Sat 16 July 2022: Japan‘s daily COVID-19 infections hit a record of more than 103,311. Japan on Friday reported 97,788 new coronavirus cases, up 5,523 from Thursday. It was the first time since Feb 5 that the nationwide number topped 100,000. Faced with a seventh COVID wave, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday urged the public to exercise […]
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Sat 16 July 2022: ‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri who is popular for voicing his opinions and views on various happenings around the country, has taken a dig at the Khans of Bollywood, recently. Vivek who considers himself someone who tends to be a clutter-breaker and doesn’t follow the ‘trends’ of Bollywood, is always busy […]
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Sat 16 July 2022: As authorities continue to enforce their zero-Covid policy, China on Saturday reported the highest number of coronavirus cases since May, placing millions of people under lockdown this weekend. China is the last major economy still pursuing the goal of eliminating outbreaks, despite the strategy’s severe economic costs, using sudden lockdowns, protracted […]
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Thu 14 July 2022: South Korea‘s COVID-19 cases have been rising again due to a highly contagious new omicron subvariant in the East Asian country, local media said on Thursday. During the past 24 hours, South Korea registered 39,196 new infections, the highest daily figure in a week, bringing the caseload to over 18.64 million, Yonhap News Agency reported. […]
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Thu 14 July 2022: Analysts have predicted that the Indian rupee is about to cross the 80-rupee threshold against the US dollar as it has fallen to historic lows against the U.S. dollar. The Indian currency has been under pressure for the past four to five days as foreign institutional investors have continued to sell […]
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Wed 13 July 2022: India on Wednesday “categorically denied baseless and speculative media reports” that it had facilitated Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s travel to escape out of Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka took to Twitter and rejected such claims being published by several media outlets and also assured that India […]
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Tue 12July 2022: More than 50 detainees and unarmed men were killed by British troops in Afghanistan, according to newly obtained military reports and an investigation by the BBC, BBC Panorama program, which is to be aired on Tuesday night, looked into documents of operations by the Special Air Service (SAS) – a British elite […]
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Tue 12July 2022: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, made an unsuccessful attempt to leave the country after airport employees blocked his path and made him make a humiliating retreat. Rajapaksa apparently tried to flee to Dubai on Monday night. He is scheduled to formally quit on Wednesday following months of protests demanding his […]
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Tue 12July 2022: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to abide by international law and stop engaging in “provocative behavior” in the busy waterway. He also stated that Washington will defend treaty partner the Philippines if its forces are attacked in the South China Sea. Blinken made the remarks on Monday, the […]
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Tue 12July 2022: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News Co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, in connection with the FIR registered against him by the Sitapur police in Uttar Pradesh. The final disposal will be held on September 7. The bench chaired by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice […]
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