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Uyghur teacher in China's Xinjiang serving 7-year imprisonment for instruc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 12 (ANI): A Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur language, said a media report citing one of his former
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UN chief says 11 years of 'brutal fighting' in Syria must end
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
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Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda passes away
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia's fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said.
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Rights body says at least 749 civilians killed amid conflict in northern E
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 749 civilians have died as a result of acts of violence in the context of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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14 killed in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen people were killed after unidentified armed men attacked a gold mine in the commune of Seytenga in Burkina Faso on Thursday afternoon, said the official news agency AIB on Friday.
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Nobel laureate Esther Duflo warns China on massive gender imbalance
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 11 (ANI): Warning China that its massive gender imbalance will become a "fundamental demographic problem", Nobel laureate Esther Duflo urged Chinese society to change its attitude toward women's contribution.
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Pak vs Aus: Pat Cummins announces playing XI for second Test against Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins announced the playing XI for the second Test, and also confirmed that leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson will make his long-awaited Test debut against Pakistan on Saturday.
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UNSC to convene at Russia's request to probe into U.S. military biological
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on Friday to discuss the United States' alleged military biological research in Ukraine at Russia's request.
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Ross Taylor to play for NZ XI against Netherlands ahead of his final ODI s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Napier [New Zealand], March 11 (ANI): Retiring Blackcaps great Ross Taylor will feature for the New Zealand XI against the Netherlands in Napier next week as he looks to get some game-time ahead of his final One Day International series later this month.
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Xi Jinping 'unsettled' by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says CIA Director
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): CIA Director William J. Burns hinted at a potentially tenuous China-Russia relationship in the wake of Moscow's increasingly brutal tactics against Ukraine, with Burns telling the Senate Intelligence Committee that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is "unsettled".
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief 'unhindered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The United States has asked China to provide "unhindered and unsupervised" access to all areas of Xinjiang to United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, during her visit in May this year.
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UNESCO launches project to boost literacy in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and South Sudan's Ministry of General Education on Thursday launched a project to strengthen technical, vocational education and training programs in the country.
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