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Pledges of hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to poor countries are seen as an effort to counter China’s widening vaccine diplomacy.                            ... Read more... June 11, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Eleven arrested for being suspected members of gang that lured girls and women into India’s sex trade using the social media platform.                            ... Read more... June 9, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Prime minister calls for unity during rowdy parliamentary session but opposition MPs accuse gov’t of sidelining them and the communities directly affected.                            ... Read more... June 9, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

State news agency reports ‘explosions in Damacus’; war monitor says at least eight pro-government fighters killed. Israeli air attacks struck central Syria late on Tuesday, with state news agency SANA reporting “explosions in Damascus” before adding... Read more... June 9, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Abdulla Shahid defeats ex-Afghan FM Zalmai Rassoul in a 143-48 vote by secret ballot, with two of the assembly’s 193 member nations abstaining. Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives has won an election as the... Read more... June 8, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Railways officials say at least 63 people died in Monday’s train collision in a remote part of southern Sindh province.   Pakistan railways officials say at least 63 people died in Monday’s train collision in a... Read more... June 8, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, state media says. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has visited Saudi Arabia for the first... Read more... May 11, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Restrictions to be loosened in line with government plan as vaccinations drive down cases. England will move ahead with plans to ease further COVID-19 restrictions on May 17, including allowing people to hug and meet indoors,... Read more... May 10, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Prominent cultural figures and celebrities have emerged as key supporters of opposition to the February 1 coup. Myanmar poet Khet Thi, who wrote in resistance to the generals who seized power on February 1, has died... Read more... May 10, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Questions raised over the lack of commitment to freeing political prisoners and restoring democracy. Human rights groups and people in Myanmar have criticised an agreement between Min Aung Hlaing, the general who seized power in a... Read more... April 25, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments