17-09-2023 TEHRAN: Mahsa Amini’s father was briefly detained on Saturday, according to human rights organisations, in the midst of a heavy security force presence on the first anniversary of his daughter’s passing while in Iranian police custody. Before being freed, Amjad Amini received a warning not to commemorate the passing …
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17-09-2023 LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK has decided to ban the American Bully XL dog breed by the end of the year following a series of horrifying attacks that left many Brits, including children terribly injured and scarred. In a video statement shared on X …
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16-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian government has accused X Corp (formerly known as Twitter) of being a “habitual non-complaint platform” in a recent court filing. “X-Corp does not follow the law of the land,” the government said, adding that this lowered “the authority of the law, …
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16-09-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ TORKHAM: A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between the security forces of the two countries. Muhammad Anas, an official in Khyber district of Pakistan’s …
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16-09-2023 LONDON: London’s police force has issued an official apology and paid “substantial damages” to two women who were detained during a vigil held in memory of Sarah Everard, a tragic victim of rape and murder by a serving police officer. The incident occurred in March 2021 when Everard was …
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16-09-2023 CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA: Apple will update the iPhone 12 in France after regulators raised concerns over electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices, according to the country’s digital minister and the firm. The announcement came on Friday, after France on Tuesday ordered a halt to sales of the device, released in …
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16-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The indictment-plagued former president Donald Trump aimed at the commander-in-chief of the US Joe Biden and fired a fresh salvo amid the indictment of the 80-year-old President’s son Hunter Biden, calling him “crooked” as both the leaders are locked in a relentless fight to win the battle for …
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16-09-2023 TRIPOLI: In the aftermath of a flash flood likened to a tsunami, emergency teams in Derna, Libya, are racing against time to locate the thousands still missing after the calamity that claimed the lives of at least 4,000 people. The deluge, triggered by a surge of water from two …
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15-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to open a Hindu temple where a centuries-old mosque once stood in the northern town of Ayodhya. In doing so, he will achieve a pledge made by his nationalist party in 1990. The move is now …
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15-09-2023 NEW YORK: British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has successfully completed a grueling 315-mile (500-kilometer) journey along New York’s Hudson River to recognize the river’s cleanup that was successfully achieved with efforts spanning over decades. Lewis Pugh’s remarkable feat not only showcased his impressive swimming abilities but also highlighted the …
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