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Mike Pompeo speaks to Brunei FM, reaffirms US opposition to unlawful China
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Tuesday spoke with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Erywan Yusof and "reaffirmed" Washington's support for Southeast Asian coastal states upholding their sovereign rights, in the light of China's coercion to push its unlawful ma
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By alienating so many Hong Kongers, China has wasted an opportunity: CBC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 7 (ANI): A growing number of experts here believe that while China rejects attempts at outside coercion, developments in Hong Kong may reveal a path to domestic transformation.
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'Beijing used Covid-19 pandemic to launch misinformation campaign, continu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 19 (ANI): While the is world grappling to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and its tragic repercussions, China has used the outbreak to launch a global campaign of misinformation, further its economic coercion through the Belt and Road Initiative and continue military
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Bulandshahr school student seen sweeping floor was doing it by choice
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 05 (ANI): The student of a government primary school, who was seen sweeping the school floor in a video that went viral, was doing it by her own choice and there was no coercion by the teachers.
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UN calls for violence-free polls in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has called on all stakeholders in Bangladesh to "ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the elections" on December 27.
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No amount of coercion can dictate Islamabad: Senior Pak Army official
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 04 (ANI): A senior Pakistan Army official said on Wednesday that no amount of coercion could dictate Pakistan on how to conduct its policies and affairs.
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WBWF condemns abduction of Baloch women and children by Pak forces
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], Nov. 1 (ANI): Condemning the abduction of women and children of two prominent Baloch leaders Dr.Allah Nazar and Aslam Baloch, and the abduction of Nawaz Ata Baloch, Information Secretary of BHRO (Baloch Human Rights Organisation), the World Baloch Women Forum (WBWF) in a
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Post-Doklam, experts say India must be wary of Chinese coercion
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Sep.1 (ANI): Experts commenting on the recent stand-off between India, Bhutan and China with regard to territorial jurisdiction over a part of the Doklam Plateau have said while it is too early to draw or derive definitive lessons from the impasse, India needs to be war
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Germany raids residences of 36 people accused of hateful postings over soc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 21 (ANI): The German Police has raided the residences of 36 people accused of hateful postings over social media, including threats, coercion and incitement to racism.
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Chinese soft power shows softness
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], June 20 (ANI): "Soft power" is defined as the ability to attract and co-opt rather than to use coercion, force or give money as a means of persuasion. In other words, soft power is a nation's ability to shape others via appeal and attraction, which could inc
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BJP, Congress lock horns over 'bizarre' AYUSH advisory
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): While the Congress branded the AYUSH ministry's 'no sex, no meat' advisory for pregnant women as impractical, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to its defence saying that it was just an advice, not a coercion.
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High level of fear and intimidation prevails in Maldives, says Commonwealt
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept.28 (ANI): A high level of fear and political intimidation prevails in The Maldives according to a briefing note submitted recently to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). The island nation is cautioned that if it continues on this path of coercion of opposition
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