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Facebook is selective in curbing hate speech against Indian Muslims: study


October 25, 2021

NEW DELHI: Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents, even as the internet giant’s own employees cast doubt over its motivations and interests. Based on research produced as recently as March of this year on company memos that date back to 2019, internal company documents on …

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Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisation


October 25, 2021

TEHRAN: Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have “sinned” and should reverse such moves, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco all agreed to normalise ties with Israel in 2020, as Washington under the administration of the then US President Donald Trump made Arab-Israeli rapprochement a foreign policy priority. “Some …

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Indian forces gun down civilian in occupied Kashmir


October 25, 2021

SRINAGAR: Indian forces shot dead a civilian in occupied Kashmir on Sunday, residents said, as authorities tightened security across the disputed territory for a visit by an Indian minister. The victim, a milk seller in the southern Kashmir Valley, is the 12th civilian killed by security forces or local fighters this month as attacks increase in the Himalayan region. India …

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Mercury drops to 14°C in Pindi and Islamabad


October 25, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain lashed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Sunday, turning the weather chilly but at the same time creating a mess on roads and streets. According to the meteorological department, temperature in both cities fell to 14°C, while 7mm of rain was recorded at Zero Point and Saidpur, 3mm at Bokra in Islamabad, 4mm at Chaklala …

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Govt will fulfil commitments made with TLP: Sheikh Rashid


October 25, 2021

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed vowed on Monday to fulfil the commitments the government made with the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) during negotiations a day earlier, saying the matter would be discussed during a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s return from Saudi Arabia. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said he had found the TLP’s incarcerated …

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Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan to launch NFTs amid global craze


October 25, 2021

Indian celebrities from the world of Bollywood and cricket are increasingly launching digital memorabilia through non-fungible tokens (NFT), hoping to rake in thousands of dollars by cashing in on growing interest in such assets. NFTs are a type of digital asset which use blockchain to record the ownership of items such as images, videos and other collectibles. Their roaring popularity …

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Jam Kamal Khan Alyani bows out, draws curtain on crisis in Balochistan


October 25, 2021

QUETTA: The two-month-long political crisis being faced by Balochistan came to end on Sunday evening when Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) tendered his resignation. Governor Syed Zahoor Ahemd Agha accepted the resignation soon after Mr Alyani sent it to him. Consequently, the provincial cabinet stands dissolved. The former CM in his written resignation …

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PPP asks PML-N to consider no-trust moves against PM Imran, Buzdar


October 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Peoples Party (PPP) has reiterated its call for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to consider tabling no-confidence mot­ions against Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, saying the time is now conducive for such a move. “To get rid of Imran Khan, a no-confidence motion will have to be tabled. Opposition Leader (Shehbaz Sharif) …

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1 wounded in Far North Dallas shooting, police say


October 25, 2021

One person was left with multiple gunshot wounds following a shooting in Far North Dallas early Sunday, police said. Officers responded to a shooting call at 12:20 a.m. in the 13500 block of Esperanza Road and found the injured person. They were taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Their identity has not been released. Police said that …

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Suspect at large in shooting that left 1 dead, Dallas police say


October 25, 2021

Dallas police are searching for a suspect in a shooting who killed a man Sunday. Officers responded to a shooting call shortly before 9 a.m. in the 4800 block of South Buckner Boulevard in Buckner Terrace and found a man who had been fatally shot. His identity was not released. Pedestrian wounded by gunfire from car in South Dallas, police …

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