Thu 05 September 2024: Iran’s Parliament has proposed reducing the foreign national population by 10 percent annually, amid growing public controversy over the increasing Afghan influx. Although the proposal does not explicitly mention any nationality, the term ‘foreign national’ is widely used by Iranian officials and media to target Afghan migrants, who constitute a […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: “Are Muslims not human, Are they not our brothers? Why would you kill a Muslim?” asks Uma, whose 19-year-old son, Aryan Mishra, was killed by men associated with the Hindutva group Bajrang Dal, who suspected the teenager of being a “cow smuggler” and a Muslim. “They shot my son thinking he […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Bangladesh transitional government chief Muhammad Yunus said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must keep silent as her political remarks from India are “causing discomfort” between the two neighboring nations. In an interview to Press Trust of India, Yunus said Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture,” asserting […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Asteroid disintegrates safely in ‘fireball’ flash over the Philippines The asteroid, known as 2024 RW1, is only the ninth to have been spotted before its impact with the Earth’s atmosphere, the European Space Agency said. A small asteroid on a collision course with Earth safely disintegrated in the atmosphere above […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Beijing, China – China will voluntarily and unilaterally open its markets wider for African countries, says President Xi Jinping. Delivering his keynote address at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, Chinese President Xi said China has decided to give all least developed countries (LDCs), which have diplomatic relations […]
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with the Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russkiy Islands. [4 September 2024]. Thu 05 September 2024: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Thursday that the country will continue its oil and gas exploration activities in the South China Sea, despite China’s claims of territorial infringement. Speaking from Russia […]
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Wed 04 September 2024: As numerous important figures were released from a secret detention facility maintained by the Bangladeshi military following the overthrow of dictatorial Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, online posters circulated a video of human bones in the Paris catacombs with an incorrect claim that it depicted the prison’s basement. The video was originally […]
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Photo Courtesy: miniwiz Facebook Wed 04 September 2024: At a zero-waste workshop in Taipei, plastic waste like bottle caps, food packaging, and old toys are being creatively repurposed. Customers can bring in their plastic trash from home and, within two hours, melt and mold it into a new pair of sunglasses. Turning Waste into Value: […]
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Wed 04 September 2024: Police in western Assam’s Barpeta district sent 28 Muslims declared “non-citizens” by the Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs) to a ‘transit camp’ at Matia in the Goalpara district on Monday. All the 28 people — 19 men and nine women — belong to the Bengali Muslim community. They were summoned from various parts […]
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Tue 03 September 2024: The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against their own government. The decision, announced on Tuesday, by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan “cancels” the sentences of the Bangladeshi nationals, state news agency WAM reported. They will […]
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