Sun 12 January 2025: The report says that the hate posts are an affirmation of the clear presence of white supremacist ideology on X. New Delhi: The surge in anti-Indian hate on X during the final weeks of 2024, fuelled by far-right supporters of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the H1B visa programme, has been described as […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Afghanistan is preparing to sign an agreement with Russia for the transit of 50 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its territory, according to Rustam Khabibullin, head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan. The agreement is expected to be finalized at the upcoming International Economic Kazan Forum […]
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Fri 10 January 2025: Some 15,200 Chinese millionaires were expected to relocate in 2024, according to Henley & Partners. Taipei, Taiwan – Five years ago, Jane Meng travelled from her home in Shanghai to Hong Kong to get herself something special for her birthday. The 31-year-old wealthy owner of an import-export company was not looking for […]
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Wed 08 January 2025: What is HMPV, the respiratory virus surging in China? HMPV infections are spreading in China, while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK. A flu-like viral disease has surged in China in recent months, particularly infecting children, raising concerns about its potential spread. Cases of […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West. Indonesia has formally joined the BRICS group, a bloc of emerging economies featuring Russia, China and others that is viewed as a counterweight to the West. Brazil, which holds the rotating presidency of the group, […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning, according to the state-run Xinhua News. The earthquake struck the city of Xigaze in the Xizang Autonomous […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: Billionaire Elon Musk confirmed Saturday that Starlink applied to launch internet services in Pakistan but was “waiting for approval from the government.” It is in response to a post by a Pakistani netizen, Sanam Jamali, who said Starlink internet services could “leap” Pakistan “into the future, where every citizen has the […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan. Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: Myanmar’s embattled junta government said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s independence day. More than 5,800 prisoners — including 180 foreigners — will be freed, the junta said in a statement on Saturday, when the country marks 77 years of independence […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The appeal comes after at least 14 incidents of violence, threats, and disruptions targeted Christian gatherings across the country during the Christmas season, the leaders and church groups wrote in a press release. New Delhi: Over 400 senior Christian leaders and 30 church groups on Tuesday (December 31) have issued an urgent […]
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