New Jersey General Assembly Honors Bangladeshi Journalist Karamot Ullah Biplob

Paterson, NJ : The New Jersey General Assembly has honored Bangladeshi journalist Karamot Ullah Biplob for his reporting and research on climate change. On Monday, January 20, 2024, in Paterson City, Senator Benjie E. Wimberly presented Mr. Biplob with the award. A report written by General Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin cited the impact of climate […]

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Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was removed, in his government’s latest run-in with the firm over blocked content. Muslim-majority Malaysia is a supporter of the Palestinian cause and […]

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FAO, Cambodia sign $19.5M grant for pandemic preparedness

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signed the “Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project”, supported by the Pandemic Fund with a $19.5 million grant. “The [fund’s] grant will support Cambodia in building its capacity to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemic […]

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Pakistan using ‘terrorism, proxy war’ to stay relevant, says India PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday (Jul 26) that Pakistan is trying to stay relevant through “terrorism” and “proxy war” but its “unholy plans” will never succeed. The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours share an uneasy relationship and India has, for decades, accused Pakistan of backing militants fighting its rule in Kashmir, […]

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UN rights chief urges probe of Bangladesh protest ‘crackdown’

The UN rights chief called Thursday on Bangladesh to urgently disclose the details of last week’s crackdown on protests amid accounts of “horrific violence”, calling for “an impartial, independent and transparent investigation”. “We understand that many people were subjected to violent attacks by groups reportedly affiliated with the Government, and no effort was made to […]

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Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to end trial

HONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to have sufficient evidence to support all three charges against him. Lai, 76, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has pleaded not guilty […]

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Algeria proposes UN action to ‘stop killing in Rafah

‘Algeria on Tuesday proposed a draft UN Security Council resolution that demands a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages held by Hamas and essentially orders Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive” in Rafah. Algeria’s UN Ambassador Amar Bendjama said earlier on Tuesday – after a closed-door meeting of the 15-member […]

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