16-10-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques after the second Daesh attack in a week on worshippers killed more than 40 people in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack …
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17-10-2021 SHENZHEN/ BEIJING: China’s corporate leaders and government institutions are failing to meaningfully implement or enforce policies to reduce sexual assault, harassment and to increase gender equality, despite a recent surge in women coming forward in China to tell their #MeToo stories, activists say. The failure not only leaves many …
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17-10-2021 LONDON: The killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess is being treated as a terrorist incident by police. Sir David was stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said there was a potential link to Islamist extremism. A 25-year-old British man …
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16-10-2021 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials. Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store – and has nearly 150,000 reviews. It is used by millions of Muslims. The BBC understands …
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16-10-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australian authorities say the seizure of 450 kilograms of heroin found inside a shipping container in Melbourne marks the largest-ever onshore detection of the drug. Boxes containing the heroin, which has an estimated street value of $140 million, were found inside a container carrying ceramic tiles that arrived …
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16-10-2021 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Department of Defense said it made a commitment that …
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16-10-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Police in India’s Mumbai city have put out a message on road safety drawing inspiration from Netflix’s smash hit, Squid Game. The Korean drama tells the story of a group of misfits taking part in a series of children’s games. In the first game, a …
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16-10-2021 Sixty years ago, Algerians in Paris were arrested, killed, and drowned in the Seine by French police. They were peacefully demonstrating against a curfew on them months before the end of the Algerian war. Archives estimate that between 100 and 300 people were killed, but there is no exact …
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16-10-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Vaccinated Australian citizens and the parents of residents will be able to visit Sydney from 1 November without the need to quarantine. The move announced by the New South Wales (NSW) state government at first indicated that all tourists and foreign travelers could freely enter but …
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15-10-2021 LONDON: British MP David Amess, 69, has died after being stabbed several times during a meeting with his constituents at a church in eastern England. A 25-year-old man has been arrested. Reports said a man walked into Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, south Essex, where Amess was holding a …
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