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Calls grow at UN for unfettered access to China's Xinjiang province
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI): Several western countries and human rights organizations have yet again called on China to allow the UN human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang province to probe the situation of ethnic minorities in the northwest region of the country.
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UN Security Council to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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Liverpool win at Old Trafford to keep CL hopes alive
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Liverpool kept their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season alive with a 4-2 win away to Manchester United in a match rescheduled after protests at Old Trafford less than two weeks ago.
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6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami w
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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9 protesters held in Kazakhstan for demanding release of relatives in Chin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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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Qatar reports 299 new COVID-19 cases, 212,423 in total
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Qatar's Health ministry on Thursday reported 299 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total count of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 212,423, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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UK records another 2,657 coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,657 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,444,631, according to official figures released Thursday.
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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Xinjiang birth rate fell nearly half in two years after Chinese crackdown:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 13 (ANI): The birth rate across the Xinjiang region fell by nearly half in the two years after China adopted "coercive and intrusive policing of reproduction processes", according to new research.
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Philippines logs 6,385 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,385 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,124,724.
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UN should press China to end crimes against humanity on Uyghurs: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): United Nations members should press the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday.
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China deletes over 2 million posts on 'historical nihilism' ahead of CCP's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): China's internet regulator last week oversaw the deletion of more than 2 million posts containing "harmful" discussion of history, amid preparations to mark the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary in July.
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