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China orders probe into children's textbook after 'ugly illustration' row
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): A nationwide probe into problematic press houses have been launched in China after illustrations in a national publisher's textbooks sparked controversy for being "ugly", "racist" and "pornographic," state media reports said on Sunday.
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Beijing suspends weddings, funerals to avoid Shanghai-like lockdown
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): To avoid the infamous Shanghai-like lockdown, China's capital Beijing has shut schools and suspended weddings and funerals, reported a South Korean media outlet on Friday.
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UK-based media outlet calls on EU to suspend Pak's favoured trading status
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): On the grounds of continued human rights abuses in Pakistan, a London-based media outlet is set to host a program calling out for suspension of Pakistan's favoured GSP+ trading status with the European Commission which was approved by the EU parliament in April 2
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With Shehbaz Sharif leading Pak govt, brother Nawaz gets new passport
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): With the Pakistan government being led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, brother and Former PM Nawaz Sharif has been issued a new passport that will enable him to travel to the country, reported local media outlet citing sources.
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Five 'powerful' missile strikes hit Ukraine's Lviv city
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lviv [Ukraine], April 18 (ANI): The western city of Lviv in Ukraine was hit by five powerful missile strikes this morning, killing six civilians as heavy smoke billowed through the air, reported Russian media outlet The Kyiv Independent.
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J-K: SIA tightens noose around author of seditious article, searches premi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): The State Investigation Agency (SIA) tightened the noose around the author of a seditious article Abdul Aala Fazili and the Editor and other associates of the monthly digital magazine "The Kashmir Wala". The search was held at several loc
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Elon Musk ready with 'Plan B' if Twitter rejects his offer
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): Tesla chief Elon Musk said he has a 'Plan B' if the board of the social media giant Twitter decides to reject his offer to buy the entire company, reported a local media outlet on Thursday.
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Act quickly to protect Afghan journalists, RSF tells new UN special rappor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have written to Richard Bennett, the UN's new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the
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China sends military, doctors to Shanghai amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai city which has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Chinese media outlet.
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Media freedom continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): Three months after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had revealed in a survey last December the Taliban takeover's impact on Afghanistan's media has been dramatic, the situation has only exacerbated.
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US expresses concern over restrictions on Afghan media by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) expressed concern over the latest series of restrictions imposed on Afghan media by the Taliban and urged the group to cease infringements, including education and human rights of Afghan people.
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Russia to open humanitarian corridor for foreign ships to leave Ukrainian
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 25 (ANI): Russia on Friday claimed to open a humanitarian corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Ukrainian ports, said Ukraine's local media outlet The Kyiv Independent on Friday.
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