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03 Aug

Seoul: North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage

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North Korea is releasing emergency military rice reserves as its food shortage worsens, South Korea's spy agency said on Tuesday, with a heat wave and drought reducing the country's supply. The country's moribund economy is continuously being battered by the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, and while mass starvation and social chaos have not been reported, observers expect further deterioration of North Korea's food situation until the autumn harvest.Seoul's National Intelligence Service told a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting that North Korea is supplying rice reserved for wartime uses to citizens left with little food, other laborers and rural state agencies, according to…

26 Jul

US vows continued air support for Afghan forces fighting Taliban

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The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country. "The United States has increased air strikes in the support of Afghan forces over the last several days, and we are prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the Taliban continue their attacks," General Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command, told reporters in Kabul. Violence has surged across the country in recent months after the Taliban launched a sweeping assault…

24 Jul

YouTube hits 10 bn Play Store download milestone

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The Google-owned YouTube app for Android users has surpassed a whopping 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. According to 9To5Google, video streaming has exploded in popularity over the past decade with improving global internet speed, introduction of 4G devices and increasing access to smartphones/tablets. As the largest and most well-known streaming platform globally, it was always likely that YouTube would become the first “proper” user-facing Android app to hit such a download milestone on the Play Store, it added. Given that the app comes pre-installed on almost all devices, it is marginally bolstered and could even include some…

24 Jul

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, Doval

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a two-day visit to India for the first time as America's top diplomat beginning July 27 to discuss a range of issues including the evolving situation in Afghanistan, the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing the visit, said Blinken will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on July 28. A statement by the US State Department said Blinken will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “US Secretary of State, Antony J Blinken, will visit…

22 Jul

Olympics set to begin amid Covid-19 gloom

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The Olympic Games, beginning on Friday, is the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza but in the Japanese capital, which is the host city, there is clear lack of enthusiasm. According to media reports, the local public is largely indifferent which is understandable, considering that the Games are being held in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. “For Tokyo locals, concern has been replaced by indifference. A thriving city enthusiastically hosting a global sporting event is a sight to behold. Right now, Tokyo is not one. That is hardly the fault of the Japanese. With about 80% of the population opposed to…

17 Jul

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Did the third wave hit the Olympics? Authorities said one person was attacked in the village

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There are six days left until the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Before that, Corona Hanna was in the Olympics Village. Authorities say a Corona was attacked in the Games Village. However, his identity has not been revealed yet. The Olympics are going to start from July 23. Many players have already reached there. A spokesman for the organizing body for the Tokyo Olympics said: This is the first corona infection in the village. Although it was planned to host the Olympics last year, it was not possible for Corona to do so. This year it has been organized. However, the authorities have to face protests in Japan again and…

16 Jul

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik Granted Golden Visa by UAE Government

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her husband and Pakistan cricket star Shoaib Malik the much-coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa. Mirza, 34, who hails from Hyderabad, and Malik, 39, a native of Sialkot in Pakistan, got married in 2010 and has been a resident of Dubai for several years. The much-loved sports couple has a three-year-old son named Izhaan. The UAE government instituted the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new system for long-term residence visas. It enabled foreigners to live, work, and study in the country without a national sponsor and 100…

16 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes

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Indian photojouralist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city on Friday. He was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces.Condoling Danish Siddiqui's demise, Farid Mamundzay, the Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India, tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."Danish Siddiqui, a…

13 Jul

Death toll from Iraq Covid hospital fire rises to 66 as anger mounts

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The death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 66, health officials said on Tuesday, as authorities faced accusations of negligence from grieving relatives and a doctor who works there. More than 100 others were injured in Monday night's fire in Nassiriya, which an investigation showed began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded, police and civil defence authorities said - the second such tragedy in three months. Rescue teams were on Tuesday using a heavy crane to remove the charred and melted remains of the…

13 Jul

B’desh decides to ease lockdown for a week ahead of Eid

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The Bangladeshi government has decided to ease the ongoing lockdown for a week from Thursday onwards ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Bangladesh’s Press Information Department (PID) made the announcement on Monday night, saying the lockdown restrictions will be eased until July 22 on the occasion of Muslim festival, which will be celebrated on July 21, reports Xinhua news agency. The country’s cabinet division will issue a notification containing details on easing of the restrictions and prohibitions on Tuesday, said the announcement. As part of easing the lockdown measures, the government is very likely to allow public transport services resume on the condition…