Tue 04 October 2022: National power transmission grid failed at 2:05 pm — causing blackout across Bangladesh, except some parts of the north. According to officials at Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the transmission line tripped somewhere in the eastern part of the country, especially districts on the […]
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Tue 04 October 2022: Islamabad, Pakistan – The United Nations has increased its aid appeal for Pakistan, where more than five million people are facing a severe food crisis in the wake of recent catastrophic floods. Nearly 1,700 people, including more than 600 children, lost their lives and a total 33 million people were affected after record-breaking […]
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Mon 03 October 2022: In one of the deadliest football disasters in history, at least 32 children died in Indonesia’s stadium crush, an official said on Monday as police moved to punish those to blame. In the tragic incident that occurred on Saturday night in Malang, police used tear gas to disperse a stampede in […]
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Sun 02 October 2022: At least 174 people have died in a fatal football stampede after Arema FC lost 3-2 to Persebaya Surabaya in a home game on Saturday night at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia, Deputy East Java Governor Emil Dardak told local media on Sunday. A police statement said supporters of the […]
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Sat 01 October 2022: At least 35 people have died as a result of a suicide bombing that occurred in a Kabul classroom, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan confirmed to AFP on Saturday. Kabul’s security department’s spokesman Khalid Zadran said that students came to the center, in PD13, to take the Kankor university entrance […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: A suicide bomber blew himself up at an educational center in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 19 people and injuring 28 more on Friday morning. The suicide bomber targeted students at the Kaaj educational institution in the Dasht e Barchi neighborhood at 7:30 a.m. local time (0300GMT). Officials said they were taking their examinations. Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Rising Hindu nationalism in India fuelled by the ruling BJP party has led to widespread attacks on Muslims, Sikhs and Christians in the country. Now these tensions are being exported to the UK. Violence in Leicester – a city with a substantial British Asian population – erupted after a cricket match […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: All women are entitled to a safe and legal abortion process and making any distinction between a married and an unmarried woman in this regard is unconstitutional, the Indian Supreme Court ruled today. “Even an unmarried woman can undergo abortion up to 24 weeks on par with married women,” Justice D […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Taliban representatives on Wednesday said, that Afghanistan’s government has signed a provisional agreement with Russia to import wheat and petroleum products at a reduced price. According to Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the agreement calls for the annual purchase of two million tonnes […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Facebook owner failed to take action on hate speech against Rohingya despite repeated warnings, says rights group. A prominent human rights group says Facebook’s owner Meta owes the Rohingya reparations for the platform’s role in fuelling violence against the mostly Muslim minority in Myanmar. Amnesty International issued the call for compensation […]
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