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UN whistleblower fired for calling foul over China as Blackburn slams China’s ‘malign influence’ at world body
A whistleblower who warned her bosses at the U.N. Human Rights office that China was getting information on dissidents coming ...
Launch of new NASA space telescope delayed after incident-
By Associated Press BERLIN: The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed ...
Israel urged to release 90 Palestinian corpses withheld for years-
By IANS TEL AVIV: Dozens of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Jenin, demanding the return of 90 ...
Eight bodies found near Rio favela after shootout-
By IANS RIO DE JANEIRO: Eight bodies were discovered near the Salgueiro favela in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region ...
10,000 calls made to UK counter-terrorism police in 2021-
By IANS LONDON: Around 10,000 calls were made to British counter-terrorism police in 2021, a top official has said. Around ...
Interpol holds meeting in Istanbul to elect new president-
By Associated Press ISTANBUL: Interpol kicked off its annual meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday, to discuss security threats and crime ...
Romania President Klaus Iohannis nominates Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca as PM-
By IANS BUCHAREST: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has nominated Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca to form a new government as Prime ...
Former South Korea President Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90-
By Associated Press SEOUL: Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally ...
France PM Jean Castex positive for COVID-19, as cases rise-
By Associated Press ARIS: France’s prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, hours after returning from a visit to ...
Israel begins giving COVID shots to children age 5 to 11-
By Associated Press TEL AVIV: Israel on Tuesday began administering the coronavirus vaccine to children age 5 to 11. The ...
