Tue 16 November 2021: According to state media, Myanmar’s military junta charged former leader Aung San Suu Kyi with fraud during the 2020 elections, which her party won by a landslide. Suu Kyi was charged with “election fraud and lawless actions,” according to Myanmar’s state-run publication Global New Light, which did not specify when court […]
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Tue 16 November 2021: The Central Bank of Afghanistan (Da Afghanistan Bank) stated on Monday that it will auction off roughly $10 million this week in an effort to assist stabilize the Afghan currency. Commercial banks, money exchangers, and firms that provide money services have been invited to the auction on Tuesday, according to Da […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: Journalists Samriddi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were arrested for reporting on anti-Muslim violence in Tripura state. New Delhi, India – Two female Indian journalists who were arrested in the northeastern state of Assam for their coverage of anti-Muslim violence in the neighbouring Tripura state have been granted bail. The arrest of […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: According to reports, thousands of students in China’s Liaoning province have been confined following an epidemic of coronavirus, with authorities apparently moving people who had come into touch with them to hotels. According to reports, almost 7,000 students have been isolated. The Dalian region of China has been the hardest hit […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: An explosion shook Kabul’s western area of Kote Sangi on Monday after a magnetic IED, attached to a vehicle, was detonated. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s interior ministry confirmed the explosion had been caused by a magnetic IED and said two people, a man and a woman, had been wounded. He […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: India is allowing quarantine-free entry to fully inoculated travelers from 99 reciprocating countries after halting tourist visas in March last year. The government only requires such tourists to monitor their health for 14 days after arrival. After a 20-month ban due to the Covid-19 epidemic, India reopened its doors to foreign […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has demanded a “full, fair, and transparent investigation” following sexual assault charges leveled against a former Chinese vice premier by player Peng Shuai. The WTA also called for an end to the censorship of the former world number one doubles player in a statement released on […]
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Sat 13 November 2021: With Delhi and nearby cities blanketed in smog for over a week now, the Supreme Court today told the central government to prioritise an emergency plan over long-term measures as Chief Justice NV Ramana said, “You see how bad the situation is….even in our houses, we are wearing masks.” Asking the […]
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Sat 13 November 2021: Without rapid treatment, at least one million children under the age of five in Afghanistan face death from malnutrition, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Spokesperson Margaret Harris, who also urged for international humanitarian relief to the country. An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of 5 in Afghanistan are […]
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Fri 12 November 2021: On Friday, a prominent Taliban spokesman opposed the concept of integrating opposition leaders into the interim Afghan administration, emphasizing that no state has the authority to force them to accept former administrations’ representatives into the governance structure. Muttaqi, who arrived in Pakistan with a high-level ministerial team on Wednesday, met with […]
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