KARACHI: Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, has praised Portugal as an important player on the global stage and thanked the country for a “progressive partnership with the Ismaili imamat”. The Aga Khan said this while addressing members of the Portuguese parliament. He was invited to speak at the Assembly […]
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Aga Khan thanks Portugal for ‘special relations’
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All 12 boys and football coach rescued from cave: Thai Navy SEALS
All 12 boys and their coach who became trapped in a flooded Thai cave more than a fortnight ago have been rescued, the Navy SEALs announced on Tuesday, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that has captivated the world. The Thai SEALs and elite foreign divers extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the […]
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YouTube aims to crack down on fake news, support journalism
Google’s YouTube says it is taking several steps to ensure the veracity of news on its service by cracking down on misinformation and supporting news organizations. The company said on Monday it will make “authoritative” news sources more prominent, especially in the wake of breaking news events when misinformation can spread quickly. At such times, […]
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India’s top court reviews British-era ban on homosexuality
India’s top court on Tuesday began reviewing petitions against a colonial-era ban on homosexuality, in the latest chapter of a legal tussle between social and religious conservatives and more liberal Indians. Section 377 of the penal code, a relic from 1860s British legislation, bans gay acts as “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” and […]
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China pledges $20bn in loans for Arab states
China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to build its influence in the Middle East and Africa. The money will be earmarked for “projects that will produce good employment opportunities and positive social impact in Arab States that […]
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Landslide warnings as Japan digs through rain devastation
Desperate relatives braced for bad news on Monday as rescuers dug through landslides in the wake of severe floods that have killed more than 100 people and left swathes of central and western Japan under water. With the toll mounting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a four-country foreign trip, the government’s top spokesman said. Abe […]