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Two Chinese activists face punishment for posting censored COVID-19 articles

May 13, 2021

Beijing [China], May 13 : Two Chinese activists, who faced a stringent crackdown for reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, are facing punishment after being tried in a Beijing court earlier this week.

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China deletes over 2 million posts on 'historical nihilism' ahead of CCP's 100th anniversary

May 13, 2021

Beijing [China], May 13 : China's internet regulator last week oversaw the deletion of more than 2 million posts containing "harmful" discussion of history, amid preparations to mark the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary in July.
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At least 65 killed in Gaza, 7 in Israel as clashes intensify

May 13, 2021
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US Representative ousted from GOP leadership for refuting Trump's claims in 2020 elections

May 13, 2021

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US President Joe Biden and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Biden discusses Israel-Palestine conflict with Netanyahu; hopes hostilities to end soon

May 13, 2021

Washington [US], May 13 : US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Israeli Prime Minister...
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Veteran Uyghur advocate's sister confirmed dead after release from Chinese internment camp

May 13, 2021

Beijing [China], May 13 : Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the...
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Colonial Pipeline restarts operations after shutdown due to cyberattack

May 13, 2021

Washington [US], May 13 : The Colonial Pipeline on Wednesday (local time) announced that it has begun a...
A consignment of medical supplies from Indonesia reaches Delhi Airport

COVID-19: India receives 200 oxygen concentrators from Indonesia

May 12, 2021
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hampering religious freedom

May 12, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

In phone call with Netanyahu, Blinken pushes for de-escalation with Palestine

May 12, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while releasing the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report.

US sanctions Chinese official over human rights violations

May 12, 2021
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UN would welcome WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine, process underway: Secretary-General

May 12, 2021
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai (Photo Credit - Twitter)

Malala Yousafzai expresses solidarity with Palestinians amid conflict with Israel, urges world leaders to act immediately

May 12, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while releasing the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report.

US releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report

May 12, 2021
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Lior Haiat

Israel under a 'terror attack', coordinated, planned by Hamas terrorist, says country's foreign affairs ministry

May 12, 2021
Shipment of emergency assistance from Japan arrives in India (Twitter/Embassy of Japan in India)

COVID-19 crisis: Another shipment of emergency assistance from Japan reaches India

May 12, 2021
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Fan manufacturers in Pakistan demand curbs on scrap export to China

May 12, 2021
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Kuwait Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah

India appreciates maritime bridge with Kuwait enabling smooth oxygen flow: Jaishankar

May 12, 2021
Technical lead COVID-19, World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies programme Dr Maria Van Kerkhove (ANI)

WHO confirms COVID-19 variant B.1.617 has three sub-lineages

May 12, 2021