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Chinese media doesn't hold the powerful accountable, rather ensures their
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Since its revolutionary days, China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) has viewed military and propaganda -- or "the barrel of the gun and the shaft of the pen" as described by former Chairman Mao Zedong -- as the two most important tools for its ascent to and hold o
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Philippines logs 6,812 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,385,053
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday 6,812 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,385,053.
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang given long prison sentences
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese government figures show a steep rise in the number of people given lengthy prison sentences in Xinjiang from 2014, when Beijing's crackdown on the region's Muslim-majority Uyghurs ramped up.
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COVID-19 cases in Argentina surpass 4.35 million
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Thursday reported 24,463 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 4,350,564.
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US bans imports of material from Chinese company linked to forced labour c
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States banned imports of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company Hoshine Silicon Industry Co after the company's plants were linked to forced labour camps in China's Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other
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5.5 magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted south of the Kermadec Islands at 22.22 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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US takes steps to ensure accountability for forced labour in China's Xinji
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States announced a series of actions aimed against forced labour in China's Xinjiang, which is said to have detained more than a million members of ethnic minorities, including Uyghur Muslims.
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US announces measures to address forced labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US on Thursday (local time) announced measures to address the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ongoing human rights abuses and use of forced labour in Xinjiang.
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Iran reports 11,734 new COVID-19 cases, 3,140,129 in total
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Thursday reported 11,734 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,140,129.
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Malaysia reports 5,841 new COVID-19 cases, 84 new deaths
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,841 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 716,847, the Health Ministry said on Thursday,
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130 Taliban terrorists surrender in western Afghanistan
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Herat [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 130 Taliban terrorists surrendered to the Afghan government in the western Afghan province of Herat on Thursday, a local government spokesperson confirmed.
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Philippines logs 6,043 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 24,000
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 6,043 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,378,260.
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