Updated: May 21, 2021 23:58 IST

Pak's rice export association expresses concern over 'shocking, irresponsible' remarks by Imran Khan's special assistant

Lahore [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has expressed concern over a 'shocking and very irresponsible' statement by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Agriculture Jamshed Cheema, who said that Pakistani farmers are 'intoxicated' with basmati instead of coarse varieties of rice for exports.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 23:14 IST

Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotto

Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:55 IST

All eyes on Nepal President as ruling party, opposition stake claims

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 21 (ANI): Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has initiated consultation with legal experts and spin doctors to appoint a new Prime Minister as both the ruling party and the opposition have staked their claims for the post.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:53 IST

Chinese tech giant Huawei blocked from 5G networks of major Dutch te

Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 21 (ANI): Chinese tech giant Huawei is no longer supplying components to the core 5G networks of major Dutch telecom providers, local media reported.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:46 IST

Bangladesh records 1,504 new COVID-19 cases, 26 more deaths

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,504 new COVID-19 cases and 26 new deaths on Friday, making the tally at 786,698 and death toll at 12,310, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:46 IST

1 killed, 8 injured in earthquakes in China's Yunnan

Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): At least one person was killed and eight other sustained injuries following a series of earthquakes that jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:46 IST

Amid US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, TLP emerging as next big

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): Amid the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has emerged as a potential next big terrorist threat to the world after the Taliban.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:37 IST

UK records another 2,829 coronavirus cases, 9 deaths

London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,829 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,457,923, according to official figures released Friday.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:37 IST

UK pushes forward "Global Pandemic Radar" to tackle COVID-19 variant

London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): British government Friday launched plans for a new "Global Pandemic Radar" to identify emerging COVID-19 variants and track new diseases around the world.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:23 IST

COVID-19: Canada extends ban on flights from India, Pakistan until J

Ottawa [Canada], May 21 (ANI): Canada has extended the ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan until June 21 amid a continued surge of COVID-19 cases in both the countries.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:17 IST

Pakistan: Death toll in bomb blast at pro-Palestine rally in Balochi

Balochistan [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The death toll in a bomb blast near a pro-Palestinian rally in Balochistan's Chaman city has now risen to seven, while 14 people were injured, said officials.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 22:05 IST

In blow to Imran Khan govt, IHC orders Pak's NADRA to restore opposi

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): In a blow to the Pakistan government, the Islamabad High Court has ordered the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to restore the national identity card of opposition leader Hafiz Hamdullah, ruling that the authority

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Updated: May 21, 2021 21:50 IST

Teahouse culture in China's Wanhua district responsible for recent C

Taipei [Taiwan] May 21, (ANI): As 516 of 900 people have tested positive for COVID in China's Wanhua district, official figures suggest that the teahouse culture in the district is responsible for the recent spike in infections.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 21:50 IST

Pakistan needs to re-evaluate its policy of favouring Pashtuns in Af

Islamabad [Pakistan] May 21, (ANI): Pakistan needs to re-evaluate its policy of favouring Pashtuns in Afghanistan as by dissociating itself from sophisticated inter-ethnic and inter-tribal affairs, Islamabad can gain leverage in the eyes of all Afghans.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 21:33 IST

Kejriwal, US envoy discuss cooperation to address COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and US envoy Daniel B Smith on Friday discussed the ways in which Delhi and America can work together to address the COVID pandemic.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 21:04 IST

Palestinians claim 15 people injured in fresh clashes with Israeli P

Jerusalem [Israel] May 21 (ANI): At least 15 people were injured in a fresh clash between the Israeli police and Palestinians on Friday on the territory of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on top of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, reported The Times of Israel.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 20:53 IST

Pak will go bankrupt if Imran Khan completes his tenure as PM: Bilaw

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ripped into Imran Khan, saying Pakistan will go bankrupt if Prime Minister Imran Khan completes his five-year tenure.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 20:49 IST

Series of earthquakes jolt China's Yunnan province

Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A series of earthquakes, the strongest one with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale, jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday night.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 20:00 IST

Pak Foreign Office unable to improve strategy for serving overseas m

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): Amid pressure from the Prime Minister Office to improve counsellor services for millions of overseas Pakistanis, the country's Foreign Office is still unable to devise a strategy to improve its counsellor services, remove bottlenecks

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Updated: May 21, 2021 19:58 IST

Risk of armed conflict in Taiwan Strait is 'all-time high': Beijing-

Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): As tensions have risen across the Taiwan Strait, the risk of armed conflict is an "all-time high", according to a Beijing-backed think-tank.

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Updated: May 21, 2021 19:44 IST

China intensifies crackdown on cryptocurrencies despite being larges

Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): Despite being the world's largest mining work for bitcoin, China has intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies by banning institutions and companies from providing cryptocurrency services to customers.

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