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12-05-2023 BEIJING: Hu Mingdan, a civil servant in eastern China, prided herself on landing a job known as an “iron rice bowl”, the kind where you don’t worry about being laid off or chasing payment. That is until late last year when, for the first time in more than 10 …

12-05-2023 JERUSALEM/ DOHA: One year since Al Jazeera’s television reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces, demands for justice remain unanswered. Al Jazeera Media Network submitted a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute those responsible for shooting the veteran journalist on May …

12-05-2023 Bureau Report PENNSYLVANIA/ ISLAMABAD: Amid speculations that Pakistan’s chances of clinching a long-suspended International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout have been reduced due to the political situation, the lender clarified that it “remains engaged” with Islamabad, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Declining to comment on the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran …

12-05-2023 WASHINGTON: Republicans in the House Oversight Committee accused President Joe Biden’s family of having earned over $10 million through questionable business deals while he was vice president. The committee claimed that Biden’s son, Hunter, had received $1 million linked to a business agreement with a Romanian tycoon while the …

11-05-2023 MILAN: A number of vehicles caught fire when an explosion took place in the centre of Milan, Thursday, Italian media reported. According to the firefighters, four people were injured leaving vehicles in flames. A video recorded by people at the scene shows thick smoke blowing from the blast that …

11-05-2023 NUKU’ALOFA: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga, prompting authorities to assess the tsunami threat, but no warning was issued, providing relief to coastal areas. The seismic event occurred offshore, with its epicentre located approximately 73 kilometres northwest of Hihifo, Tonga. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the …

11-05-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are voting in an election where pre-poll surveys show the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party. Wednesday’s votes for 224 state legislature seats will be counted on May …

11-05-2023 BEIJING: “One thousand days is a shockingly long time in detention,” says Nick Coyle. He is speaking about his partner, Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who remains in a Chinese prison. The details of the charges against her are still a secret and she has not been sentenced. Like Ms …

11-05-2023 JERUSALEM: Jewish groups have condemned the multi-million dollar sale of jewels belonging to a billionaire whose husband made his fortune in Nazi Germany. Heidi Horten was an Austrian heiress whose German husband, Helmut Horten, had been a Nazi party member. He took over Jewish firms as their owners left …

11-05-2023 OTTAWA: Canada “will not be intimidated” by China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, after the Chinese government said it is expelling a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move linked to allegations Beijing sought to intimidate a Canadian legislator and his family. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trudeau said …