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No 'concentration camps' in Xinjiang, says China

Beijing has repeatedly denied the Uyghur citizens are being held in such large numbers, calling the camps instead "vocational education training centres"

May 7, 2019

By IANS

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Trump pardons former US soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

Sentence of 25 years dropped, former soldier hailed as a "model prisoner" and "entirely deserving" of the Grant of Executive Clemency.

May 7, 2019

By Reuters

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Finally, 2 Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar after 500 days in jail, winning Pulitzer Prize

The two Reuters journalists received this year's Pulitzer Prize and were in news widely before the Myanmarese government freed them

May 7, 2019

By IANS

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wave as they ride a horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor,

It's a Boy for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The official Instagram account of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the birth of the royal baby boy.

May 6, 2019

By Staff Reporter

Ancient Songket gold fabric back in Malay market, women weavers seek direct access now

Songket fabrics can soon re-dominate the market, but this time with the involvement of the producers only, says study.

May 6, 2019

By Shreya Vishwanath

Brunei won't enforce gay death penalty after global protests of stoning law

Several countries and well-known celebrities protested against the execution of gay individuals by stoning in Brunei.

May 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Boeing knew about 737 MAX problems before Indonesia crash

Boeing has stated that its senior leadership and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not know about the issue until after the Lion Air crash.

May 6, 2019

By IANS

At least 41 dead as plane makes emergency landing

Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow

Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, 37 out of 78 people on board survive.

May 6, 2019

By Reuters

Voyeurism to be a separate sexual offence in Singapore with heavier punishment: Minister

Minister K. Shanmugam stated that the changes in the Penal Code will include heavier punishments as well as caning.

May 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Malicious code steals card data from 201 online campus stores in US and Canada

IT security company Trend Micro detected the cyber attack but the amount of stolen payment information is still unknown.

May 5, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Hackers attack Microsoft-owned GitHub, seek ransom in 10 days

Hackers attacked GitHub and asked for 0.1 Bitcoin (BTC) in return for the stolen codes within 10 days.

May 5, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: Bloated dead body of man found at Sentosa's Tanjong Beach

The police classified this as a case of unnatural death and started their investigation to identify the man.

May 5, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Photo taken on March 25, 2019 shows flame and smoke above buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. The Israeli army expanded air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday night after targeting Hamas security facilities in Gaza City, a local radio

Israel attacks 70 military targets in Gaza Strip

The IDF announced that one of the destroyed Palestinian targets was an Islamic Jihad 20-metre-deep cross-border tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip.

May 5, 2019

By IANS

Photo taken on May 3, 2019 shows stranded passengers waiting in the departure area at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after ferry services were suspended due to cyclone Fani. Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people as the extremely dan

Cyclone Fani kills 6 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman said that 63 people were injured in the storm.

May 5, 2019

By IANS

Christians most persecuted religious group in the world - Report

The report, commissioned by the British Foreign Secretary, underscores its argument that the Christian persecution in parts of the world has assumed genocide proportions.

May 4, 2019

By Jacob Nelly

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