in a Reuters news […]
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