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20 killed by Myanmar forces in delta region


June 6, 2021

YANGON: Myanmar’s security forces clashed with villagers armed with catapults and crossbows during a search for weapons in the Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday and local media reported as many as 20 people had been killed. State television news said three “terrorists” had been killed and two arrested at the village of Hlayswe as security forces went to apprehend …

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US judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons


June 6, 2021

SACRAMENTO: A federal judge on Friday overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the US Supreme Court. Under no …

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G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax


June 6, 2021

LONDON: Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations on Saturday endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent, rallying behind a US-backed plan targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hailed the “unprecedented commitment”, saying in a statement that a global minimum tax “would end the race to …

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Al Jazeera reporter forcefully detained by Israel


June 6, 2021

Israeli border police forcefully detained a veteran correspondent for the Al Jazeera satellite channel while she was reporting from an embattled Jerusalem neighbourhood where dozens of Palestinian families are slated for eviction by Jewish settlers. Givara Budeiri was released late on Saturday, several hours after border police detained her in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, where she had been wearing body armor marked “press”. Al …

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No commercial activity allowed in Punjab after 8pm: Yasmin Rashid


June 6, 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid on Sunday said that commercial activities in the province are barred after 8:00 pm as the COVID positivity ratio has witnessed a decline owing to strict restrictions. Addressing a presser, the health minister said that the province reported 403 positive cases during the past 24 hours besides also reporting deaths of 49 people. …

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COVID-19 positivity ratio declines in Pakistan, recorded at 3.10%


June 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has claimed 76 more lives across Pakistan during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll from the disease to 21,265. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 1,629 new infections surfaced when 52,427 samples were tested during this period. The positivity ratio of cases was recorded at 3.10 per cent. The number of …

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Facebook says it could pay more tax after G7 deal


June 6, 2021

Facebook (FB.O) welcomes the progress made by the Group of Seven on a minimum tax rate and accepts this could mean the social network pays more tax, and in different places, its head of global affairs Nick Clegg said on Saturday. “Facebook has long called for reform of the global tax rules and we welcome the important progress made at …

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Finland’s football association offers free sports hijabs to boost diversity


June 6, 2021

Finland’s football association has begun offering a free “sports hijab” to any player who wants one, in a move designed to attract a greater diversity of players into the sport. So far, the FA has distributed “dozens” of the headscarves, which are made out of technical, stretchy fabric, Heidi Pihlaja, head of development of women and girls’ football, told AFP. “In …

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Southee takes six but Burns ton frustrates NZ


June 6, 2021

LONDON: New Zealand’s Tim Southee took six wickets but Rory Burns hit a gutsy century to help England recover from a collapse on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday. England were in danger of following-on but Burns’ 132 meant they avoided that embarrassment, although a total of 275 all out was still 103 adrift of …

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PM personally handling Chinese vaccine issue with Saudi Arabia, other countries: Sheikh Rashid


June 6, 2021

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that Prime Minister Imran Khan himself was handling the matter of Saudi Arabia and some other countries in the Middle East not accepting the vaccination certificate of the Chinese-manufactured Sinopharm vaccine. The minister, who was speaking to the media in Islamabad, told reporters that the prime minister had informed the cabinet that …

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