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Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information

Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information

As the Taliban’s crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in Paktia province on Friday criticized limited access to information and claimed that this has a negative influence on their operations as their basic rights to…
5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan

5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, causing strong shaking in parts of the country, including the capital, Kabul, officials and witnesses said. The quake struck at a depth of…
China’s state bodies are suppressing religious freedom

China’s state bodies are suppressing religious freedom

China’s state-run bodies that oversee legally recognized religions are complicit in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violation of religious freedom by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), says the latest report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The…
World health officials concerned about Covid rise in China

World health officials concerned about Covid rise in China

World health officials are worried that they are not getting enough information from China as the country ends its severe COVID-19 restrictions. China removed many restrictions in December, causing a sharp rise in cases. Chinese state media is not reporting…
More than 6.6 million people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan

More than 6.6 million people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan

Crisis in Afghanistan does not seem to die down as several people are under the grip of hunger and lack of basic amenities in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the Afghan land in August last year, TOLO news…
Fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes, new study suggests

Fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes, new study suggests

In a new study carried out by Chinese researchers, almost half of a group of people who fasted intermittently experienced remission of their Type 2 diabetes. The research found that people who fasted for five days, then ate a normal diet for 10 days,…
China COVID deaths accelerate to 9,000 a day – UK research firm Airfinity

China COVID deaths accelerate to 9,000 a day – UK research firm Airfinity

Around 9,000 people in China are probably dying each day from COVID-19, UK-based health data firm Airfinity said on Thursday, nearly doubling its “estimate” from a week ago, as infections ripped across the world’s most populous nation, Reuters reported. COVID…
UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu

UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu

A civic group has filed petition to UN as South Korea’s Daegu locals continue to oppose construction of mosque. A local civic group supporting Muslims who are facing vehement backlash from local residents in Daegu after trying to build a…
Iraq: Security forces arrest eight terrorists in six Iraqi cities

Iraq: Security forces arrest eight terrorists in six Iraqi cities

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced on Sunday the arrest of eight “terrorists” in six Iraqi cities, including the federal capital, Baghdad. In a press statement, the Security Cell said that “based on accurate intelligence information of the intelligence and…
Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea

Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh…
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