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Uzbekistan's political party proposes banning China's TikTok
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], February 2 (ANI): The Adolat Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan on Wednesday called for a complete ban on Chinese video-sharing social network TikTok, accusing it of doing more harm than good.
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Canadian Police arrest two men for infractions during COVID-19 protests in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Two men were arrested in the Canadian capital of Ottawa for committing minor infractions during the largely peaceful trucker-led COVID-19 demonstrations, local police said on Wednesday.
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Military coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], February 2 (ANI): A coup attempt took place in a small coastal nation in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday as military trucks raced through the streets and civilians fled amid heavy gunfire, reported New York Times.
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UK Joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government officials that they said "have been instrumental in suppressing democracy and stifling opposition v
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UK stands with Myanmar people in face of military brutality: Johnson
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The United Kingdom stands with the people of Myanmar in the face of brutality by the military and a humanitarian crisis, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari refuses to accept Gilani's r
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday has refused to accept PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani's resignation as the leader of the Opposition in the Senate terming his services as a "shining example" for democrats.
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Nearly 50,000 people suffered China's surveillance law: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): As many as 50,000 people, including 10,000 in the year 2020 are feared to have been detained in China under a draconian surveillance law passed by the communist leadership under a "systematised, arbitrary and secret detention" policy of the country in which
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Pak's National Security Policy a 'laughing statement': Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Imran Khan government is peddling a monumental lie by making Kashmir the peg of the National Security Policy (NSP) and being totally silent on re-organizing the existing civil-military balance, which has throttled democracy in the country.
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Pakistan issuing IDs to Afghan nationals across Durand line, says analyst
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan is issuing identity cards to Afghan nationals across the Durand line to bring a demographic change to the territory.
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Voices of people in Myanmar must be 'heard and amplified': UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 31 (ANI): As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian government dissolved, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he stands in "solidarity with the people"
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Taipei's democracy is under threat, says German lawmaker; urges navy ship
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 30 (ANI): Noting that Taiwan's democracy is under threat, a German lawmaker has said that Berlin's Navy ships should pass through Taiwan Strat to underline the significance of freedom of navigation.
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Democracy survives on rule of law, not the rule of an individual: West Ben
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 30 (ANI): West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying that democracy survives on rule of law and not the rule of an 'individual'.
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