Sat 26 October 2024: China, on Friday, confirmed that imports from Afghanistan will be granted 100 per cent duty-free access, state media reported, Anadolu Agency reports. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, said the measure “will promote bilateral trade cooperation and achieve mutual benefits.” The confirmation came a day after Zhao Xing, China’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said Beijing […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: North Koreasaid on Friday that any dispatch of its soldiers to Russia would conform to international law, marking its first official response to recent claims by South Korea that Pyongyang sent approximately 3,000 troops to support Moscow. The White House has also backed these assertions. In a vaguely-worded statement, North Korean […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Nearly 320,000 people forced to leave their homes due to flooding and landslides, while thousands are stranded at air and seaports. At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm Trami battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on their roofs and displaced nearly […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: In the remote mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists have uncovered two long-lost cities that once flourished along the ancient Silk Road trade route. Using cutting-edge laser-based remote sensing technology, these discoveries shed light on two thriving urban centers from the 6th to 11th centuries AD. One city, Tugunbulak, was a hub for […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: The Pakistani authorities released Bushra Bibi from prison on Thursday, a day after a court in Islamabad granted the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in a case involving the purchase and illegal sale of state gifts, Anadolu has reported. “Bushra Bibi has been released from Adiala Jail [in Rawalpindi],” […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: China’s National Health Commission (NHC) published its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, with more than half of China’s adults already overweight and obese, and the rate expected to keep rising. The guidelines, made public on Oct 17, come as China experiences an upward morbidity trend of its overweight […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s nuclear forces to maintain heightened readiness, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Kim made the call during a visit to North Korea’s strategic missile bases, accompanied by senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong, according to the Korean Central News Agency […]
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Pakistan Navy officials handing over the seized narcotics to the ANF at Gwadar. Mon 21 October 2024: The Pakistan Navy, on Monday, captured over 2,400 kilograms (5,291 pounds) of narcotics during an operation in the Northern Arabian Sea, Anadolu Agency reports. The confiscated drugs included 2,000 kg of hashish, 370 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 50 kg […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: Prabowo Subianto took the oath Sunday as Indonesia’s eighth president, succeeding Joko Widodo who led the country for 10 years and vowing to be “leader of all Indonesians.” The inauguration ceremony was held in Jakarta with foreign dignitaries in attendance. Prabowo, who served as defense minister in Jokowi’s Cabinet, was elected […]
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Sat 19 October 2024: With his new book “Golwalkar: The Myth Behind the Man, The Man Behind the Machine (Simon and Schuster; 2024)”, Dhirendra K. Jha continues his relentless study of the history and making of the Indian right. This book is preceded by his biography of Godse and his books “Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations […]
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