WASHINGTON: Societal violence based on religion continued to be a serious concern in India during 2019 and Muslims and lower-caste Dalit groups continued to be the most vulnerable. The US State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights, released late Wednesday, noted 703 incidents of religious violence in India between 2016-17, in which 86 persons were […]
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi and United Nations officials scrambled on Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led coalition members and threatened yet another escalation of Iran-US tensions. Within hours of the attack on Taji airbase, north of Baghdad — the deadliest in years on a base used by US forces […]
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Justin Trudeau’s wife has tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said late on Thursday, while assuring the public the Canadian prime minister is fine. Canada’s leader and his 44-year-old wife announced on Thursday they were self-isolating while she was tested for coronavirus after a public event. “Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was tested for COVID-19 today. The […]
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Iraq’s military condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday and said they had killed six people and wounded 12, describing it as targeted aggression against the nation’s formal armed forces and a violation of sovereignty. The Pentagon said the strikes targeted five weapons stores used by Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups, including facilities housing arms used […]
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TOKYO: Cancelling the 2020 Olympics is “unthinkable” although the classification of the coronavirus as a pandemic will likely have some impact on the Games, the Tokyo city governor said on Thursday. “It can’t be said that the announcement of a pandemic would have no impact… But I think cancellation is unthinkable,” Yuriko Koike told reporters. […]
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ISLAMABAD: England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who is featuring for Multan Sultans in PSL here, said one of the main reasons behind his participation in the Pakistan Super League is to see the return of the game to the country. “It is also to experience the atmospheres and a bit of franchise cricket, but the reason […]
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TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that Japan’s softball game against Australia on July 22 would be the first event on the schedule, the announcement coming as concerns mount about the potential impact on the Games from the coronavirus outbreak. The game will begin at 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at the Fukushima […]
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KARACHI: What will the approach be like when two sides occupying top slots clash with one of them possibly not even assured of progressing through to the playoffs in the HBL Pakistan Super League? This is exactly the permutation which now confronts Peshawar Zalmi when they clash face-to-face with Multan Sultans at the National Stadium […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday decided to cut short the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 and hold the final match of the tournament on March 18 instead of March 23. According to a press release by the cricketing body, the playoff match has been replaced by the semi-finals, which will be held in Lahore’s […]
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KARACHI: Falling world prices of various commodities owing to the coronavirus has diluted the impact of rupee devaluation against the dollar on local prices of imported items. Market people said that in addition to the declining trend in world prices, local prices of imported pulses, spices, chemicals, tea, palm oil, plastic items etc have remained […]
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