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Global backlash builds against China's expanding Uyghur repression
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress weekly brief highlighted political developments in Japan, legal action in Australia over alleged forced labour links, activist statements in Geneva and Mexico, rising diplomatic friction ahead of the Munich Security Conference, and concerns over shrinking civic spac
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China's rare earth blackmail backfires, strengthening global resolve again
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China's move to restrict rare earth exports "backfired," uniting Western nations to find alternative supplies. After global backlash, Beijing suspended the curbs for a year, but Bessent warned China's leverage over the minerals market is rapidly weake
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Twitter's suspension of journalists' accounts draws global backlash
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Twitter's unprecedented suspension of over twenty prominent journalists citing they had violated rules against "doxxing," has drawn swift backlash from around the world.
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India-Russia oil trade: what is at stake?
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): In order to shield the economy from the negative impact of the recent surge in crude oil prices, India is exploring the possibility of importing additional oil at discounted rates from Russia, which is facing sanctions and global backlash due to the Ukra
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China uses Jackie Chan's star power to woo Indians amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): With China facing an unprecedented global backlash as Covid-19 continues infecting millions across the world, the country is leaning on its cultural icons to whitewash its image.
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Brunei rules out capital punishment for gay sex, adultery
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], May 6 (ANI): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on Sunday said that the country will not impose death penalty on those convicted of gay sex and adultery in an apparent bid to temper global backlash following its rollout of strict new Islamic laws last month. Read More
