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Top Iranian actress arrested after criticism of death penalty
Taraneh Alidoosti had previously posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page in which she was not wearing the hijab and holding a piece of paper reading "women, life, freedom" - the slogan that has come to encapsulate the fight against the current Iranian regime.
No political party gets absolute majority in Fiji general elections
According to the Fijian Elections Office which announced the final results of the election on Sunday afternoon, a total of 473,910 votes were cast in this year's general elections which had a total number of 693,915 registered voters. The country recorded 68.3 per cent turnout in Wednesday's election, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Leo Varadkar, reelected Ireland PM, joins 3 of Indian descent abroad
The Fine Gael party leader assumed the prime ministership at the head of a coalition on Saturday under an agreement with partner Fianna Fail party to swap the leadership in the middle of its term. The 43-year-old Varadkar had done a stint as prime minister or Taoiseach, as it is formally known in the Gaelic language - from 2017 to 2020.
We're fighting Pakistan's war from within the territory of country: TTP chief
"We are fighting Pakistan's war from within the territory of Pakistan; using Pakistani soil. We have the ability to fight for many more decades with the weapons and spirit of liberation that exist on the soil of Pakistan," he said in an interview with CNN. When asked if he was being secretive about help they were getting from the Taliban, he said, "When we don't need any help from the Afghan Taliban, what is the point of hiding it?"
Coming up in Hawaii with Indian help, world's largest 'eye on the universe'
Explaining the TMT, he said the primary mirror will comprise 492 hexagon mirrors supported by another 1,476 actuators, 2,772 high-precision edge sensors, and 10,332 smaller actuators that will align all the mirrors, detect the micro-minutest deviations and correct them to enable get clear images from staggering distances in the Universe.
Prachanda claims to lead new government in Nepal
During a meeting between Deuba and Prachanda on Saturday, according to the people familiar with the developments, Prachanda has claimed to lead the next government and sought assistance from Deuba. But Nepali Congress leaders are saying that their party will lead the new government.
Quadrilateral agreement inked on Black Sea electric cable
"Azerbaijan needs outlets for the huge resources it has. Today we are starting to build a new 'bridge' from Azerbaijan to Europe. Our country will become an important supplier of electricity to Europe, especially green energy," said Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at the signing ceremony.
Shanghai schools to go online as Covid cases soar in China
Nurseries and childcare centres will also shut from Monday, according to Shanghai's education bureau, BBC reported. Restrictions were eased by Chinese authorities earlier this month following a wave of protests targeting China's zero-Covid strategy. But the easing of strict lockdown measures has led to growing concerns over the spread of Covid in China, BBC reported.
Philippines logs 1,196 new Covid-19 cases, death toll breaches 65k
The Department of Health said the number of active cases dipped to 18,262, while 39 more patients died from Covid-19 complications, taking the country's death toll to 65,034. Metro Manila, the capital region with more than 13 million people, tallied 471 new cases, Xinhua news agency reported.
Bilawal Bhutto warns of 'direct action' against cross-border terrorism
The Minister made the remarks while addressing an event to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attack on Army Public School in Peshawar held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, Geo News reported.
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