Provincial government to pay for Pakistan Hindu temple destroyed by mob
Peshawar (AFP) – A Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed by a mob last week will be rebuilt using provincial government
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Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm, a minister said on Thursday, the
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Indonesia bans militant group Islamic Defenders Front
Jakarta (AP) – Indonesia on Wednesday banned a militant Muslim group with a long record of vandalizing nightspots, hurling stones
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UN rights office decries jail term for citizen-journalist in China’s Wuhan
Geneva (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Monday at the four-year prison term imposed by
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China jails citizen-journalist for four years over Wuhan virus reporting
Shanghai (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Monday handed down a four-year jail term to a citizen-journalist who reported from
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Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives
Tokyo (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it
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Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica
Santiago (Reuters) – The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this
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China to suspend UK flights indefinitely – Foreign Ministry
Beijing (Reuters) – China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new
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Exclusive: India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week – sources
New Delhi (Reuters) – India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use by next week after its
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Head of election monitoring group gunned down in Afghan capital
Kabul (Reuters) – A prominent advocate of democracy in Afghanistan who headed an election monitoring organisation was gunned down on
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