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Myanmar's junta responded to calls for restoration of democracy with bulle
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): In a strong condemnation of the Myanmar military's brutal crackdown on demonstrators since the February 1 coup, the US Department of State on Monday (local time) said that the junta has responded to calls for the restoration of democracy in the country with b
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US needs to act more against China for human rights abuses against Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Even though the US sanctions on China for numerous human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims are hurting the nation but more action needs to be taken by the Biden administration to further enhance the pressure on Beijing's increasing crackdown on ethnic mino
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Sensex cracks by 397 points, banks and financials hit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Equities recovered some early losses but closed in the red on Monday with banking and financial stocks taking a sharp dip as weak macroeconomic print spooked investors amid hopes of a strong economic recovery.
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38 more people killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 15 (ANI): At least 38 more people have been killed on Sunday as security forces in Myanmar intensified their crackdown against anti-coup protesters to crush demonstrations calling for the reinstatement of the elected government.
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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Once oppressed, Xinjiang's Uyghur women take on Chinese government
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Uyghur women have found themselves the targets of some of Beijing's cruellest tactics - featuring forced sterilisations and intrauterine devices (IUD) implantations--meant to slash birth rates, which dropped 24 per cent in 2019 in Xinjiang compared with 4.2 p
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Four killed, two injured in military transport aircraft crash in Kazakhsta
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], March 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed and two others were injured in Saturday's crash of an An-26 military transport aircraft at the airport in south Kazakhstan's Almaty city.
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Netflix may crack down on password sharing
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): Streaming giant Netflix is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing where it is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching.
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Pressure rises on China as hundreds protest in Istanbul against Beijing's
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Istanbul [Turkey], March 11 (ANI): International pressure on China's aggressive crackdown on ethnic minorities has risen, with the latest report of hundreds of women staging a march in Istanbul demanding an end to Beijing's 'genocide' and protection of Uyghur women's rights.
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Champions League: Barcelona crash out after playing 1-1 draw against PSG
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Paris [Barcelona], March 11 (ANI): Argentine striker Lionel Messi missed the penalty against Paris Saint-Germain as the LaLiga giants played out a 1-1 draw in the Champions League clash on Thursday which took the French side through to the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate.
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Blinken calls on China to allow UN, observers access to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): As Beijing continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the United States on Wednesday (local time) called on China to grant access to the UN and international observers to detention centres in Xinjiang where tens of thousands of Uyghurs are being h
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Myanmar military surrounds Ma Hlwa Gone Railway compound after railway ass
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 10 (ANI): Launching a fresh crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the Myanmar military on Wednesday surrounded Ma Hlwa Gone Railway compound, even "robbed the rice bags and groceries that were donated for civil disobedience movement (CDM) workers" after the railwa
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