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Egyptian Messi lookalike thrills soccer-loving orphans

Published On: March 25, 2021 06:52 PM NPT By: Reuters

They may not be meeting the real Lionel Messi, but Islam Battah’s resemblance to the Barcelona footballer is so uncanny, that the children at an orphanage in the Egyptian city of Zagazig swarm around him in delight anyway

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Special Report: Pompeo rejected U.S. effort to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar on eve of coup, officials say

Published On: March 25, 2021 04:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 25: In the last days of the Trump administration, some U.S. officials urged outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to formally declare that the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya minority was a genocide.

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U.S. to blacklist Myanmar military companies after deadly crackdown - sources

Published On: March 25, 2021 11:47 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 25: The United States is planning to impose sanctions on two conglomerates controlled by Myanmar’s military over the generals Feb. 1 coup and a deadly crackdown, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics

Published On: March 25, 2021 10:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL/TOKYO, March 25: North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the Biden administration as it finalises its North Korea policy.

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India's daily COVID-19 infections rise to five-month high

Published On: March 25, 2021 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 25: India added 53,476 COVID-19 infections overnight, the highest daily rise since Oct. 23, the health ministry data showed on Thursday.

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Surfing pet goat coolly rides the waves at California beach

Published On: March 24, 2021 07:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

As cheering children and men frantically paddle their inflatable surfboard through the frothy Pacific waves onto the beach, one passenger placidly sits in the bow taking it all in - a large, white goat.

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Women in 40s, 50s who survive COVID more likely to suffer persistent problems: UK studies

Published On: March 24, 2021 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, March 24: Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following discharge from hospital after COVID-19, with many suffering months of persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, two UK studies found on Wednesday.

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'No noises, only birds': silent strike shuts Myanmar as prisoners freed

Published On: March 24, 2021 06:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 24: Myanmar’s junta freed hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday arrested during its months-long crackdown on protests, while businesses in Yangon were shut and streets deserted in response to a call by anti-coup activists for a silent strike.

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India detects 'double mutant' coronavirus variant in western state

Published On: March 24, 2021 06:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 24:  India has detected a “double mutant variant” of the novel coronavirus in 206 samples in the worst-hit western state of Maharashtra, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

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Disney shifts ‘Black Widow’ and doubles down on streaming

Published On: March 24, 2021 06:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday overhauled its upcoming film release plans, postponing some of its biggest films and shifting Marvel’s “Black Widow,” among other titles, to Disney+ the same time they arrive in theaters.

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NFT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia up for auction

Published On: March 24, 2021 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

Robot artist Sophia, whose first artwork goes up for auction on Wednesday, says she draws inspiration for her work from people and is open to future creative partnerships with humans.

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India reports most COVID-19 deaths this year

Published On: March 24, 2021 10:46 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 24: India reported 275 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the most this year, as a second surge in cases fills up hospital beds in big states such as Maharashtra.

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North Korea fires two short-range missiles, U.S. still open to dialogue

Published On: March 24, 2021 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, March 24: North Korea fired two short-range missiles at the weekend, U.S. and South Korean officials said, but Washington played down the first such tests under President Joe Biden and said it was still open to dialogue with Pyongyang.

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Myanmar set for silent strike after violence claims youngest victim

Published On: March 24, 2021 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 24: Myanmar activists plan more anti-coup protests on Wednesday, including a silent strike with many businesses due to close and calls for people to stay home, a day after a seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire during a crackdown in Mandalay.

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Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst flooding in almost half a century

Published On: March 23, 2021 10:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, Mar 23: Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes, roads and livestock in the worst downpour in more than half a century.

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West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

Published On: March 23, 2021 07:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, March 23: The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new U.S. President Joe Biden.

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EU prepares sanctions on Myanmar military

Published On: March 22, 2021 08:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS, March 22: The European Union prepared to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to last month’s military coup in Myanmar on Monday as the number of killings of pro-democracy demonstrators by security forces reached what Germany’s foreign minister is called “an unbearable extent”.

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Australia to rescue thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

Published On: March 22, 2021 06:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

PITT TOWN, AUSTRALIA, March 22: Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney’s west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected to continue for another day or two.

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EU to sanction 11 people involved in Myanmar coup, foreign policy chief says

Published On: March 22, 2021 03:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

BELJIUM, March 22: The European Union will on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

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A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in COVID-19 in months

Published On: March 22, 2021 01:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 22: India reported its most COVID-19 cases and deaths in months on Monday, on the first anniversary of the start of a chaotic nationwide lockdown that left many people jobless and shrank the economy.

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