Ottawa Canadian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion accusing China of committing genocide against its Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, further straining ties between the two countries.
Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban
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A Malaysian man on Thursday won a landmark court challenge against an Islamic ban on sex "against the order of nature," raising hopes for greater acceptance of gay rights in the mostly Muslim country. The Muslim man ...
US officials ask China not to subject staff to Covid-19 anal swab tests
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Shanghai, China US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplomat based in China. On Thursday, China responded to...
Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
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Hong Kong The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan's coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island's health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the l...
Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
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Washington Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The Biden administr...
5 things to know for February 17: Winter weather, Biden, Covid-19, Trump, China
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Australian Prime Minister apologizes to former staffer allegedly raped in Parliament office
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Canberra, Australia Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Tuesday to a former government staffer who alleged that she was raped by a colleague in Parliament House two years ago. Morrison promised an inv...
Canada’s vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come
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Ottawa, Canada Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. But their patience, if not their se...
BBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in UK
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Atlanta (CNN Business)In an apparent tit for tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The ...
Harvard Law Review elects its first Muslim president
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The Harvard Law Review has elected Hassaan Shahawy, a Los Angeles born and bred Egyptian American, as the first Muslim president in its 134-year history. Jennifer Heath, the program administrator and information sys...
Ghana shuts down parliament temporarily over Covid-19 outbreak
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Ghana has suspended its parliament for three weeks due to a Covid-19 outbreak among Members of Parliament and staff. "I have, in consultation with the leadership, decided that the sitting of the house be suspended ...
Māori lawmaker ejected from New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear a ‘colonial noose’
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Wellington, New ZealandA New Zealand Māori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an att...