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Trump accused of ‘grievous betrayal’ in trial brief


February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters like a loaded cannon at the US Capitol, House Democrats said on Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called …

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Wikipedia unveils ‘code of conduct’ to stem misinformation


February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON: Wikipedia on Tuesday unveiled a “universal code of conduct” aimed at stemming abuse, misinformation and manipulation on the global online encyclopedia. The new code was released by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, expanding on its existing policies to create a set of community standards to combat “negative behavior,” according to a statement. The new policy aims …

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Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries, including Pakistan


February 3, 2021

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry to the kingdom from 20 countries, including Pakistan, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their families, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the state news agency reported. The interior ministry announced the “temporary suspension” would be effective from 9:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the official Saudi …

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New Delhi, vicinity turned into fortress in attempt to scare away farmers


February 3, 2021

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities heavily increased security at three main protest sites outside New Delhi’s border on Tuesday, adding iron spikes, steel barricades and hundreds of riot police in an attempt to stop tens of thousands of demonstrating farmers from entering the capital. In Ghazipur, one of the protest sites, iron nails were embedded along the main highway. Cemented barricades …

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UK’s record-breaking fundraiser Captain Moore dies aged 100


February 3, 2021

LONDON: Captain Tom Moore, the British World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus, has died aged 100 after contracting Covid-19, his family said on Tuesday. Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden with the help of a frame to raise …

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Kangana has some bizarre replies for Rihanna, Greta after they lend support to India’s farmers protests


February 3, 2021

US pop superstar Rihanna created a flutter in India on Tuesday by wading into months-long farmer protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agricultural reforms. Tens of thousands of young and old farmers have blocked roads leading into New Delhi for more than two months, sheltering in tractors from the cold. A tractor rally by farmers last week in New Delhi turned violent. …

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US ‘alarmed’ over SC order to move Omar Sheikh out of death cell


February 3, 2021

The United States said on Wednesday that it was “alarmed” by the Supreme Court’s order to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from his death cell to a government rest house. On Tuesday, the apex court directed authorities to move Sheikh from his death cell at the Karachi Central Prison to …

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US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals she is a survivor of sexual assault


February 3, 2021

A teary-eyed US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounted hiding in her office bathroom as a man repeatedly yelled “Where is she?” during the insurrection at the US Capitol, and also revealed a sexual assault in her past as she talked about trauma. The remembered terror of the day made Ocasio-Cortez get emotional as she spoke during an Instagram live video, and she …

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India says celebrities’ comments on farm protests irresponsible


February 3, 2021

India slammed international celebrities on Wednesday for making comments in support of protesting farmers as inaccurate and irresponsible and said vested interest groups were trying to build opinion against the country. US singer Rihanna, climate change activist Greta Thunberg and US lawyer and activist Meena Harris, the niece of Vice-President Kamala Harris, made comments on social media drawing attention to the plight …

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