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Another Indian girl molested, beaten in public


July 30, 2023

The incidents of violence and abuse against women do not tend to cease in India, as another girl — a Muslim and physiotherapist by profession — was beaten and molested in public in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh. A group of men intercepted the victim on her way back home on Friday evening and subjected her to violence and …

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Ukraine moves Christmas date in snub to Russia


July 29, 2023

KYIV: Ukraine has moved its official Christmas holiday to December 25 in a break with the Russian Orthodox Church which celebrates it on January 7, according to legislation passed on Friday. The bill signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky highlights the deepening rift between churches in Kyiv and Moscow since Russia’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. “The relentless and successful struggle …

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Fire kills four in Karbala


July 29, 2023

BAGHDAD: A fire killed four people in Karbala on Friday as hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered to mark Ashura. The blaze erupted in an alleyway near the mausoleum of Imam Hussein. “According to preliminary reports, the fire was sparked by a gas bottle in the kitchen” of a tent and then spread into an adjacent market, an emergency services …

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IS claims attack near Damascus shrine


July 29, 2023

BEIRUT: The militant Islamic State group (IS) said on Friday it was behind a bombing in the Syrian capital the day before that killed six people and wounded 20. Thursday’s explosion was near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum in Damascus, Syria’s most revered site, and came on the eve of Ashura. In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, the militant …

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Nepalese climber breaks own record with sixth K2 summit


July 29, 2023

GILGIT: As many as 26 foreign climbers summited K2, the world’s second-highest peak at 8,611 metres above sea level, on Friday, a day after 86 foreigners scaled the mountain on Thursday. One of the day’s highlights was the Nepalese mountaineer Ming­ma David, who broke his own record to become the only person in the world to have scaled K2 six …

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Nearly half a million evacuated as typhoon batters China


July 29, 2023

BEIJING: Typhoon Doksuri hit southeastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to coastal areas after the deadly storm bypassed Taiwan on its way from the Philippines. Wind speeds of up to 175 kilometres per hour (110 miles per hour) were recorded as the storm reached the coast of Fujian province around 10:00 am (0200 GMT), Chinese …

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4 electrocuted during Ashura procession in India


July 29, 2023

At least four people were electrocuted Saturday and seven others injured after an Ashura (Muharram 10) procession came into contact with a high-voltage wire in India, police told AFP. Every year on Muharram 10, Yaum-i-Ashura is observed with solemnity to pay homage to Imam Husain, the grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and the other martyrs of Karbala. Members of a …

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Chinese vice premier to land in Pakistan tomorrow to celebrate a decade of CPEC


July 29, 2023

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will be arriving in Pakistan on Sunday on a three-day visit, during which he will attend a ceremony planned to mark the 10 years of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). The Chinese vice premier will be in Pakistan from July 30 to August …

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FM Bilawal to discuss bilateral ties with UAE counterpart on official visit


July 29, 2023

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will embark on an official trip to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and subsequently hold discussions on bilateral ties with his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to the Foreign Office (FO). The FO said in a statement on Saturday that the two foreign ministers would discuss the “entire spectrum of bilateral …

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Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital


July 29, 2023

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday in the latest protest demanding the prime minister’s resignation. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have staged a series of protests since last year demanding Sheikh Hasina step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee elections due …

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