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Biggest swimming pool in Russia's Muslim south bans women, causing outcry
Published On: January 22, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Jan 22: The biggest swimming pool in Russia’s Muslim-majority North Caucasus region has banned women, prompting anger from rights activists and others who have accused the sports complex of discrimination.
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
Published On: January 22, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: India’s top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.
Pandemic fears grow as China virus toll rises to nine
Published On: January 22, 2020 03:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 22: The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos' phone, U.N. report will say
Published On: January 22, 2020 03:21 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO, Jan 22: Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos’ phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.
Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China
Published On: January 22, 2020 02:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Jan 22: Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control the outbreak.
South Korean military moves to discharge first transgender soldier
Published On: January 22, 2020 02:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 22: The South Korean military announced on Wednesday it will discharge a soldier who underwent gender reassignment surgery, in a landmark case that sparked a national debate about the treatment of transgender members of the armed forces.
Singapore extends coronavirus screening to all inbound China flights
Published On: January 22, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, Jan 22: Singapore authorities on Wednesday started screening all passengers arriving on flights from China as the city-state stepped up measures to combat transmission of the fast-spreading flu-like corona-virus.
Facebook spurred central banks to study digital currencies: former Japan central banker
Published On: January 22, 2020 01:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Jan 22: The challenge posed by Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency likely prodded major central banks to set up a new group to study the potential for issuing their own digital currencies, a former Bank of Japan executive said on Wednesday.
Senate approves Trump impeachment trial rules
Published On: January 22, 2020 12:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial.
Republicans reject subpoenas as impeachment debate goes on
Published On: January 22, 2020 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses.
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