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Hong Kong introduces new regulations for schools to impose Beijing's draco
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 7 (ANI): Hong Kong has introduced new regulations for how schools should operate, months after Beijing imposed the draconian national security law giving authorities powers to further impose crackdowns among the people of the region.
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Trump lawyer asks to pause impeachment trial if it runs into Sabbath
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen has asked for the trial to be paused if it runs into the Sabbath citing he is an observant Jew, in a move that could throw the timeline into uncertainty.
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Russia 'forced' to expel EU diplomats for going to illegal protests: Forei
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday defended the expulsion of three diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden for taking part in illegal protests, saying they forced Russia's hand.
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Pope reappears in Apostolic Palace window to address faithful for 1st time
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis addressed the faithful with the Sunday prayer from the window of the Vatican Apostolic Palace for the first time since late December as Italy began gradually easing coronavirus-related restrictions.
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China continues to deceive about COVID-19 outbreak, say experts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): With China reporting just 25 new cases of coronavirus cases on the mainland, experts have accused Beijing of continuing to lie and being opaque about information pertaining to the virus.
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Iraq reports 1,660 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Health Ministry reported on Saturday 1,660 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total nationwide number of cases to 627,416.
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Canada, Australia among immigration options for Hongkongers after draconia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 6 (ANI): Canada has seen a sharp increase in Hongkongers seeking residency there since last year after Beijing imposed the draconian National Security Law, according to official data.
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Japan protests Chinese incursion near disputed islands
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government lodged a protest with China on Saturday after two Chinese ships entered the waters near the Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, also claimed by Beijing, media said.
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Country's recovery from coronavirus first sign that Atmanirbhar Bharat is
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 6 (ANI): The country's recovery from Coronavirus due to the early steps taken by it was the first sign that Atmanirbhar Bharat was working, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here on Saturday.
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'Toolkit' case has revealed a lot, MEA responded to irresponsible remarks
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Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that there was a reason why MEA reacted to the remarks of some celebrities in relation to protest by farmer unions and noted that they spoke "on matters on which they obviously di
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Daniel Pearl's wife still hopes for justice after Pak SC's acquittal of mu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): Wife of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Mariane, hopes for justice even after the "unjust verdict by the Pakistan Supreme Court of acquitting terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 abduction and murder of the scribe."
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Indonesia reports 12,156 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 12,156 within one day to 1,147,010, with the death toll adding by 191 to 31,393, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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