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  • POLITICS

Duterte to deport any ICC official investigating his rights record

Many have called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Duterte’s deadly drug war. International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors will be denied entry and…

  • Published: March 19, 20199:23 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • Environment
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    • HEADLINE-1

Flooding death toll climbs to 50 in Indonesia

Aid agencies say evacuees in ‘urgent’ need of help. As of Sunday afternoon, at least 50 people were reported killed and 273 families had been left homeless following a flash…

  • Published: March 19, 20199:21 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
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South Korea says punishing women for abortion unconstitutional

The decision was made by the country’s National Human Rights Commission. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has delivered its opinion to the Constitutional Court…

  • Published: March 19, 20199:18 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Pakistani victims of the New Zealand terror attacks

Remembering the Pakistani victims of the terror attacks. Nine Pakistanis were among the 49 victims of a terror attackon two mosques that rattled the otherwise serene New Zealand…

  • Published: March 18, 20191:19 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • POLITICS

At least 49 killed in terror attacks on Christchurch mosques

Many worshipers from Southeast Asia were present at the mosque at the time of the shooting. At least forty-nine people were killed and dozens injured in shootings at two…

  • Published: March 15, 20199:13 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS

Universities turn blind eye to sexual harassment, abuse in Indonesia

The Jakarta Post has collaborated with media organizations Tirto.id and VICE Indonesia look into survivors’ stories. After huge public pressure and several reports of sexual…

  • Published: March 15, 20197:12 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CURRENT AFFAIRS

The biggest gold smuggling racket in Nepal

Everything you need to know about the biggest gold smuggling racket in Nepal. It all started with the murder of Sanam Shakya on March 2, 2018. But soon, police in Morang…

  • Published: March 15, 20197:08 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CURIOSITY
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS

Muscular solid-fuel rocket to fly soon

The rocket will be used for space exploration. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp will soon launch the nation’s biggest solid-propellant carrier rocket and is working…

  • Published: March 14, 20199:46 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
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    • HEADLINE-2

Feature: Nepali park officials tortured a man to death, WWF turns blind eye

An investigation by The Kathmandu Post, in partnership with BuzzFeed News, shows that the World Wide Fund for Nature continues to ignore violations of human rights inside…

  • Published: March 5, 20199:44 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • DIPLOMACY

Pakistan to release Indian pilot on Friday

Pakistan will release a Indian pilot it shot down on Wednesday as a peace gesture. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot, Wg Cdr…

  • Published: March 1, 201912:04 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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