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China activists mark Nobel laureate’s death anniversary in private due to censorship
Beijing, July 14 Five years after the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo while in custody, activists in China have been forced to mark his death anniversary mostly in private, due to the ongoing ban on public references to him, media reports said. A friend of Liu's, who ...UK’s key online safety bill on hold until new PM in place
London, July 14 The current political crisis in the UK has put the online safety bill, that can send tech CEOs to jail if their platforms fail to comply, in limbo till the new Prime Minister is chosen. The Online Safety Bill, currently in final stages, was to be discussed ...Large haul of drugs seized in Myanmar
Yangon, July 14 Myanmar authorities seized 141.72 kg drugs in an anti-drug operation in the northernmost Kachin state. Acting on a tip-off, a joint police force confiscated 16.72 kg heroin and 125 kg raw opium worth over 560 million kyats (302,702 US dollars) and arrested two suspects in Mohnyin township ...S.Korean President’s approval rating again dips
Seoul, July 4 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 2.2 percentage points to 44.4 per cent last week, marking the latest in a series of national surveys that gave the leader a negative rating, a new poll revealed on Monday. The negative assessment on Yoon's conduct of state ...550 women sue Uber for sexual assaults by drivers in US
San Francisco, July 14 Nearly 550 women passengers have sued ride-hailing platform Uber, alleging they were assaulted by its drivers that included kidnapping, rape and physical attacks in the US. The complaint, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, has sought damages and a jury trial. The women said in ...I will run the economy like Margaret Thatcher: Rishi Sunak
London, July 13 Rishi Sunak, the Indian origin contender for the prime ministership of the UK, said he will run the British economy like former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, if he wins. In his first campaign interview to The Daily Telegraph, the pro ruling Conservative party daily broadsheet, he remarked: ...Rishi Sunak now bookmakers’ favourite to become UK PM
London, July 12 Rishi Sunak, of East African Indian origin, was on Monday being touted as the bookmakers' favourite in the British Conservative party's leadership contest. The winner will automatically become the UK's Prime Minister. Previously, the favourite in a poll of Conservative party members, who will ultimately determine the ...Sunak, Suella make the cut in race to be UK’s next PM
London, July 12 Two candidates out of the eight who have made the cut for Wednesday's first round ballot in the ruling Conservative party's leadership contest, are of Indian origin - Rishi Sunak and Suella Fernandes Braverman. The final outcome of this race will throw up Britain's next Prime Minister. ...1.1 billion Covid vaccine doses wasted globally: Report
London, July 12 The governments across the globe have wasted more than a billion doses of the Covid vaccines, even as many people, including health workers, particularly in the low-income countries are yet to get at least a single shot, according to a report. The report, by science and data ...Calls grow for inquiry into Macron’s links to Uber lobbying
Paris, July 11 French opposition politicians from the left and far right have seized on the Uber files revelations to criticise President Emmanuel Macron, after the trove of documents showed his past help for the company's lobbying campaign to disrupt traditional taxis, media reports said. The revelations come at a ...
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