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After India, now Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, and Malaysia reject distorted map released by China, dismiss its claims over South China Sea
"This latest attempt to legitimize China's purported sovereignty and jurisdiction over Philippine features and maritime zones has no basis under international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)," a statement by the Philippines government read.
China’s largest property developer Country Garden on the verge of collapse, facing a net loss of 51.5 billion yuan in past 6 months
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China’s largest property developer, Country Garden, said that it faced a loss of USD 7.1 billion in the first six months of the year, mounting pressure on the Chinese homebuilder already experiencing a financial meltdown, The New York Times (NYT) reported.
Pakistan’s economy hits rock bottom, but President Alvi focuses on increasing his salary, complains that Chief Justice is getting more
Pakistan's President is seeking a salary rise when the country is seeing its economy hit a historic low.
USA: Donald Trump praises Vivek Ramaswamy, says he would be a very good Vice Presidential candidate
During a recent television interview, Trump was asked if has thought of having Vivek Ramaswamy as vice president, to this, Trump lauded Ramaswamy as a talented person who has distinguished himself.
Iran: Weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei banned for life by country’s weightlifting organisation for shaking hands with Israeli competitor
The body declared, "The weightlifting federation bans athlete Mostafa Rajaei for life from entering all sports facilities in the country and dismisses the head of the delegation for the competition, Hamid Salehinia."
US: Sexual abuse case against Roman Catholic cardinal for assaulting a 16-year-old boy dismissed due to his ‘dementia’
The cardinal was accused of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy in 1974.when the cardinal was in his 40s.
Another coup in West Africa as Gabon military leaders grab power, claim that general elections ‘lacked credibility’
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Gabon became the third African nation after Burkina Faso and Niger to see a change of guard through a military coup in 2023.
Online scammers include ‘hundreds of thousands’ of victims, trafficked and tortured by criminal gangs to run fraud rackets, says UN report
A new UN report has been estimated that over 120,000 people in Myanmar, and at least 100,000 in Cambodia, have been trafficked and forced to run online scam rackets.
‘Titanic wreckage contains remains of 1500 people’: US govt cites law and a treaty to oppose another expedition by private company down the Atlantic
The U.S. is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic.
Prosecutors in the Netherlands demand a 12-year term for Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif who offered a bounty to murder Geert Wilders: Details
Wilders during the trial stated that he continues to receive death threats and has been on the death lists of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS for a very long time. Notably, an international warrant has been issued for Latif’s arrest.
