“I’M HUNGRY, PLEASE HELP US:” COVID’S 40-DAY LOCKDOWN RESULTS IN HUNGER COMPLAINTS IN XINJIANG

Thu 15 September 2022: After more than 40 days of strict coronavirus lockdown, residents of a city in China’s far western Xinjiang region claim they have run out of food. Residents of Ghulja posted pictures of empty refrigerators and hungry kids on Chinese social media, as well as on TikTok and Twitter. Some people were […]

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40 REBELS KILLED IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN’S PANJSHIR, TALIBAN SAYS

Wed 14 September 2022: The Taliban claims to have killed 40 members of a rebel force in the northern Afghan province of Panjshir, including four commanders, AFP reported As foreign forces withdrew, the Taliban declared victory over the province in September 2021, just weeks after seizing Kabul. Since then, resistance groups have stated that they […]

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COURT IN INDIA ALLOWS PLEA SEEKING HINDU PRAYERS AT 17TH CENTURY GYANVAPI MOSQUE

Mon 12 September 2022: A court in India’s northern town of Varanasi has rejected a Muslim organisation’s plea challenging a request by some Hindu worshippers to hold daily prayers at a 17th-century mosque. A group of Hindu women had moved the court earlier this year, seeking its permission to pray at a shrine inside the Gyanvapi […]

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CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA: OVER 200,000 LEAVE FOR FOREIGN JOBS THIS YEAR

Mon 12 September 2022: Manusha Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka’s minister of labor and foreign employment, stated on Sunday that so far in 2022, more than 200,000 Sri Lankans had left the country in search of employment abroad. He said that these are the people who have registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, and […]

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IMRAN KHAN ESCAPES PLANE CRASH, AIRCRAFT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING; PTI REFUTES REPORTS

Sat 10 September 2022: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan escaped a plane crash on Saturday after the aircraft he was travelling on made an emergency landing due to technical malfunction mid-air, sources said. The airplane developed a technical snag soon after it was airborne. The pilot landed the plane safely after contacting the control tower for […]

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U.N. CHIEF VISITS AREAS OF PAKISTAN DEVASTATED BY FLOODS

Sat 10 September 2022: Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, finished a two-day trip meant to raise awareness of the disaster on Saturday by visiting several flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan. According to the latest figures from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan, over 33 million people had been affected, 1,355 died, and […]

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CLIMATE CATASTROPHE IN PAKISTAN DEMANDS MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE: UN CHIEF

Fri 09 September 2022: On Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to provide massive assistance to Pakistan in response to the ongoing climate disaster that is claiming the lives of millions. “Pakistan needs massive international support. It is not just a message of solidarity but an international obligation and responsibility. Pakistan […]

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A MOSQUE HAS EMERGED FROM UNDERWATER; PEOPLE RUSH TO SEE THE SITE

Fri 09 September 2022: Nawada: The effect of drought in Bihar’s Nawada district is reflected after the emergence of a Masjid that was submerged in the water of the Phulwaria Dam and now is visible after being three decades underwater. A submerged mosque at Chiraila village of Rajauli block in Bihar’s Nawada district has emerged following […]

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CHINA’S ENVOY SUMMONED BY SWITZERLAND OVER UIGHUR RIGHTS CONCERNS

Thu 08 September 2022: Switzerland has summoned the Chinese ambassador to voice its concern over the state of human rights in Xinjiang, a region in western China. On Thursday the Swiss foreign ministry said that “Switzerland is convinced that the best way to safeguard its interests and the respect of fundamental rights is to conduct […]

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