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Throw away Chinese phones and don't buy new ones: Lithuania Defence Ministry
A report by its National Cyber Security Centre tested 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers, BBC reported. It claimed that one Xiaomi phone had built-in censorship tools while another Huawei model had security flaws. Huawei said no user data is sent externally and Xiaomi said it does not censor communications.
Hazara leader says Taliban forcing people to give up their lands
Taliban officials are forcing people in Daykundi to leave their lands in Kandir and Dahan Nala areas in Gizab district in favour of Taliban fans, Mohaqiq, the former security advisor to ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and leader of Hazb-e-Wahdat Islami Mardom Afghanistan, posted on his official Facebook page, Raha Press reported.
PM Modi meets Kamala Harris ahead of first-ever in-person Quad summit
Both wore masks - Modi white and Harris black. Harris dressed in a sleek black and white pantsuit, and sported her string of trusty pearls. Modi arrived in a crisp, milky white kurta ensemble with a black Nehru jacket, teamed with black shoes. Harris began about 5 minutes of remarks noting the passage of time since Modi was here last.
India-led UNSC committee snubs China, rejects Beijing's proposal to grant 180-day travel exemption for Taliban leaders
China made the 180-days extension request to the Indian-headed UNSC committee and insisted on its adoption, given that Beijing has openly supported the Taliban regime and even funded it earlier this month. However, all the sitting members of the UNSC rejected the proposal and went against it, saying that the Taliban should be under monitoring.
China worst abuser of internet freedom, Pakistan amongst bottom 10: Report | Here're details
The international freedom advocacy group Freedom House published a report titled "Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech,” which claimed that global internet freedom declined for the 11th consecutive year. A score based data was put out along with the rankings. China was ranked at the bottom with just 10 points.
Rich nations must deliver climate finance before COP26: Guterres
His remarks during the UN Security Council briefing on the 'Role of Climate Action in Maintaining International Peace and Security' came in wake of inadequate climate action by many countries, especially rich nations, ahead of the COP26, the annual climate change negotiations meet at Glasgow from October 31.
Hazara leader says Taliban forcing people to give up their lands
Taliban officials are forcing people in Daykundi to leave their lands in Kandir and Dahan Nala areas in Gizab district in favour of Taliban fans, Mohaqiq, the former security advisor to ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and leader of Hazb-e-Wahdat Islami Mardom Afghanistan, posted on his official Facebook page, Raha Press reported. He warned of a humanitarian crisis ahead of the winter.
Modi, Kamala Harris to have first meeting in person soon
The meeting is scheduled for 3.15 p.m. (12.45 a.m. Friday in India) at the Vice President's Ceremonial Office. The meeting is closed, but before it starts, a media pool will be allowed in to see them and the leaders can make statements or entertain questions at their discretion. Harris and Modi are known to have interacted so far through only one phone call.
Quad nations on track to produce 1 billion Covid vaccines in India: Joe Biden
Addressing the virtual summit on Global Covid-19, Biden said that the move has come to boost the global supply by the end of 2022, as he spoke about measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic across the world. Biden further emphasised that vaccination is the ultimate solution to Covid-19.
1st Covid outbreak deliberate, occurred in Oct 2019: Chinese whistleblower
Ex-Chinese Communist Party insider Wei Jingsheng said that the World Military Games in October 2019 may have acted as the virus' first superspreader event, where some international athletes reportedly became sick with a mystery illness, Daily Mail reported. While coronavirus cases surged in China, the country reported the outbreak to the World Health Organisation only on December 31.
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