In yet another intrusion by Beijing amid escalating tensions in Taiwan Strait, a Chinese warplane entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ).A single People's Liberation Army Air Force (P
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FATF’s regional body retains Pakistan on ‘enhanced follow-up’ for sufficient outstanding requirements
The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering has retained Pakistan on "enhanced follow-up" status for outstanding requirements, and Islamabad will continue to report back to it on the country's progress
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Facebook bans Donald Trump for 2 years, former US president says ban an ‘insult’ to 75 million voters
Facebook set its ban on former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capito
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‘World cannot wait’: US lawmakers urge Biden to ensure equitable administration of vaccines around the globe
Over 40 American lawmakers have written to US President Joe Biden, urging him to take all the necessary measures to ensure equitable administration of COVID-19 vaccines across the world.The effort was
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Highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 now dominant in UK; higher hospitalisation risk feared
The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B.1.617.2 highly transmissible variant of concern (VOC) first identified in India, has now become the dominant VOC in the UK and may also come with an increased r
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Israel was approaching the end of an era after the last-minute formation of a motley coalition that could in the next few days oust veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving pr
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