Mon 22 March 2021: Australia’s parliament has debated a motion to condemn China for “serious and systematic breaches” of Uighur rights in the province of Xinjiang, a week after the government blocked a resolution branding Beijing’s treatment of the Muslim minority as genocide. Monday’s motion, which drew support from members of all major parties, urges […]
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Sun 21 March 2021: Pakistan’s minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday clarified that Prime Minister Imran Khan had been infected with Covid-19 before vaccination. Talking to a private news channel, he said the symptoms take a few days before manifesting. Dispelling the rumours about the efficacy of vaccination, the minister […]
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Sun 21 March 2021: AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law. Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council, the Indonesia Ulema Council, said on its website Friday that the vaccine is “haram” because the manufacturing process […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Thai police used water cannon and rubber bullets outside Bangkok’s Grand Palace Saturday, after demonstrators broke through a barricade of shipping containers to demand reforms to the kingdom’s unassailable monarchy. It was the latest night of unrest since Thailand’s pro-democracy movement kicked off in July, calling for an overhaul of Premier […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Iranian former president Mohammad Khatami came under fire on Saturday after expressing regret for the “suffering and sorrow” of the country’s people, in rare public comments ahead of June elections. “Instead of offering congratulations to the people, I prefer to offer my sympathy and support for the suffering and sorrow they […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: US Secretary of Defence General Lloyd Austin on Saturday said he had a conversation with Indian ministers about the human rights of minorities in the country as it was important for partners to have “those kinds of discussions”. Asked at a news conference in Delhi if he had spoken with Prime […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and United States counterpart Lloyd Austin agreed at Saturday meeting to expand India-US cooperation, according to Singh’s statement. “We are determined to expand India-US cooperation – from bilateral and multilateral exercises to developing closer bilateral linkages,” India’s defense minister said on Twitter. Singh and his US […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, Dr. Faisal Sultan says. PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home — Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) March 20, 2021 Taking to Twitter, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Dr. Faisal Sultan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: The Taliban warned the United States on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, promising a “reaction” though failing to specify exactly what it would be. The Taliban issued their warning at a press conference in Moscow, the day after meeting […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further escalation of the crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday. In at least one incident, security forces reportedly beat two teachers while entering the premises, and left several others […]
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