Wed 31 August 2022: The Assam government on Wednesday morning ordered the demolition of a madrasa in the Bongaigaon district for allegedly being associated with “a terror organization.” The district administration alleged that the premises of Markazul MaArif Quariayana Madrasa were being used for terror activities. On Tuesday, authorities evacuated at least 224 students from […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Laal Singh Chaddha, the latest Aamir Khan film, has flopped at the box office amid a boycott campaign by right-wing groups. New Delhi, India – In early August, Aamir Khan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, made a public declaration of love for India designed to counter a virtual campaign being waged against him […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. A statement from Mahathir’s office said he had been confirmed to have the virus on Wednesday morning and had been admitted to the National Heart Institute “for observation for the next few days as advised […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: On Tuesday, the UN made a quick request for $160 million to assist Pakistan in dealing with the disastrous floods that have claimed more than 1,100 lives since mid-June, according to officials. The pledge drive began simultaneously in Geneva and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. “United Nations is issuing a flash […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: In order to restrict Covid-19 ahead of a significant ruling Communist Party meeting this year, officials enforced a lockdown on millions of people in the districts surrounding China’s capital on Tuesday, AFP reported. As authorities scramble to contain a small virus flare-up, nearly four million residents of Hebei province, which encircles […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: With six million people at risk of famine, the UN’s top humanitarian official has pleaded with donors to unfreeze funds for development in Afghanistan that were cut off when the Taliban seized power a year ago. Martin Griffiths informed the United Nations Security Council that there are many problems facing Afghanistan, […]
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M0n 29 August 2022: Pope Francis Sunday called for international cooperation to help Pakistan which is battered by heavy monsoon rains and massive floods. “I pray for the numerous victims, for the wounded and those forced from their homes, and that international solidarity might be prompt and generous,” the pontiff said in a statement issued […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: Japan will use its Security Council position to lobby for an African seat at the United Nations. “Japan reiterates its determination to redress the historical injustice against Africa of not being represented through a permanent membership on the Security Council,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: It has been a year since US troops abandoned their posts in Afghanistan, handing the country over to the Taliban. US forces, its allies, and countless other dependents were left battling Taliban during the complex withdrawal. A documentary has now revealed that a US Army colonel prevented the evacuation of several […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: Some 40,000 Rohingya refugees live in India where fears are growing as calls for deportations to Myanmar increase. New Delhi, India – On the fifth anniversary of the start of military atrocities against the Rohingya in Myanmar, those of them living in India find themselves caught in a web of uncertainty and fear as […]
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