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Quran desecration: Iran refuses to receive new Swedish envoy
Baghdad: Iran announced on Friday that it would not allow the new Swedish ambassador, due to the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Fars News Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry
By Weiwei Wang and Hsiao-chun Hung, Australian National University Canberra: It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of…
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7 top tech companies sign deal with US govt on AI guardrails
Washington: Seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) tech companies like Google, OpenAI and Meta have reached a deal with the Joe Biden administration to roll out fresh guardrails to manage risks associated with…
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After Sweden, extremist group desecrates Quran in Denmark
Copenhagen: A Danish far-right anti-Islam group desecrated a copy of the Quran in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, under police protection on Friday. The extremist group called “Danske Patrioter” burned the holy book in…
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Sweden temporarily moves Iraq embassy staff to Stockholm
Stockholm: The Swedish embassy staff in Iraq has been temporarily relocated from Baghdad to Stockholm, Swedish authorities said. “Seconded personnel have arrived in Sweden by regular flight,” the Swedish Ministry for Foreign…
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Erdogan to plans talks with Putin for extension of Black Sea grain deal
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin soon for the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, media reported. “The termination of the…
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Pak’s Imran Khan urges judiciary to take stand against victimisation of party members
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the judiciary to take a stand and stop the violation of fundamental rights of members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He said that…
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Russia’s external debt-to-GDP ratio falls to historic low
Moscow: Russian’s external debt-to-GDP ratio plummeted to a historic low of 15 per cent by the end of the first quarter, local media said on Friday. Data from Russia’s Central Bank reveal…
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Countries summon Sweden envoys to protest Quran desecration
Sweden’s ambassadors have been summoned by several Islamic countries to denounce the issuance of permits for protests where copies of the Quran were desecration in Stockholm. The summons came in the wake…
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Quran desecration: Turkey issues arrest warrant against far-right Danish leader
Ankara: A Turkish court recently issued an arrest warrant against far-right Danish leader Rasmus Paludan, who burnt a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Anadolu Agency…
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Iraqi man desecrates Quran again in Sweden
A Swedish resident of Iraqi origin once again desecrated a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, under heavy police protection on Thursday. Thirty-seven-old…
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3 sisters forcibly converted, married: Pak minority rights group
Karachi: Three daughters of a Hindu businessman in Pakistan’s Sindh province have been married to Muslim men who first kidnapped them and forcibly converted them to Islam, according to a leading minority…
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UN trust fund aids 43,000 people affected by sexual abuse since 2016
United Nations: A UN trust fund formed in 2016 has helped 43,000 people affected by sexual exploitation and abuse, a spokesman said. The UN Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance released…
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Canada receives overwhelming response for new work permit for H-1B visa holders
Toronto: The Canadian government’s decision to allow 10,000 H-1B visa holders in the US to come and work in the country, which is expected to benefit Indian professionals, has received an overwhelming…
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Burnt Sikh holy book found outside UK home prompts hate crime probe
London: The UK police has begun a hate crime inquiry into an incident in which a Sikh holy book was set on fire and tossed in a bin outside a community member’s…
