THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS EVACUATED BY UK STILL REMAIN IN HOTELS

Fri 13 January 2023: Thousands of Afghan citizens who served Britain in its army and other bodies were evacuated with their families from Afghanistan in what was reported as the biggest British military evacuation in over 70 years, Anadolu News Agency reports. Although the majority of more than 21,000 refugees have now been placed in accommodation, almost […]

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SRI LANKA TO DOWNSIZE ARMY TO 135,000 NEXT YEAR AMID CRISIS

Fri 13 January 2023: Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has stated that it is expected to downsize the existing Sri Lanka Army cadre of 200,783 to 135,000 by next year. Taking to Twitter, Tennakoon stated that military expenditure is a state-born expense which indirectly, both, stimulates  and opens avenues for economic […]

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URANIUM THAT ARRIVED AT UK’S HEATHROW NOT FROM PAKISTAN: OFFICIAL

Fri 13 January 2023: A Pakistani official denies British media reports after a package containing the radioactive metal was discovered last month. Islamabad has denied reports in the British media that a package containing uranium, which arrived at London’s Heathrow airport in December, originated from Pakistan. Newspapers including The Sun, a tabloid, and the Guardian […]

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HIGHLIGHTS DIRE SITUATION OF ROHINGYA IN BANGLADESH

Fri 13 January 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in its latest report, released on Thursday, that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face “impossible conditions” for safe and voluntary return to their homeland of Rakhine State in Myanmar. “Rohingya suffer threats, extortion, and ill-treatment by Bangladeshi security forces and other authorities,” the rights organization stated in its World Report 2023. […]

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OIC DELEGATION TO VISIT AFGHANISTAN FOR TALKS ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Thu 12 January 2023: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) intends to send a mission to Afghanistan to discuss women’s rights on employment and education with the Taliban-led government, Anadolu Agency reported. Following an extraordinary meeting initiated by Türkiye, the Jeddah-based organization voiced concern over restrictions imposed by the Taliban-led government on Afghan women. “We […]

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BORDERS WITH CHINA IS STABLE BUT ‘UNPREDICTABLE,’ SAYS INDIAN ARMY CHIEF

Thu 12 January 2023: Chinese troops have slightly increased in number along the border close to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande, although the forces are closely monitoring the situation. At a press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen Pande also said the Indian troops deployed along […]

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JAPANESE ASTRONAUT APOLOGIZES FOR FABRICATING RESEARCH DATA

Thu 12 January 2023: On Thursday, a Japanese astronaut issued an apology for falsifying and altering data in a research study he oversaw more than ten years ago. Xinhua reported. “I keenly feel the responsibility for undermining trust. I sincerely apologize,” Satoshi Furukawa, the 58-year-old astronaut, told a press conference. Furukawa was responsible for an […]

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COUGH SYRUP DEATHS: INDIA SUSPENDS LICENCE OF PHARMA COMPANY LINKED TO DEATHS OF18 CHILDREN IN UZBEKISTAN

Thu 12 January 2023: The production license of India’s Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, allegedly linked with the deaths of children in Uzbekistan, has been suspended while the results of its controversial cough syrup are awaited, an Uttar Pradesh drug official said Thursday. A team of central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department had […]

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