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Viral video: England football fans search for beer in Qatar, end up with a pet lion in a Qatari Sheikh’s palace

OpIndia Staff -
Qatar prohibited sale of beer and other alcoholic drinks in stadiums just two days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.
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FIFA World Cup in Qatar: US journalist stopped from entering stadium for sporting LGBTQ T-shirt, gets schooled to respect Islamic laws

OpIndia Staff -
Those who mouth platitudes about LGBTQ rights and free speech disappeared in thin air after Wahl narrated the incident on Twitter.
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World Cup 2022: Iran’s football team refuses to sing national anthem in support of protestors back home

OpIndia Staff -
To extend support to the protestors, the entire starting line-up of Iran was silent as Iran's national anthem was played at the Khalifa International Stadium.
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European nations won’t wear One Love armbands at World Cup to support LGBTQ as FIFA threatens them into respecting Qatar’s anti-homosexuality stand

OpIndia Staff -
9 European countries have decided that their captains will not be wearing 'One Love' armbands in Qatar after FIFA threatened to sanction the players if they wear one.
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Elon Musk tweets memes on CBS News and Donald Trump, a brief guide for those who did not get the context

OpIndia Staff -
On November 18, Jonathan Vigliotti announced that CBS News will cease all activities on the social media platform in light of 'uncertainty' following the takeover of Elon Musk.
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The threat of Islamisation looms over Fiji, Hindus sidelined by Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiym with an ‘invisible’ Pakistan backing: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
Hindus in Fiji comprise about 27.9% of the total population and the minority community is faced with increasing cases of inequitable treatment
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Malaysia: Mahathir Mohamad loses elections for first time in over 50 yrs, had granted permanent residency to Indian hate preacher Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff -
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lost election for the first time in over 50 years as he lost from Langkawi parliamentary seat.
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Qatar, which got offended by Nupur Sharma’s remarks on the Prophet, invites radical preacher Zakir Naik who made same comments

OpIndia Staff -
Radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is in Qatar to deliver religious sermons during the FIFA World Cup 2022.
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Donald Trump is back on Twitter, 22 months after he was ‘permanently suspended’, here is how it happened

OpIndia Staff -
Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account reinstated after people voted in favour of bringing him back on microblogging website
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Chinese govt aggressively promoting ‘assimilation’ by forced Uyghur Muslim-Han intermarriages, taking coercive actions against opponents

OpIndia Staff -
Uyghur Human Rights Project published a report on the measures taken by the Chinese government to promote intermarriage between Uyghur Muslims and Han Chinese ethnic groups
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