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China Passes new law to Monitor Oversease Charity
S Satapathy | | May 01, 2016 07:12 PM EDT |
China passed a long awaited law on Thursday, April 28 governing the registration, operation, funding, and supervision of foreign chairities in the country.
Facebook Developing Standalone Camera app
S Satapathy | | May 01, 2016 06:56 PM EDT |
Social networking giant Facebook is working on a standalone camera application to encourage its 1.6 billion users to share more videos and photos.
India Permits Uyghur Leader, 8 Chinese Dissidents to Attend Dharamsala Conference
S Satapathy | | May 01, 2016 06:39 PM EDT |
Close to 69 foreign delegates, including Uyghur American Association president Ilshat Hasan, were present at a summit on "Strengthening the Alliance to Advance People's Dream" at Norbu House in McLeodganj, Dharmashala, India on Thursday, April 28.
Oral Sex is not Rape if Victim is Unconscious, Oklahoma Court Rules
S Satapathy | | May 01, 2016 02:39 PM EDT |
A Criminal Appeals Court in Oklahoma has shocked everybody with its decision not to criminalize oral sex with a person who is fully unconscious. The court ruling has generated strong reactions from people, who say the judicial system should not be involved in victim-blasting and perpetuating out-dated ideas about rape.
India’s Apex Court Bans all Diesel-run Taxis in Country’s Capital
S Satapathy | | May 01, 2016 09:02 AM EDT |
The Supreme Court of India has banned all diesel-run taxis from operating in the country's capital New Delhi from May 1, 2016.
All Mobile Phones in India to Have Panic Button From 2017
S Satapathy | | Apr 26, 2016 03:21 PM EDT |
India will make the emergency panic button mandatory on all mobile phones sold in the country from January 2017. A government statement released on April 25 said all phones sold from 2018 should possess an inbuilt global positioning system (GPS) and either the number key five or nine will be designated as the emergency number on the mobile device.
China and 20 Others Could be Malaria-free by 2020-WHO
S Satapathy | | Apr 26, 2016 10:07 AM EDT |
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 21 countries, including six in Africa where the disease burden is high, have the potential to be malaria-free by 2020. Almost 400,000 people have died from this mosquito-borne diseases.
Microsoft Sues US Over Secret Customer Data Access
S Satapathy | | Apr 15, 2016 12:46 PM EDT |
Microsoft Corporation has sued the US government for the right to tell its customers when a government agency is asking for access to the details of their email contents.
US, China Accuse Each Other of Human Rights Violations
S Satapathy | | Apr 15, 2016 12:33 PM EDT |
In a strongly worded note, China hit back at the US' "Annual State Department report on human rights around the World" that criticised Beijing's severe clampdown on lawyers. This report published by Washington discussed human rights violation and policies in 199 countries, with specific focus on serious right violation in the Middle East countries.
Russia to Spend $200,000 to Preserve Lenin's Body
S Satapathy | | Apr 15, 2016 11:54 AM EDT |
The Russian government will spend close to 13m roubles ($200,000) to preserve communist leader Vladimir Lenin's embalmed body, which is on display.
China to Prosecute Taiwanese Nationals Liable in Fraud Case
S Satapathy | | Apr 14, 2016 02:19 PM EDT |
China will prosecute 45 Taiwanese citizens deported from Kenya on Wednesday in connection with a telecommunication scam.
Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg Launch Ambitious Project to Find Aliens
S Satapathy | | Apr 14, 2016 10:51 AM EDT |
Celebrated scientist Stephen Hawking and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in an hugely ambitious project, will send a "nano craft" deep into the space to remote regions that humans have never seen.
South Korea President Park’s Party Routed in Parliamentary Elections
S Satapathy | | Apr 14, 2016 09:47 AM EDT |
President Park Geun-hye got a striking political setback as South Koreans denied her conservative party a majority in the recently completed National Assembly election.
United States Announces Ramped-up Military Presence in Philippines
S Satapathy | | Apr 14, 2016 07:35 AM EDT |
United States' Defence Secretary Ash Carter has revealed that the US will station close to 300 military troops, including Air Force commandos with combat aircrafts and helicopters, in the Philippines by the end of this month.
Napster Founder Sean Parker Donates $250 Million to Annihilate Cancer
S Satapathy | | Apr 13, 2016 04:23 PM EDT |
Tech billionaire Sean Parker has donated a $250 million grant to support research on new innovations to address cancer treatment through immunotherapy.
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