Tue 27 September 2022: An ancient gold funeral mask that dates to around 3,000 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists. It was found in a tomb in Zhengzhou, a former aristocratic city in central China. The object is believed to be the oldest gold object ever found in central China, as treasures today are […]
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Mon 26 September 2022: Countries including the United States and the United Kingdom have requested a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council to address concerns about China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, according to a document and diplomats on Monday, Reuters reported. Following the release […]
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Sun 25 September 2022: The internet is abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. According to several posts on social media, Xi Jinping has been removed as the head of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and has been placed under house arrest. Neither the country’s ruling Chinese Communist Party nor […]
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Sat 24 September 2022: The National Investigation Agency (Indian Intelligence) and the Enforcement Directorate (specialising in financial crimes) on Thursday arrested at least 100 Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders and prominent Islamic figures. The arrests were part of a campaign of raids by Indian intelligence and other state agencies on the offices and homes of Muslim […]
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Fri 23 September 2022: Social media played a huge part in adding fuel to the communal fire in Leicester city (UK) that witnessed riots between Hindus and Muslim last week. A BBC journalist from the UK, investigating the incident, in a random sample, found that 50% of tweets with hashtags in fact originated from Twitter […]
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Fri 23 September 2022: A group of hundreds of civil society groups has written an open letter to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres telling him to stop UN agencies, funds and others connected with the organisation from engaging with the generals who seized control of the country from its elected government in a coup last […]
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Fri 23 September 2022: The central Chinese province of Jiangxi has declared a water supply “red alert” for the first time as a prolonged drought dried up much of the water in the country’s biggest lake. The provincial government said on Friday that water levels in Poyang Lake, usually a flood outlet for the Yangtze […]
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Thu 22 September 2022: Angelina Jolie, a top Hollywood actress and special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, urged the international community to do more as millions of people are in trouble in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan. During her visit to the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) late Wednesday, Jolie said […]
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Wed 21 September 2022: The Indonesian Foreign Ministry denied a Jerusalem Post report that Jakarta had sent a delegation to Israel on a secret visit, stressing that publishing such a hoax reflects an old way for the Israeli media to gain profits. “As long as Palestine is under Israeli occupation, Indonesia will not open diplomatic relations with Israel,” […]
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Wed 21 September 2022: One in three Muslims in Southeast Asia consider themselves more religious than their parents were at their age, with their faith informing decisions around personal spending, fashion, banking, travel and education, a survey has found. Just 21 percent of the region’s 250 million Muslims say they are less observant than their […]
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