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Amid Chinese expansionism, Kazakhstan passes law prohibiting sale, leasing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 15 (ANI): Kazakhstan on Thursday passed a law that prohibits the sale and leasing of agricultural land to foreigners and foreign companies at a time of growing expansionism by China which is snapping up agricultural land to feed its growing population.
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2,000 Hong Kong civil servants quit in 2020-21, the highest in 15 years
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 15 (ANI): Nearly 2,000 civil servants quit working for the Hong Kong government in 2020-21, the highest annual figure in at least 15 years, South China Morning Post reported.
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Australia winning trade war with China despite Chinese restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Perth [Australia], May 15 (ANI): Though China has imposed punitive trade restrictions on Australian coal, barley, meat and wine, it is spending more than ever on Australian imports.
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Death toll in Gaza reaches 122 as Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 15 (ANI): At least 10 more Palestinians were killed on Friday by Israeli security forces across the occupied West Bank, as protests erupted against Israel's aerial bombardment in Gaza and the possible eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem.
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3 Palestinians killed, 150 injured as Israel-Palestine conflict continues
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 14 (ANI): At least three Palestinians were killed and as many as 150 were wounded as fighting continued in the ongoing conflict with Israel, Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah said.
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4 killed, 20 wounded in explosion at mosque in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 14 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 20 other suffered injuries in an explosion at a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, Tolo News reported citing police.
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120 prisoners test positive for Covid-19 in Odisha jails
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 14 (ANI): Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for Covid-19, as per an official on Thursday.
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9 protesters held in Kazakhstan for demanding release of relatives in Chin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 14 (ANI): Police have detained at least nine protesters in Kazakhstan's Almaty who have been staging demonstrations outside the Chinese consulate of the city to demand the release of their relatives held illegally in China.
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At least 65 killed in Gaza, 7 in Israel as clashes intensify
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 13 (ANI): Amid the deepening unrest between Israel and Palestine, the death toll in Gaza has reached 65, and 7 in Israel as the Hamas group launched a new barrage of airstrikes.
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Israel, Palestinian supporters clash near Israeli consulate in New York
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least a thousand pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters clashed at a demonstration near the Israeli consulate in New York City over the recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the sce
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Maharashtra CM writes to PM Modi to declare Maratha community as Socially
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to take steps to declare the Maratha community in the state as Socially and Educationally Backward (SEBC) to enable them to claim the reserv
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ABC renews medical-drama 'Grey's Anatomy' for Season 18 with Ellen Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): The fans of much-loved medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy' now have a reason to rejoice as ABC has announced that the show will be renewed at least through Season 18, with star Ellen Pompeo extending her contract to continue playing Dr. Meredith Grey.
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