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China blocks action against Pakistan-based terrorist in ‘favour’ to close ally
New York: China has again blocked action in UN Sanctions Committee against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader and 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Sajid Mir, drawing strong criticism from India. China’s move to stymie…
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China’s Sichuan quake: Man trapped in mountains rescued after 17 days
Beijing: A 28-year-old Chinese hydropower station worker, who went missing for 17 days after a powerful earthquake jolted China’s Sichuan Province, has been rescued, the state media reported on Thursday. The 6.8-magnitude…
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Be patriotic, reorient Islam to Chinese conditions: Sr CCP official to China’s Muslims
Beijing: A top leader of the ruling Communist Party has asked China’s over 25 million Muslims to “uphold the banner of patriotism” and reorient Islam to adapt to Chinese conditions, amid Beijing’s…
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China to help UAE land the country’s first rover on moon
China and UAE on Saturday signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to aid the UAE to land its first rovers on the moon. The agreement, signed by the Mohammed bin Rashid…
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SL to seek Indian or Chinese credit line for solar panel imports: Energy Minister
Colombo: Sri Lanka intends to seek an Indian or Chinese credit line for the purchase of solar panels as a solution to mitigate the high cost of electricity tariffs, Power and Energy…
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China’s arms sales fuelling conflict in Africa; millions internally displaced
Beijing : China’s arms sales to African countries are fuelling conflict in the continent which has also been the foremost factor in forcing people out of their homes leading to mass internal…
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27 killed, 20 injured as bus carrying people to COVID quarantine centre crashes in China
Beijing: At least 27 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus transporting them to a coronavirus quarantine centre crashed in China’s Guizhou province on Sunday, prompting online criticism…
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China blocks proposal by US, India to blacklist Pak-based 26/11 handler Sajid Mir by UN
United Nations: China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist top Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India’s most wanted terrorists and the…
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Massive fire at commercial building in China’s Hunan
Changsha: A major fire broke out in a high-rise commercial building in China’s Hunan province, local media reported on Friday. However, no casualties have been reported so far, as per the China…
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Chinese government delegation banned from Queen’s Lying-in-State in UK Parliament complex
London: The UK has refused permission for a high-level Chinese government delegation to attend Queen Elizabeth’s Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex before the funeral at Westminster Abbey here on…
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Xi Jinping, Putin congratulate India on SCO presidency next year, extend full support
Samarkand [Uzbekistan]: During the meeting of the expanded circle of the Heads of SCO in Samarkand, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated India for the SCO Presidency next year in 2023. “I congratulate…
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Pak rejects ‘Indian propaganda’ on Neelum-Jhelum project
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected as baseless “Indian propaganda” that Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned repair of the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project. Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Asim Iftikhar told a press briefing…
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India emerges as Sri Lanka’s top lender in 2022: Verite Research think-tank
Colombo: India has emerged as the top lender to Sri Lanka in 2022, disbursing USD 377 million in loans to the island nation as it grappled with an unprecedented political crisis and…
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Indian telecom players to follow China’s 5G call route:CLSA
Chennai: Indian mobile phone service providers will follow China’s 5G and industrial internet line, said CLSA Ltd in a research report. According to the report, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will consolidate…
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Typhoon Muifa makes landfall twice in China
Beijing: Muifa, the 12th typhoon of this year, made the first landfall on the coast of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, and the second on Thursday in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, authorities have…
