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Hongkongers warned against 'testing' police during Tiananmen crackdown ann
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 3 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities have warned the public not to 'test police' amid online posts calling people to take part in an assembly on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Saturday.
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Pakistan: PTI seeks UN probe into long march crackdown
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday sought the intervention of the United Nations against the alleged harassment of their workers and leaders by the federal government.
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Investors shift from China to Southeast Asia, India amid crackdown on big
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 31 (ANI): Beijing's regulatory crackdown on tech companies has prompted startup investors to look for new markets in Southeast Asia including India.
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Xi backs new Hong Kong leader John Lee who oversaw crackdown on democracy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met newly appointed Hong Kong chief executive, John Lee and thanked him for achieving a major transition in the city what he described as from "chaos to order."
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Taliban crackdown on journalists continues, another Afghan scribe disappea
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 31 (ANI): Raising concerns about the increasing human rights issues in Afghanistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said the Taliban must investigate the disappearance of journalist Ali Akbar Khairkhah and ensure that local officials allow female journa
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Imran Khan adopts conciliatory tone on talks with Shehbaz Sharif governmen
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan's newfound appetite for talks with Shehbaz Sharif govt comes as he reels from a 'sputtered' long march.
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Two held with 9 kg heroin in western Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): Police have discovered 9 kg of heroin in Afghanistan's western Herat province and taken two alleged drug smugglers into custody, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Sunday.
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Hong Kong's incoming leader heads to China for official nod
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Hong Kong's next leader John Lee is set to visit China, where he is likely to get the government's official approval and meet President Xi Jinping, media reports said on Saturday.
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UN rights chief emphasises on importance of children learning in native la
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday discussed the education policies in Tibet with senior Chinese officials and stressed the importance of children learning in their own language and culture.
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China: CCP launches new measures to save 'failing' economy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): As Chinese President Xi Jinping is adamant about not dissolving his Zero Covid policy even at the risk of alienating more people, his party is launching measures to "stabilise" the faltering Chinese economy.
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Atheists in Pakistan fearful as crackdowns on digital blasphemy continue
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Blasphemy arrests and mob violence continue to escalate in Pakistan as blasphemy laws are leading to the erasure of atheist identities.
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China: Xi's crackdown on capital market troubles big businesses
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): As Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks a historic third term in power, it is expected that he will focus on implementing strict regulation of capital which is set to come down heavily on big businesses and will curtailed their powers.
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