Fri 16 April 2021: The police in Yancheng in eastern China’s Jiangsu province have raided an online service for gambling illegal in the country which accepts cryptocurrencies as payment, the local police department said on Friday. According to a statement from the Yancheng police, the online gambling service is based on an app called “Biggame,” […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: Scam-accused billionaire Nirav Modi’s extradition to India has been cleared by the British government. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel today signed the extradition order. Nirav Modi, 50, is a step closer to extradition but still has the option of legally challenging it within 28 days before the UK High Court. The […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The social media sites have been restored in Pakistan which were earlier shut on the orders of the Interior Ministry for four hours. The federal government had on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend social media platforms in the country from 11am-3pm. In a notice to the Pakistan […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked social media sites for four hours in Pakistan Friday morning, Samaa TV reported A temporary ban has been imposed on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Telegram, Tiktok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. They will resume working at 3pm. In a brief statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced “complete access to social […]
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Thu 15 April 2021: Japan’s decision to release “treated” radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in two years has triggered calls for an international tribunal over the issue. South Korean President Moon Jae-in told new Japanese ambassador Koichi Aiboshi in Seoul on Wednesday that there is great concern among South Koreans, […]
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Thu 15 April 2021: India has reported a record 200,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, with the financial hub of Mumbai going into lockdown and hospitals treating coronavirus patients reporting severe shortages of beds and oxygen supplies. According to figures released Thursday by the Health Ministry, a total of 206,793 cases were registered, which pushed the country’s total […]
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Thu 15 April 2021: NATO will begin to withdraw all member state forces from Afghanistan by May 1, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. The “orderly, coordinated and deliberate” drawdown will be completed “within a few months,” Stoltenberg said at the conclusion of the alliance’s defense and foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. “We are united […]
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Wed 14 April 2021: The government of Pakistan has decided to impose a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under the anti-terrorism law, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced on Wednesday. The file will be taken to the Federal Cabinet for approval, he said, pointing out that the decision was taken on the request of the Punjab […]
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Wed 14 April 2021: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating himself, he tweeted this afternoon. The announcement comes a day after he went under isolation following some of his officials of his office testing positive for the virus. The 48-year-old said all activities of the state government […]
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Wed 14 April 2021: China’s Uyghur minority subject to government repression would become eligible for prioritized US refugee status under legislation. Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Chris Coons put forward the “Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act,” which would grant Priority 2 refugee status to Uighurs and other groups, including Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, who […]
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