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Xi Jinping taking China back to personalistic dictatorship: Report
Li Ling, a lecturer of Chinese politics at the University of Vienna, said at an online panel hosted by the Asia Society that she expects the 69-year-old Xi to be an exception to the age limit, which she anticipates he will enforce for others.
NASA's Webb telescope captures Jupiter's faint rings, Great Red Spot
With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. In the standalone view of Jupiter, created from a composite of several images from Webb, auroras extend to high altitudes above both the northern and southern poles of Jupiter.
Minor girl kidnapped, raped & burnt to death in Islamabad
The father of the victim, hailing from Mardan, lodged a complaint with the Kirpa Police Station, in which he claimed that his seven-year-old daughter went to a neighbour's house along with her family including her grandmother, mother, and sister to attend Quran Khwani.
Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020: CDC
The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics on Tuesday released its annual report looking at mortality in the US which analysed death data in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) for 2020, the last year for which information is available, reports dpa news agency.
Confusion in Nepal over recruitment in Gorkha regiments due to Agnipath scheme
According to Nepali media reports, the delay over giving decision has reached to the office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who discussed the matter with Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and some senior Nepal government officials.
US extends travel ban on North Korea for another year
The United States Department announced the extension of the ban through August 31, 2023, in the Federal Register notice published on Tuesday, reports Yonhap News Agency. The restriction -- initially imposed in 2017 and since renewed every year -- was set to expire at the end of this month.
Pelosi's husband gets 5-day jail, probation for drink driving
Paul Pelosi, 82, won't serve any additional jail time after already serving two days and receiving conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga was quoted as saying by dpa news agency. In lieu of serving the remaining day in jail, the court ordered that he complete the day through the court work programme, Pelosi's attorney said.
Canadian PM announces new sanctions against Russia
In a press release on the Prime Minister's website, Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada is imposing new measures on 62 close associates of the Russian government and a defence sector entity, Xinhua news agency reported. Among the individuals sanctioned are high-ranking Russian government officials, including Russian federal governors and regional heads, their family members, and senior officials of currently sanctioned defence sector entities, according to the press release.
Turkey says Greece 'harassed' Turkish jets during NATO mission
The Greek fighter jets put Turkish F-16s "under a radar lock" above the eastern Mediterranean during a NATO mission, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the semi-official Anadolu Agency. The Turkish side gave a "necessary response" and the Greek planes left the region, said Anadolu.
Indian-American woman swept away by floods found dead
Jetal Agnihotri's body was found late Monday in the Virgin River in the Zion National Park ending a search by 170 people, he said. Confirming her death, her brother told CBS network affiliate station KUTV, "She is gone". "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri", Park superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said. The 29-year-old PhD student at the University of Arizona studying hydrology and atmospheric sciences went missing on Friday when she was hiking with a group at the park in Utah State and the flash flood engulfed them.
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