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July 21, 2019 5:34 PM

Anti-govt protesters again took to streets in Hong Kong

<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, anti-government protesters again took to streets today as a surge of public anger continues to rock the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Today's rally is the seventh weekend in-a-row that residents have come out en-ma...

July 21, 2019 5:31 PM

9 killed, 40 injured in terror strike and suicide blast in Pakistan

In Pakistan, at least nine persons, including six policemen, were killed and around 40 others injured in a terror strike on a checkpost and a subsequent suicide blast in northwest part of the country today.<br />'' <br />'' District Police Chief Saleem...

July 21, 2019 2:17 PM

Hong Kong braces for fresh anti-government march

<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, thousands of protesters gathered at the city centre today for the latest in a series of anti-government mass protests. The protest march today marks the seventh consecutive weekend when residents have come out en masse again...

July 21, 2019 1:50 PM

Two sedition cases filed in Dhaka against Priya Saha

Two sedition cases have been filed in Dhaka against Priya Saha who had complained before the US President Donald Trump that 37 million persons from the minority community have disappeared from Bangladesh. <br />'' <br />'' She sought protection for lif...

July 21, 2019 1:45 PM

Voting underway in Japan's upper house election

Japan is voting today in an election for the Upper House of Parliament. A total of 370 candidates are vying for 124 seats in the house. <br />'' <br />'' Media polls have indicated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc is expected to keep t...

July 21, 2019 1:29 PM

Ukraine Presidential poll: Voting underway

In Ukraine, polling is underway to elect a new parliament.  <br />'' <br />'' Surveys suggest President Volodymyr Zelensky's 'Servant of the People' party is expected to win the largest share of the votes. <br /&g...

July 21, 2019 9:04 AM

Jeremy Hunt urges Iran to release seized oil ship

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday demanded the release of the ship seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard from the Strait of Hormuz. <br />'' <br />'' Hunt said his government wants to de-escalate tensions with Iran. Th...

July 20, 2019 8:38 PM

China allows more foreign investment in financial sector

<span style="color: #222222;">China has lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector. <br />''<br />''In a statement posted by the central bank today, the Financial Stability and Development Com...

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