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      17 August

      US judge orders Twitter to give ‘bot’ data from Beykpour fired by Agrawal

      San Francisco: A US judge has ordered Twitter to “collect, review and produce documents” from Kayvon Beykpour — the platform’s former general manager for consumer who was fired by the company CEO Parag Agrawal in May — and hand it over to Elon Musk’s legal team. Musk’s legal team had asked the judge Kathleen St. Jude McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery that documents from 22 Twitter employees be handed over to them, who had direct information on the spam or “bot” accounts, reports Insider. The judge has directed Twitter to hand over data of Beykpour only, who was a key executive at the micro-blogging platform, the report said late on Monday. “Beykpour likely has insight and documentation regarding the…

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    • 17 August

      Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port amid India’s concern

      Colombo: A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at Sri Lanka’s southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday, days after Colombo asked Beijing to defer the port call amidst India’s concern over the vessel’s presence in its neighbourhood. Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ arrived in the southern port of Hambantota at 8.20 am local time. It will be docked there till August 22, officials said. The ship was originally scheduled to arrive at the port on August 11 but it was delayed in absence of permission by the Sri Lankan authorities. Sri Lanka had asked China to defer the visit amid India’s concerns over it. On Saturday, Colombo granted the port access to the vessel from August 16…

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    • 16 August

      Afghanistan lost almost 60 percent of its journalists since the Taliban came into power

      Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the war-ravaged country has lost 39.59 percent of its media outlets and 59.86 percent of its journalists, stated Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report. The Afghan media community has faced numerous challenges as media workers lost their jobs and several media organizations were shut down due to economic collapse, Tolo News reported. “According to a Reporters Without Borders (RSF) survey, in the year since the Taliban took power on 15 August 2021, Afghanistan has lost 39.59 percent of its media outlets and 59.86 percent of its journalists, especially women journalists, three quarters of whom are now unemployed and no longer exist in 11 provinces. All this…

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    • 16 August

      New Zealand: Family finds human remains in suitcases they bought at an auction

      Human remains were reportedly found in suitcases bought at an auction at a storage facility in Auckland, New Zealand. The police have begun a homicide investigation into the matter. An undisclosed number of remains are believed to have been stored in the suitcases that an unsuspecting family brought home after winning the bid, Media outlet Newshub reported. Police official Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua confirmed that the family called them last Thursday after making the discovery. The police also said that the family isn’t suspected in the homicide. A post-mortem examination was underway and forensic investigators were trying to determine the number of victims, police said. “We appreciate there is a significant public interest in what has occurred. The priority for police is…

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    • 16 August

      Padma Lakshmi hopes for ‘swift healing’ of ex-husband Salman Rushdie after he got stabbed

      Los Angeles: Indian American model, TV host, author, and activist Padma Lakshmi sent her good wishes to her former husband and Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie as he recovers from severe injuries sustained from a stabbing. Lakshmi, who was married to the author from 2004 to 2007, tweeted on August 14, two days after the incident: “Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare. Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing,” reports eonline.com. The day Padma spoke out, Salman’s agent told E! News that the author’s “road to recovery has begun,” adding: “It will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction.” Additionally, Salman’s eldest son, Zafar Rushdie, 42, made a…

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    • 16 August

      J&J talc powder sold in Saudi Arabia is safe: SFDA

      Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) on Monday confirmed that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby talcum powder sold in the Kingdom does not contain harmful asbestos. The SFDA’s confirmation came after a person questioned the authority’s action, especially after Johnson & Johnson Company announced that it would cease production and sale of baby powder containing talc worldwide from 2023. The SFDA has stated that asbestos is one of the banned substances on the list of safety bodies for cosmetic products approved in the Kingdom. It has confirmed that it checks the safety of all products before entering the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its branches on all land, sea and airports. هذا الخبر…

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    • 16 August

      Yemen flash floods: 91 killed, 24,624 families affected

      Sanaa: Yemen Houthi rebels have said 91 people have been killed by recent flash floods, triggered by heavy rain, in areas under their control in the north of the war-devastated country. At least 140 buildings collapsed and 5,699 others were damaged due to flooding, Talaat al-Sharjabi, a spokesman for a rebel-linked humanitarian council, said. At least 24,624 families have also been affected by floods in different provinces, the official added without elaborating, according to the rebel mouthpiece al-Masirah television. فيضانات السيول تجتاح مديرية السدة محافظة اب – اليمن الأربعاء ١٠ أغسطس ٢٠٢٢.#SkirmishWar pic.twitter.com/5qfRxNb7ei— Alaaddin Nooraddin ✪ (@HawariAlimam) August 11, 2022 The annual rainy season in Yemen usually runs until August, reports dpa news agency. Yemen has been embroiled in a…

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    • 16 August

      At least 41 killed, 14 injured in Egyptian church fire

      Cairo: At least 41 people have died in a fire at a Coptic church in Giza near Cairo, the Health Ministry of Egypt said on Sunday. The fatalities were due to thick smoke and a stampede triggered by the blaze, Health Minister Khalid Abdul Ghafar said in a statement, dpa news agency reported. Fourteen others were injured in the fire at the Abo Sefein Church in the city of Giza. Twelve are still in hospitals, while two others have been discharged. The Coptic Church said a large blaze broke out during a morning mass service on Sunday. 18 طفلا ماتوا حرقى ومختنقين.. تفاصيل مؤلمة من حريق كنيسة المنيرة pic.twitter.com/7N9vHjBxFo— مصراوي (@masrawy) August 14, 2022 The fire was due to a…

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    • 16 August

      Indians in Gulf celebrate Independence Day

      Jeddah: Some thousands of NRIs across the Gulf region on Monday proudly celebrated 76th Independence Day, with tricolour fluttering high, and distributing cakes and sweets. The commemorating Independence Day and flag hoisting is customary at Indian missions, however, the display of tricolour has assumed significance this year after the Indian government launched the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. Numerous Indian workers engaged at different work sites have celebrated the event by cutting cakes and distributing sweets. In early morning hours several NRIs thronged to Indian missions by leaving their work aside to commemorate Independence Day and reverberating the national anthem. In Saudi Arabia, which houses the second highest number of Indians, Indians celebrated Independence Day with enthusiasm and joy, with DCM…

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    • 16 August

      Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie

      Dubai: An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the attack. The comments by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, come over two days after the attack on Rushdie in New York. However, Iran has denied carrying out other operations abroad targeting dissidents in the years since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, despite prosecutors and Western governments attributing such attacks back to Tehran. “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters,” Kanaani said. “Nobody has right to accuse Iran in…

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