10-09-2020 BOGOTA/ WASHINGTON: The death of a Colombian man after being repeatedly shocked with a stun gun by police who restrained him has sparked riots and protests throughout the Andean nation. The protests continued into Thursday morning and killed at least seven and wounded more than 150, the country’s defence minister said. …
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10-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CHAMPAIGN/ URBANA/ MELBOURNE: Pakistan-born Shahid Khan has been featured as the 66th richest man in the United States (US) with a net worth $7.8 billion in the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans – published yesterday. The 39th Forbes list ranks CEO and …
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09-09-2020 NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply disturbing. In one particularly shocking case, police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a man in his 30s for the rape and assault of an 86-year-old grandmother. “The woman …
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09-09-2020 WASHINGTON/ BAGHDAD: The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 troops this month, formalizing a move that had been long expected. Last month, Reuters reported that the United States was expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a …
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09-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted Afghan First Vice President (VP) Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but he escaped the attack unharmed. Initially, the interior ministry’s spokesman, Tariq Arian, said at least two civilians died but …
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09-09-2020 WASHINGTON: Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, is alleging in a new book that Trump made disparaging remarks about Black world leaders including former South African President Nelson Mandela, as well as about US minorities in general, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Cohen worked closely with Trump …
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08-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ SYDNEY/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE/ LONDON/ CANBERRA: On specific directions of America and with especial directives of country’s authorities with heavy remunerations and huge charges, dozens of Australian citizens from diverse cultures and countries in different forms and masks have been spying …
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08-09-2020 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: China and India have accused each other of firing shots on their flashpoint Himalayan border in a further escalation of military tension between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals. The relationship between the two countries has deteriorated since a hand-to-hand combat clash in the Ladakh region on …
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08-09-2020 Bureau Report MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY/ NEW DELHI: Australia says it will secure almost 85 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine if two promising trials prove successful. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country had struck two deals that would allow free doses to be rolled out in 2021 if they …
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07-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies RIYADH/ WASHINGTON/ ISTANBUL: A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences over dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder a final ruling in the case that saw the Washington Post columnist killed and dismembered by a Saudi hit squad. The court handed 20-year …
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