20-10-2021 LONDON/ DOHA: Prominent British universities are not dealing with complaints of sexual harassment effectively, appearing more prepared to dismiss them than punish the perpetrators, according to evidence gathered during a two-year investigation. The investigation, Degrees of Abuse, by Al Jazeera’s Investigations Unit (I-Unit) reveals how British universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, …
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20-10-2021 DAMASCUS/ WASHINGTON: Absent an unforeseen event, experts say Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is not going to lose his grip on power any time soon, something that is moving many Arab countries to normalize relations with the government in Damascus. Thousands of kilometres away in Washington, DC, United States policy on Syria …
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20-10-2021 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s navy claims it “detected and blocked” an Indian military submarine from entering Pakistani territorial waters earlier this week, according to a statement, the third such reported incursion by an Indian submersible vessel since 2016. According to a statement released by the Pakistani military on Tuesday, the …
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19-10-2021 WASHINGTON: Colin Powell, the former United States secretary of state and the first Black person in the country’s history to fill the position, has died due to complications from COVID-19, his family has said. Powell, a four-star general who last held public office in 2005, died on Monday, the …
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19-10-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ NEW DELHI: The President Pink Pakistan Trust Dr Zubaida Qazi said that there are many factors that lead to breast cancer around the world and obesity, having a first child after the age of 35 years and late marriages are some most …
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19-10-2021 BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s leader has accused the Lebanese Forces party of shooting at their supporters and killing seven people last Thursday near a protest against the judge investigating the Beirut Port explosion. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Monday that the Christian party and its leader Samir …
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19-10-2021 PARIS: A leading feminist organization in France said Monday it was suing the promoters of the Miss France beauty contest in a labor court, alleging they used discriminatory criteria to select participants. The “Osez le feminisme” (Dare to be a Feminist) group, along with three failed contestants, said they …
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18-10-2021 BEIJING: The flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was lit on Monday in a ceremony as human rights activists protested nearby. Several protesters with banners managed to get into the event being held at Greece’s ancient Olympia before being stopped by security. A number of others were reportedly …
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18-10-2021 RIYADH/ BEIRUT/ LONDON: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens not to travel to Lebanon in light of the latest security events, the foreign ministry wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Lebanon remains on a Saudi travel list where obtaining prior permission to visit is required. On Thursday, seven people were …
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18-10-2021 Bureau Report DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: Police in Bangladesh have detained at least 300 suspects after two Hindu men were killed and temples vandalized following unrest triggered by the alleged desecration of the Muslim holy book during a Hindu religious festival last week. Violence erupted across Bangladesh after a photo …
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