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Rare protests across China as anger mounts over zero-Covid policy
Published On: November 27, 2022 09:02 PM NPT By: Agencies
BEIJING, Nov 27: Hundreds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and jostled with police on Sunday evening as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day following a deadly apartment fire in the country's far west, Reuters reported.
Political football: war and peace by other means at the World Cup
Published On: November 27, 2022 08:30 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
PARIS, Nov 27: As Iran prepares to play diplomatic arch-rivals the United States in the World Cup on Tuesday, AFP looks at how geopolitics have spilled onto the pitch in previous World Cups:
90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian 'genocide'
Published On: November 27, 2022 08:25 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
KYIV, Nov 27: Ninety years ago, millions perished in Ukraine in a manmade famine under Joseph Stalin that many in the country call genocide. For Ganna Pertchuk, the current Russian invasion is a case of history repeating itself.
Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire
Published On: November 27, 2022 07:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
Nov 27: Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record.
Elon Musk says Twitter's ban on Trump after Capitol attack was 'grave mistake'
Published On: November 26, 2022 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter.
Explainer: Why Pakistan's army chief matters far beyond its borders
Published On: November 25, 2022 08:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Nov 25: Pakistan named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the head of the country's nuclear-armed military, the most powerful institution in a nation seldom far from its next crisis.
Russia launches fresh missile strikes in Ukraine
Published On: November 23, 2022 08:56 PM NPT By: Agencies
KYIV, Nov 23: Russia launched fresh missile strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday, hitting at least one critical infrastructure in Kyiv as explosions were reportedly heard in several parts of the country.
European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
Published On: November 23, 2022 08:26 PM NPT By: Agencies
KYIV, Nov 23: The European Parliament has labeled Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that strikes violate international law.
Ukrainians brace for bleak winter
Published On: November 22, 2022 08:46 PM NPT By: Republica
KYIV, Nov 22: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed to Ukrainians to conserve energy amid relentless Russian strikes that have already halved the country's power capacity. According to Reuters, the United Nations' health body has warned of a humanitarian disaster in Ukraine this winter.
Why was Indonesia's shallow quake so deadly?
Published On: November 22, 2022 08:43 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
JAKARTA, Nov 22: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 260 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia’s main island of Java.
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