Sri Lanka announces burqa ban, to shut 1,000 madrasas
Sri Lanka will soon ban the burqa or face veil, a Cabinet Minister said, as…
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China’s 2021 National People’s Congress
China's National People's Congress (NPC) ended its annual parliamentary session at Beijing's Great Hall of…
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Poland to ban gays from adopting, even as single parents
People living in same-sex couples will be barred from adopting children in Poland even as…
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Afghan buddha’s virtual return 20 years after being destroyed by Taliban
Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan's rugged central highlands, one of the country's…
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China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra
A draft of China’s new Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which is set to be formally approved…
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Saudi-led coalition jets pound Sanaa
A Saudi-led military coalition mounted air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa after it intercepted…
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France has admitted to killing an Algerian freedom fighter
In a move aimed at improving its relations with former colony Algeria, France has admitted…
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Scientists want Australia’s worst female serial killer
Leading scientists and medical experts are calling for the pardon of convicted child killer Kathleen…
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Pope Francis meets Iraq’s Shia leader al-Sistani
Pope Francis has met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior leaders…
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India Japan back in another Sri Lanka port project
Sri Lanka will develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at the Colombo Port along with…
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