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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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"Avoid Travel": Advisory Issued For Indians In Bangladesh Amid Unrest
Indian High Commission in Dhaka has issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to avoid non-essential travel and minimise movement outside their residences due to the escalating unrest in the country.
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Global Beauty Pageant Will No Longer Be Held In Myanmar Over War In Nation
Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organisers told AFP on Thursday.
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What Market Watchers Say About China Unrest And The Global Impact
Comments from market watchers on the China unrest after Chinese stocks slumped as recent monetary easing measures failed to offset investor worries.
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China Unrest Rattles Global Markets As Protests Hurt Growth Outlook
Safe haven assets found buyers while stocks and commodities took a hit as the impact of the protests in China rippled across the globe.
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Empty Shelves And Rising Prices Test Tunisians' Patience
Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices and risking unrest as the government tries to stave off a crisis in public finances.
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Britain's New PM Faces An 80s Playlist: Recession, Unrest And Runaway Prices
Britain's prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country's first female premier.
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"Lost Generation" If Low-Income Countries Don't Get More Help: IMF Chief
The head of the IMF on Friday urged advanced economies to provide more resources to low-income countries, warning of an emerging "Great Divergence" in global growth that could risk the stability and trigger social unrest for years to come.
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From Migrant Crisis To Farmers' Protest - 10 Defining Images Of 2020
The year 2020 has been extremely challenging to the entire world. An unprecedented pandemic, deaths of some of the biggest names in the world, a global lockdown, civil unrests across the world and a hard-hit economy were just some of the adversities the planet faced. As 2020 draws to a close, we look at 10 defining images of the year and the storie...
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Facebook Ad Boycott Enters New Phase, Impact Remains Unclear
The advertiser boycott of Facebook has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. But its impact remains unclear.
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Hundreds Gather In Hong Kong To Mark One Year Of Pro-Democracy "Million-People" March
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies as fears over looming national security legislation have reignited unrest in the global financial hub.
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China To Mark 70th Anniversary With Massive Military Parade In Beijing
China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong.
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Global Oil Prices Post Strongest Year Opening Since 2014
Even without the unrest in Iran, which is a major oil exporter, market sentiment was bullish.
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Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
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At All-Party Meeting On Kashmir, PM Modi Opens PoK Front
"Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is ours", Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted at a four-hour meeting of all major political parties today, stating that dialogue must be initiated with expatriates all over the world from that region.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
-
"Avoid Travel": Advisory Issued For Indians In Bangladesh Amid Unrest
Indian High Commission in Dhaka has issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to avoid non-essential travel and minimise movement outside their residences due to the escalating unrest in the country.
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Global Beauty Pageant Will No Longer Be Held In Myanmar Over War In Nation
Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organisers told AFP on Thursday.
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What Market Watchers Say About China Unrest And The Global Impact
Comments from market watchers on the China unrest after Chinese stocks slumped as recent monetary easing measures failed to offset investor worries.
-
China Unrest Rattles Global Markets As Protests Hurt Growth Outlook
Safe haven assets found buyers while stocks and commodities took a hit as the impact of the protests in China rippled across the globe.
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Empty Shelves And Rising Prices Test Tunisians' Patience
Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices and risking unrest as the government tries to stave off a crisis in public finances.
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Britain's New PM Faces An 80s Playlist: Recession, Unrest And Runaway Prices
Britain's prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country's first female premier.
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"Lost Generation" If Low-Income Countries Don't Get More Help: IMF Chief
The head of the IMF on Friday urged advanced economies to provide more resources to low-income countries, warning of an emerging "Great Divergence" in global growth that could risk the stability and trigger social unrest for years to come.
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From Migrant Crisis To Farmers' Protest - 10 Defining Images Of 2020
The year 2020 has been extremely challenging to the entire world. An unprecedented pandemic, deaths of some of the biggest names in the world, a global lockdown, civil unrests across the world and a hard-hit economy were just some of the adversities the planet faced. As 2020 draws to a close, we look at 10 defining images of the year and the storie...
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Facebook Ad Boycott Enters New Phase, Impact Remains Unclear
The advertiser boycott of Facebook has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. But its impact remains unclear.
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Hundreds Gather In Hong Kong To Mark One Year Of Pro-Democracy "Million-People" March
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies as fears over looming national security legislation have reignited unrest in the global financial hub.
-
China To Mark 70th Anniversary With Massive Military Parade In Beijing
China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong.
-
Global Oil Prices Post Strongest Year Opening Since 2014
Even without the unrest in Iran, which is a major oil exporter, market sentiment was bullish.
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Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
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At All-Party Meeting On Kashmir, PM Modi Opens PoK Front
"Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is ours", Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted at a four-hour meeting of all major political parties today, stating that dialogue must be initiated with expatriates all over the world from that region.
