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Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
Life imprisonment in Egypt is 25 years in jail. Ezzat and other members of the banned group have been charged with storming the Egyptian eastern borders, attacking security institutions, plotting with Hamas and Hezbollah to create chaos in Egypt to bring down the authorities, the prosecution read.
UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron cases
The number of confirmed cases is down again on Saturday's figure of 90,418. However, figures are generally lower over the weekend. On Friday, the UK reported a record high of 93,045 confirmed cases. The country registered a further 45 coronavirus-related deaths.
Death toll from typhoon Rai in Philippines rises to 144
Bohol province is the worst-hit with 72 deaths, while Negros Occidental reported 18, Cebu 16, Dinagat Islands 10, Southern Leyte six, among others, reports Xinhua news agency.
The number of deaths is likely to increase further as local officials are still gathering data from the affected areas.
Hamtramck will become first city in US with all-Muslim govt
In the 99 years since its incorporation, every mayor of Hamtramck has been Polish American. That ends January 2, in Hamtramck's centenary year, when Amer Ghalib will be inaugurated, along with an entirely Muslim city council. For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan's "Little Warsaw," a city of just two square miles of tightly-packed houses and factories, spitting distance from downtown Detroit.
China province reports litany of haemorrhagic fever cases caused by rodents
Experts of the local Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said rodents are the main source of the infection and vaccination is the most effective way to prevent the disease from spreading, Global Times reported. Haemorrhagic fever is said to be a common infectious disease in the north. From October every year, some areas of Shaanxi Province enter the high incidence season of haemorrhagic fever.
Pakistan Opposition asks Imran Khan to stop blaming previous regimes for his failures
"Passing the buck to the Bhuttos and the Sharifs for his failures in more than three years in government, Imran Khan should know that this narrative has been outdated," PPP Senator Sherry Rehman said in a series of tweets. She said the PTI government had added to the country's debts to the tune of 70 per cent amounting to Rs 20.7 trillion and in the face of it he (Khan) is blaming others.
China gaming market posts 6.4% growth in 2021
The 2021 China gaming industry report was released by the Game Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association at the annual meeting of China's gaming industry in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Despite the weaker performance of the domestic gaming market, China's self-developed games raked in 114.6 billion yuan in actual sales revenue in overseas markets this year, up 16.6 per cent year on year, according to the report.
Uyghur woman recalls torture at China labour camp
"You're left with marks on your body that make you not want to look at yourself," the newspaper quoted Tursunay Ziyawudun as saying. Her story is, tragically, not uncommon for members of the minority Uyghur community, with Turkish roots, in President XI Jinping's China, the report said. "They gave me sterilisation pills," said Ziyawudun. "I am pretty sure that is why I cannot have a baby now."
Imran Khan asks US to delink Afghan citizens from Taliban
Pakistan PM made the remarks while addressing the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. He said that the last extraordinary session of the OIC was called to discuss Afghanistan 41 years ago.
Malaysia's leading coalition records landslide win in state polls
The GPS took 75 of 82 state Assembly seats, while the main opposition party Pakatan Harapan (PH) won two seats and another opposition party Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) won four seats, the election commission said. The results for one remaining seat have been delayed due to continuing bad weather hitting the country, reports Xinhua news agency.
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