Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its Muslim minority. The video was removed for 50 minutes Wednesday due to a “human moderation error,” according to a statement from Eric Han, an American who heads TikTok’s U.S. […]
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World-renowned US rock climber Brad Gobright falls to death in Mexico
A world-renowned rock climber, US national Brad Gobright, fell to his death while climbing a sheer rock face in northern Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Gobright, 31, and fellow American Aidan Jacobson, 26, were climbing a route known as the Shining Path in the northern state of Nuevo Leon on Wednesday […]
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Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, in what could mark a turning point in the uprising against the Tehran-backed authorities. At least 29 people died in the southern city of Nassiriya when troops opened fire on […]
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Sri Lanka wants to undo deal to lease port to China for 99 years
Sri Lanka’s new government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants to undo the previous regime’s move to lease the southern port of Hambantota to a Chinese venture, citing national interest. Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in 2017 changed the terms, saying it would be difficult to pay the loans taken […]
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Pakistan: Students to protest at 50 places on Friday
Students in Pakistan have decided to come together under the Student Action Committee (SAC) for a Student Solidarity March at 50 places across the country on November 29. The students are demanding better education facilities, reduction in fees, reinstatement of student unions, sexual equality and freedom of expression on the […]
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New Zealand’s university signs MoU with National Institute of Fashion Technology
New Zealand’s Massey University signed an agreement with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) on Thursday to collaborate in the area of ‘sustainable fashion’. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed at the New Zealand High Commission here, is in line with New Zealand’s continued efforts to strengthen […]
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TikTok apologises for temporary removal of video on Muslims in China
Social media app TikTok apologised to a user on Thursday for removing a video that criticised China’s treatment of Muslims, blaming a “human moderation error” and saying the images had been restored within less than an hour. The controversy over the video, viewed 1.6 million times, comes as TikTok’s Chinese […]
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Submarine carrying cocaine worth 100 million euros seized off Spain coast: Officials
A submarine seized off the Spanish coast over the weekend was carrying three tonnes of cocaine worth 100 million euros ($110 million), officials said Wednesday. Police intercepted the 20-metre (65-foot) submarine — thought to be the first of its kind captured in Europe — off the northwestern region of Galicia […]
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Eight children among 15 civilians killed by mine in Afghanistan: Govt
Fifteen civilians, including eight children, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a land mine in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, a government official said. “At around 5:00 pm this evening a mine planted by the Taliban terrorists hit a civilian car… killing 15 civilians and wounding two more,” […]
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Former US President Jimmy Carter released from hospital after brain surgery
Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing successful surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by multiple falls, the Carter Center said. The 95-year-old underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital two weeks ago to ease the pressure on his brain caused by a […]
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Asian shares waver, Hong Kong tensions spoil festive mood after upbeat US data
Asian share markets wobbled on Thursday as concerns that tensions over Hong Kong could stymie a U.S.-China trade deal cast a pall over Thanksgiving cheer from unexpectedly positive U.S. economic data. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong despite angry […]
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Female Pak journalist shot dead by husband for not quitting job
A 27-year-old female Pakistani journalist was killed here on Monday allegedly by her husband, also a scribe, for not quitting her job. The couple got married seven months ago but then the relations turned sour soon, according to an FIR. Urooj Iqbal was associated with a Urdu daily and was […]
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Two people shot at Washington state school, gunman dead: Police
A man who shot two people on Tuesday in the parking lot of an elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, was pursued by police before he stopped his vehicle and shot himself, police said. Following the incident at the Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School, there was no active threat to citizens, […]
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In a first, Labour Party vows to teach colonial history in Britain’s schools
If you grow up in Britain, you will finish school without being taught anything about the brutalities of the British empire in India and elsewhere, because the subject is not part of the curriculum, but Labour has promised to bridge this historical gap. It is the first time the issue […]
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Indian-American Anil Raj killed in terrorist attack on UN vehicle in Kabul
Indian-American Anil Raj was killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. “I want to confirm with a heavy heart that a United States citizen, Anil Raj of California, was killed in a terrorist attack on a UN vehicle in Kabul on […]