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50 journalists killed dozens targeted in 2020

29-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PARIS/ KARACHI/ NEW DELHI/ KABUL: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday said that about fifty journalists and media workers were killed in connection with their work in 2020; however, the majority of killings were in countries that are not at war. The figure …

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Saudi court jails women’s rights activist

29-12-2020 RIYADH: A Saudi terrorism court has sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, local media reported, despite international criticism of her detention and pressure to release her. State-linked Saudi news outlet Sabq reported on Monday that al-Hathloul had been found guilty …

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Trump signs COVID Relief Bill amid pressure

28-12-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, on holiday in Florida, has finally signed a $2.3 trillion financial package that is crucial to millions of jobless Americans, after coming under pressure from legislators, but imposed a number of conditions. The White House confirmed the outgoing president had signed the bill shortly …

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‘White Terrorism’ kills 3 more in America

27-12-2020 WASHINGTON – Three people were killed and another three injured Saturday in the U.S. state of Illinois when a shooter opened fire at a bowling alley, police said. Rockford city police urged people on Twitter to stay away from the area near the Don Carter Lanes bowling alley, as …

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“America & Europe will now face suicide attacks”

27-12-2020 By SJA Jafri NASHVILLE: Suicide, car, truck and other types of explosions (as normal routine in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan) have not only been started in America but also planned for other non-Muslims, American and European countries while the testing of this blast series has already been completed, …

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Turkey wants better ties with Israel: Erdogan

26-12-2020 ISTANBUL/ JERUSALEM: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continue between the two sides, but has also criticised Israeli policy towards Palestinians as “unacceptable”. Speaking to reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan said Turkey had …

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