Fri 21 May 2021: The Taliban in Afghanistan have overrun a key district in Maidan Wardak province next to the capital Kabul, officials confirmed on Friday. Sharifullah Hotak, a member of the provincial council, told Anadolu Agency the Taliban captured the Jalrez district at around 9 a.m. (0430GMT) on Friday after a five-day siege. “The […]
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Fri 21 May 2021: Journalist Tarun Tejpal, who was acquitted of rape charges in a 2013 case by court in Goa today, said the last seven-and-a-half years had been traumatic for his family as they dealt with the catastrophic fallout of the false allegations against him. The former Tehelka editor-in-chief also thanked the court for […]
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Fri 21 May 2021: Personal data of at least 279 million Indonesians were allegedly leaked and sold on a hacker platform this month, authorities said late Thursday. The Ministry of Communication and Information said in a statement that it is investigating the suspected data leak and its sale on the hacker platform “Raid Forums.” Information […]
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Fri 21 May 2021: UNICEF on Friday said it urgently requires $164 million in medical support for South Asia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will be used for procuring oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material “to help save lives amid a deadly wave of COVID-19 […]
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Fri 21 May 2021: India has reported 259,551 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths have risen by 4,209 with rising cases of mucormycosis, a fungal disease also known as “black fungus”, further complicating treatment. The South Asian nation’s infection tally stands at 26.03 million, with a death toll of 291,331, health […]
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Thu 20 May 2021: The nauseating scenes are being witnessed at the banks of Ganga in Prayagraj (Allahabad) where dogs are digging out the dead bodies from the makeshift graves and devouring them “This is sickening to see dogs digging the make shift graved and pulling out the dead bodies and later feasting on them. […]
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Thu 20 May 2021: The death toll rose to 37 from a barge that sank after being hit by Cyclone Tauktae earlier this week, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. A spokesman said in a statement that 188 survivors have been rescued and 37 remains have been recovered. “Indian Navy ships amp; aircraft continue […]
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Wed 19 May 2021: India reported the highest daily figure for deaths due to the coronavirus on Wednesday, the country’s Health Ministry said. With 4,529 new deaths, the nationwide tally has reached 283,248. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s top research body, said that 2,008,296 people were tested on Tuesday. So far, […]
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Wed 19 May 2021: Three more people have been killed by the Myanmar military, taking the death toll since anti-coup protests began on Feb. 1 to 805, according to a local monitoring group. The military detained 4,146 people, with 92 of them being convicted, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said in its latest report […]
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Wed 19 May 2021: The administration in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has defied a state high court order and bulldozed a historic mosque. This is one of the most inflammatory actions taken against a Muslim place of worship since demolition of the Babri Mosque by Hindu extremists in 1992. The mosque, called Waqf Masjid Gareeb […]
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