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Overcrowding endemic in Pakistan’s prison system: report
KARACHI: Pakistan’s prisons are housing 152 per cent of their authorised capacity, while three-quarters of the total inmates are either aw­­aiting or undergoing trial, according to a report. The report, titled Pakistan’s Prison Landscape: Trends, Data, and Developments in 2024, highlig­h­ted that...
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Taiwan carries out first execution in five years
Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years and the first under President Lai Ching-te, upsetting rights groups and the European Union. ......
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Free meals: Corruption lessons from Colombia
I ndonesia’s ambitious free nutritious meals program aims to tackle malnutrition and support 19.47 million children, pregnant women and vulnerable groups. Launched with much fanfare, the program, estimated to cost Rp 71 trillion...
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Japan marks 30 years since Kobe quake that killed over 6,400
The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive the memories as the devastating event continues to teach the importance of enhancing preparedness in the disaster-prone...
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Arrested South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stays silent as detention deadline looms
Lawyers say impeached president will not attend questioning, with investigators expected to seek warrant to extend his detention...
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US allegations, reports of cyberattacks rejected
Chinese diplomats on cyber affairs, in conversation with their United States counterparts, have firmly rejected U.S. allegations of cyberattacks, sources said. The allegations made by the U.S. "lack evidence", the sources told China Daily. The Chinese diplomats "have expressed...
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N. Korea warns of taking action 'more intensively' over S. Korea, US, Japan's air drills
North Korea warned Friday it will "more intensively" exercise the right to self-defense, denouncing South Korea, the United States and Japan for staging combined air drills, involving U.S. B-1B bombers. The North's foreign ministry issued the...
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Baboon dies at Delhi zoo, probe underway
A female hamadryas baboon lodged at the National Zoological Park — informally known as the Delhi zoo — has died, officials said on Thursday, adding that they are probing the cause behind the death of the primate. Baboons are primates that are native to Africa and the Arabian peninsula. They are...
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Tulip Siddiq and the fall of Bangladesh’s most powerful family
The UK’s anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, has resigned from the government after being named in several corruption investigations in Bangladesh. The allegations extend to several close family members, including Siddiq’s aunt, the deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and her...
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Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to evoke 9/11
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national airline said Thursday that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. The illustration, not in video format, shows a plane superimposed over the French flag and tilted toward...
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