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'Monsieur Paty': French teacher was popular professional
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE, France: Samuel Paty, the 47-year-old history teacher beheaded for having shown his class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a lesson on free speech, is remembered as a well-liked and committed professional who enjoyed drawing his pupils into debate.
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At least seven killed in blast at Pakistan religious school
AFP, Published on 27/10/2020
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded Tuesday in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
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Taj Mahal reopens even as India cases soar
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» AGRA (INDIA) - The Taj Mahal reopens to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture, even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections.
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Malaysia expands entry ban to US, UK, France pass holders
Published on 03/09/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday added at least nine more countries, including the United States, Britain and France, to its list of long-term immigration pass holders to be barred from the country, national news wire Bernama reported.
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US sanctions Syrian leader's 'henchman,' media advisor
AFP, Published on 21/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States announced fresh sanctions on Thursday against several senior political, military and financial figures in the Syrian regime as part of the Caesar Act, which punishes any company that works with President Bashar al-Assad.
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US to begin highest level Taiwan visit in decades
AFP, Published on 09/08/2020
» TAIPEI: A senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration will land in Taiwan Sunday for Washington's highest level visit since switching diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a move Beijing has condemned.
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Singapore's fake news law trips up opposition as election looms
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2020
» SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) - Enforcing a fake news law in the run up to a national election, authorities in Singapore have ordered that online references to some comments made by opposition figures on key issues must carry a warning that the content contains false information.
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Stolen Banksy work from door of Paris Bataclan found in Italy
AFP, Published on 10/06/2020
» ROME - Italian police said Wednesday they had retrieved a work by famed street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks stolen from the Bataclan concert hall.
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Hong Kong leaders lash out at Trump
Published on 30/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by US President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub.
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Asia virus latest: Taiwan, Australia hunt vaccine
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
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