06-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BHAINSWAL: Thousands of farmers in a politically important Indian state on Friday rallied in opposition to new agricultural laws, signaling growing support for a months-long campaign to have the government reforms scrapped. Angry at what they see as legislation that benefits …
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05-02-2021 WASHINGTON: In his first foreign policy speech on Thursday, US President Joe Biden declared “America is back” on the global stage and announced to end support for the conflict in Yemen. While promising a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, he signaled aggressive …
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05-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ The creators of an Indian farmers’ protest “toolkit” shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be investigated by police, authorities said, claiming it was designed to “encourage disaffection and ill-will” against the government. Tens of thousands of farmers have been …
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05-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ MYANMAR: Myanmar’s military should relinquish power and release officials and activists detained in a coup, US President Joe Biden said in his first foreign policy address on Thursday, as the UN Security Council issued a statement expressing “deep concern” at events in Myanmar. Biden said the United States was working …
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04-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + BBC LONDON/ BEIJING/ CANBERRA/ WASHINGTON: The US government has said it is “deeply disturbed” by a BBC report detailing allegations of systematic rape of Uighur women in Chinese camps. “These atrocities shock the conscience and must be met with serious consequences,” a spokesperson …
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04-02-2021 DAMASCUS/ JERUSALEM: Syrian forces responded late on Wednesday to “Israeli aggression” in the south of the country, the state news agency said. Israel launched missiles from the occupied Golan Heights at approximately 11pm (21:00 GMT) and caused material damage, the SANA state news agency reported, citing a military source. …
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04-02-2021 BRUSSELS/ PARIS: Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018 bomb plot targeting an Iranian opposition group in France. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The court ruled that Assadi and three others sought to …
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03-02-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: It had all the elements of children’s’ theatre: A hero, a villain and a good deal of pantomime. Liberal MP Craig Kelly, castigated by medical experts, described as a “menace” by the opposition and apparently dressed down by the Prime Minister, played the part of …
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03-02-2021 RIYADH/ CAIRO: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry to the kingdom from 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their families, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the state news agency reported. “The Ministry of Interior announced that a temporary suspension for …
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03-02-2021 Bureau Report PERTH/ MELBOURNE: Firefighters have spent the night trying to contain a massive blaze burning near Perth, with temperatures across the fire ground at Wooroloo expected to climb into the mid-30s today. The bushfire has now destroyed 71 homes, Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirmed …
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