World
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Ukraine says Russia lost nearly 36,000 military personnel
Kiev: The Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed on Sunday that it “has killed about 35,970 Russian soldiers between February 24 and July 3, including 100 in the past day alone”. The claim was…
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Ukraine earns $22.2bn from grain, oilseeds exports in 2021-2022
Kiev: Ukraine has earned $22.2 billion from exporting grain and oilseeds in the 2021-2022 marketing year, the state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. The revenues were earned from the export of 61.52 million…
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Afghan Jirga calls for national support to administration, international recognition
Kabul: The Jirga, or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders, has urged for national support to the Taliban-run “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” and international recognition of the administration. “The establishment of…
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‘Biased and inaccurate’, India slams US religious panel report
New Delhi: India on Saturday termed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) comments expressing concern over the government’s action against critics and calling out the country for violations of religious…
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Joe Biden vows to protect women travelling for abortions
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that women travelling for abortions across the country will be protected by the federal government as millions of women have lost their constitutional reproductive right after…
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Ukrainian Prez, Norwegian PM discuss support for Kiev
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to discuss further support for Kiev, the presidential press service said. During the talks on Friday, Zelensky thanked…
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Bangladesh: Journalists, activists protest against Zubair’s arrest
As Alt News co-founder and fact-checker battles in court for posting a 2018-old tweet, journalists and human rights activists in neighbouring Bangladesh protested against his arrest, demanding for his immediate release. We,…
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Nepal economy may go Sri Lankan way: Ex-central bank governor
Kathmandu: Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, the former Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), has said that the situation of Nepal’s economy is not like that of Sri Lanka. However, if the political rights…
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Typhoon Chaba makes landfall in China
Beijing: Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, made landfall in the coastal area of Maoming city in China’s Guangdong province on Saturday. According to the provincial meteorological department, Chaba will move…
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Sri Lanka civil society expresses displeasure over 22nd Amendment to Constitution
Colombo: A group of civil society representatives on Saturday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to express displeasure on the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, saying it does not curtail…
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Pak registers protest on India’s recent blocking of Twitter accounts
Islamabad: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest against India’s recent blocking of many of its official Twitter accounts, including handles of Pakistani diplomatic missions in various countries. The Foreign Office on Saturday…
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Global companies unknowingly support China’s use of Uyghur forced labour: Report
Washington: Some global companies could be “unknowingly supporting” China’s use of Uyghur forced labour from the Xinjiang region by importing goods from Chinese companies headquartered in other parts of China, according to…
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UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report
Lisbon: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a flagship report on the state of the world’s oceans. The first edition of UNESCO’s “State of the Ocean Report”…