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Massive protests erupt in Turkey, Yemen, Iraq over Quran burning in Sweden, people burn Swedish flag, call for the boycott of Swedish brands

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2023

The protesters meanwhile also burnt the poster of Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, in front of the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul on January 22.

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Pakistan: Married Hindu woman abducted and raped for three days for refusing to convert to Islam

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2023

Married Hindu woman from Sindh, Pakistan was abducted and raped for three days as she refused to convert to Islam.

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UK: Pakistani national Abdul Wahab sentenced to life imprisonment after he admits torturing and killing his 5-year-old stepdaughter

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2023

The Pakistani national Abdul Wahab had brutally assaulted his 5-year-old stepdaughter on multiple occasions leading to her death.

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China: Over 12,000 Covid patients have died in one week, 80% of the population has been affected, says govt

ANI - 23 January, 2023

Wu Zunyou has claimed that the present "wave of the epidemic has already infected about 80 per cent of the people" in the country of 1.4 billion population.

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France: Engineer loses one of his testicles after being hit by a cop during protests

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2023

After finding him in a vulnerable position, one cop in riot gear charged at Ivan and planted a blow on his groin.

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Pakistan struggles as power crisis hits, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore face massive power outages after grid failure amid cost-cutting

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2023

Earlier this month, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif ordered all the federal departments to reduce power consumption. Restaurants in the country were ordered to close by 10:30 PM and shopping centres were asked to close by 8:30 PM

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Sweden: Copy of Quran burnt during anti-Turkey protests, Islamic nations outrage

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2023

The Quran burning incident in Sweden has sparked controversy.

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China records startling 13,000 covid deaths in a week between January 13 to January 19

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2023

As of January 12, China reported that approximately 60,000 individuals had died from Covid during the past month.

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Mass shooting during a Lunar New Year celebration in Los Angeles leaves 10 dead, shooter still on the loose

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2023

Ten individuals were killed in a mass shooting that happened late Saturday in an area east of Los Angeles following a significant Lunar New Year event that attracted thousands of attendees.

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