CHINA SENDS ANOTHER HIGH-RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE INTO SPACE

Mon 07 September 2020: Launch follows safe landing of China’s landmark ‘reusable spacecraft’ China on Monday sent another earth observation satellite into the orbit, state-run media reported.  A high-resolution satellite — Gaofen-11 02 — was launched into the space using a Long March-4B carrier rocket, according to Xinhua news agency.  To be be used in mapping […]

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MALAYSIA FEARS NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER AFTER A FOOTBALL REFEREE TESTED POSITIVE

Mon 07 September 2020: Health office issues notice requesting all involved in football competition get tested immediately, according to report JAKARTA, Indonesia – A new cluster of novel coronavirus cases is feared to have emerged in a Malaysian town after a football referee tested positive for the disease, local media reported Monday. According to The […]

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INDIA TOOK OVER BRAZIL, 90,000 NEW CASES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS

Sun 06 September 2020: India overtook Brazil on Saturday as the country with the second highest recorded cases of Covid-19 after the US. The pandemic continued its unprecedented surge in India, with fresh cases close to 90,000 on Saturday, the fourth straight day of record daily rise in infections. The figures are India’s highest daily […]

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PAKISTAN BANS FIVE DATING APPS INCLUDING TINDER CITING IMMORAL CONTENT

Sat 05 September 2020: Karachi: Pakistan said on Tuesday it has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, its latest move to curb online platforms deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said it has sent notices to the management of the five apps, “keeping in […]

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COMPETING CLAIMS AT 1ST MEET ON INDIA-CHINA BORDER ROW

Sat 05 September 2020: China, India trade blame over border standoff along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh NEW DELHI – Indian officials told China late Friday that Chinese border troops, including their large numbers, “aggressive” behavior, and attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo, were in violation of the bilateral agreements. The remarks […]

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GAS PIPELINE BLAST IN BANGLADESH MOSQUE KILLS 13 WORSHIPPERS

Sat 05 September 2020: A gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Bangladesh killed 13 people and injured 30 as worshippers were about to end their prayers, officials said on Saturday. The explosion, which fire service officials suspect was caused by leakage from the pipeline, occurred on Friday night at a mosque in Narayanganj district, […]

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TURKEY’S ERTUGRUL STAR ENGIN ALTAN TO VISIT PAKISTAN IN OCTOBER

Sat 05 September 2020: The lead actor of the hit Turkish drama Resurrection: Ertugrul, Engin Altan Düzyatan, is set to meet his devoted fans in Pakistan this October. “Engin Altan Duzyatan has finally confirmed his much-awaited visit to Pakistan,” said the event organizers on Saturday, referring to the star of the historical series Dirilis Ertugrul. […]

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INDEONESIA REPORTS HIGHEST COVID-19 FATALITIES AMONG CHILDREN

Sat 05 September 2020: The highest fatalities among children, according to a public initiative group JAKARTA- At least 148 children have died from the deadly coronavirus in Indonesia making it the country with the highest fatalities among children, according to a public initiative group. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Friday, Elina Ciptadi, a co-founder of KawalCovid-19, […]

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AUTHORITIES STRUGGLE TO MOVE “PAKISTAN’S LONELIEST ELEPHANT” TO CAMBODIA

Sat 05 September 2020: Authorities plan to move Kaavan the elephant to ‘appropriate sanctuary’ abroad, though experts warn of challenges KARACHI, Pakistan –Pakistani authorities are mulling whether to transfer the only elephant in the capital Islamabad to an “appropriate sanctuary” abroad to save his life, following a court verdict. However, wildlife experts view the task […]

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