Israel minister denies police used NSO spyware on protesters By Ilan Ben Zion
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (AP) An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters,
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WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows
Geneva, Jan 19 (AP) The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more
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Sri Lanka’s Tamil legislators write to Prime Minister Modi, seek the implementation of 13th Amendment
Colombo, Jan 19 (PTI) Prominent Tamil legislators from Sri Lanka’s Northern province have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking
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Al-Qaida’s links with Pak-based terror groups like LeT, JeM continue to strengthen: India at UN
New York, Jan 19 (PTI) Al-Qaida’s linkages with UNSC proscribed Pakistan-based terror groups like LeT and JeM has continued to
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Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa vows rights reforms; promises ‘justice’ for missing persons
Colombo, Jan 18 (PTI) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Tuesday that Sri Lanka needs to “correct the misconceptions” of the
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Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge
Tokyo, Jan 18 (AP) Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of
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North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship
Seoul, Jan 18 (AP) Grappling with pandemic difficulties and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong
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China media say foreign parcels suspected in new infections
Beijing, Jan 18 (AP) Chinese state media report parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the
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China’s population grows by less than half-a-million in 2021; birth rate falls for 5th consecutive year
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China’s population grew by less than half a million-last year to 1.41 billion as the birth
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China blames lone Beijing Omicron case on mail from Canada, US
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China on Monday blamed the lone Omicron case in Beijing to an international mail delivered from
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