Sun 29 September 2024: Recovery operations are underway across Nepal as the death toll from severe flooding and landslides has climbed to 126, with another 63 individuals still unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Police officials warned on Sunday that the number of casualties could rise further as […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: In part 1 of this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is Clive Stafford Smith, a civil rights lawyer and legal counsel for many of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. His best known client is Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance, and should never have ended up […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: Iran’s military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometers of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, Iranian media reported Monday. “More than 10 kilometers of walls have been built on the border and another 50 kilometers is ready to be walled off,” ISNA news […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially approved a $7 billion bailout package for Pakistan, aimed at stabilising the country’s struggling economy and addressing its financial challenges. The decision comes as Pakistan faces mounting fiscal deficits, dwindling foreign reserves and economic instability. The bailout package, which includes a multi-year program of […]
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Thu 26 September 2024: India had the most people living abroad of any country worldwide in 2020, according to the UN’s latest data published in the World Migration Report 2022. Just under 17.9 million born in the country were recorded as living overseas as of the mid-year. Mexico and Russia, also large countries with vast populations, came […]
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Thu 26 September 2024: South Korea is set to phase out its dog meat industry by 2027, with plans to rehome nearly half a million dogs bred for food. The agriculture ministry announced Thursday that it will offer subsidies and incentives to help dog farmers transition away from the controversial practice. This move follows a […]
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Thu 26 September 2024: For the first time, Japan has sent a destroyer, the Sazanami, through the Taiwan Strait, signaling rising concerns over China’s increasing military activity around Japan. The destroyer entered the strait from the East China Sea on Wednesday morning, completing a 10-hour journey southward, according to Japanese media reports from NHK and […]
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Wed 25 September 2024: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has issued a warning to Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, urging action to prevent Pakistani beggars from entering the kingdom under Umrah visas, Tribune reported According to sources from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Saudi authorities have raised concerns about the growing number of Pakistani beggars […]
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Wed 25 September 2024: Russia has established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters. IEMZ Kupol, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned weapons company Almaz-Antey, has developed and flight-tested a new drone […]
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Tue 24 September 2024: The move is a significant escalation in US restrictions on Chinese vehicles, software and components. The United States Department of Commerce has proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, a move that would in effect bar Chinese cars and trucks […]
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