14-09-2020 TOKYO: Japan’s governing party has elected Yoshihide Suga as its new leader to succeed Shinzo Abe, meaning he is almost certain to become the country’s next prime minister. Last month Abe announced his resignation for reasons of ill health. Suga, 71, serves as chief cabinet secretary in the current …
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14-09-2020 GENEVA/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours. The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417. The biggest increases in …
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13-09-2020 TORONTO: An elderly Muslim man, said to be in his 60s, was stabbed to death outside a mosque in Toronto, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported on Sunday, citing paramedics. The incident took place on Saturday evening in the area of Rexdale Boulevard and Bergamot Avenue, said the publication. According …
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13-09-2020 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Victoria Police arrested 74 people and handed out 176 fines during an anti-lockdown rally that resulted in clashes between officers and protesters. Authorities say up to 250 people went to the rally held at the Queen Victoria Market alone. Mounted police and heavily armed riot police …
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13-09-2020 SACRAMENTO/ WASHINGTON: More than 30 people have been killed by wildfires that are sweeping through US West Coast states, officials say. Dozens of people are missing in Oregon alone, with one emergency official saying the state should be preparing for a “mass fatality incident”. Fires have been raging in …
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13-09-2020 NEW DELHI: Delhi on Saturday summoned Facebook’s India chief to answer allegations that the social media giant failed to remove dangerous content in its biggest market globally. India is the US-based firm and its messaging service WhatsApp’s biggest market in terms of users and the company is under pressure …
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13-09-2020 GAZA/ WASHINGTON/ DUBAI/ MANAMA: Palestinians in Gaza burned pictures of Israeli, American, Bahraini, and United Arab Emirates leaders on Saturday in protest against the two Gulf countries’ moves to normalize ties with Israel. Bahrain on Friday joined the UAE in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel, a move forged …
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12-09-2020 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Police have issued a stern warning to Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters after a fearsome response to an underwhelming rally today. Authorities were bracing themselves for hundreds of people to attend a planned ‘Freedom Walk’ through the Melbourne CBD, as the state faces another two weeks under stage …
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China to release five Indians detained at border 12-09-2020 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: China will release five Indian nationals it detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet, the state-back Global Times newspaper has reported, citing unnamed sources. The five were Indian intelligence agents dressed as hunters, the paper said, …
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12-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: After nearly two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands, peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban have opened in Qatar’s capital. Key speakers at Saturday’s opening ceremony at a hotel in Doha included Abdullah Abdullah, …
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