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      7 May

      Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares state of emergency

      Colombo: Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, the presidential media division said, the second time in just over a month amidst growing countrywide anti-government protests over the unprecedented economic crisis. The state of emergency gives the police and the security forces sweeping power to arbitrarily arrest and detain people. Rajapaksa’s decision was to ensure public security and maintain essential services so as to ensure a smooth functioning of the country, the presidential media division said. The decision came amidst weeks of protests demanding the resignation of the President and the government, blaming the powerful Rajapaksa clan for mishandling the island nation’s economy, already hit by the pandemic. Earlier in the day,…

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    • 5 May

      Musk invited to UK Parliament to discuss $44 billion Twitter buyout

      London: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been invited to testify in the UK Parliament regarding his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the micro-blogging site Twitter. In a letter, Julian Knight, the Chair of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee requested the Tesla CEO to appear before lawmakers to discuss the proposal. “At a time when social media companies face the prospect of tighter regulations around the world, we are keen to learn more about how Mr Musk will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms,” Knight said. “Appearing before the committee will give Mr Musk an ideal opportunity to set out his proposals for…

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    • 5 May

      Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi’s plea against 5-year jail term rejected by junta court

      An appeal by ousted Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a five-year sentence for corruption was rejected by the country’s junta court on Wednesday.  An AFP report, citing sources said the appeal filed by the Nobel laureate’s legal team against the junta ruling “was summarily dismissed”.  Suu Kyi was found guilty of accepting a bribe of cash and gold a week ago. The 76-year-old leader had already been sentenced to six years in jail for incitement against the military, breaching Covid-19 rules and breaking a telecommunications law. She would remain under house arrest at an unknown location in the military-built capital Naypyidaw. The ousted leader faced several other trials, including alleged violation of the official secrets act, several counts of corruption…

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    • 5 May

      Religious harmony behind UAE’s growth

      The United Arab Emirates is known for its skyscrapers including the towering Burj Khalifa. The country’s official religion is Islam, but it attracts over 200 various nationalities from different religious and ethnic backgrounds and Indians are among the largest chunks of this population. This country was formed on the principles of tolerance, spirituality and open-mindedness that accommodate multi-faith people from various parts of the world. The UAE underwent a new nation-building process that illuminated the necessity to ‘instill tolerance in the Emirati national consciousness’ and ‘forge future tolerant generations among the country’s youth. Tolerance is a key tool for the success of vibrant economies and prosperous nations. Not only crude oil but also the principle of tolerance attributed to the…

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    • 4 May

      Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to control Covid spread

       Beijing on Wednesday closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus. The subway authority in a brief message said only that the measure to shut 40 mostly downtown stations was being taken as part of epidemic control measures. No date for resumption of service was given. Beijing has been on high alert for the spread of COVID-19, with restaurants and bars limited to takeout only, gyms closed and classes suspended indefinitely. Major tourist sites in the city, including the Forbidden City and the Beijing Zoo, have closed their indoor exhibition halls and are operating at only partial capacity. A few communities where cases were discovered have been isolated.…

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    • 4 May

      Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO

      London: Digital marketing of unhealthy food products to children and online gaming that compels children to a sedentary life are the main drivers of obesity, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. According to the WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, rates of overweight and obesity have reached “epidemic proportions”, with only the Americas having a higher level of obese adults than Europe. The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse. “Obesity knows no borders. In Europe and Central Asia, no single country is going to meet the WHO Global NCD target of halting the rise of…

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    • 4 May

      Modi meets Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen of Denmark Margrethe II at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen after his hectic bilateral engagement with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the business community on Tuesday. “Queen Margrethe II of Denmark received Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the historic Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. The Prime Minister felicitated the Queen on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of her accession to the throne of Denmark. He briefed her on the “increasing momentum” in India-Denmark ties in recent years, particularly the Green Strategic Partnership. He also lauded the role of the Danish Royal Family in furthering social causes. Prime Minister Modi thanked her for the warm reception and hospitality extended…

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    • 4 May

      ‘Putin could officially declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9’

      Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilisation of Moscow’s reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falter, US and Western officials believe. May 9, known as ‘Victory Day’ in Russia, commemorates the country’s defeat of the Nazis in 1945, reports ‘CNN’. Western officials have long believed that Putin would leverage the symbolic significance and propaganda value of that day to announce either a military achievement in Ukraine, a major escalation of hostilities, or both. Officials have begun to hone in on one scenario, which is that Putin formally declares war on Ukraine on May 9. To date, Putin has insisted on referring to the…

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    • 3 May

      A minibus carrying elderly patients crashes kills 7 in Brazil

      Sao Paulo: At least seven people were killed and another 15 were injured Monday in an accident involving a minibus transporting elderly patients in southern Brazil’s Parana state, regional authorities said.According to preliminary reports from the Health Consortium of Western Parana Municipalities, the vehicle belongs to the Health Secretariat of Pato Bragado, a city in the interior of the state, and was taking hospital patients to other cities for consultation with specialists, Xinhua news agency reported. The minibus veered off the highway in a jungle area near the city of Marechal Candido Rondon, 163 km from the neighboring city of Foz do Iguazu, on the border with Paraguay and Argentina.News channel GloboNews reported that police officers and firefighters took the injured…

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    • 3 May

      PM Modi invites business leaders to invest in India’s youth

      NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday co-chaired a business round-table with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In his remarks, Modi emphasised on the broad-based reforms carried out by his government and highlighted the growing numbers of startups and unicorns in India. He invited German business leaders to invest in India’s youth. “The event saw participation of high representatives from the governments and selected CEOs from both sides, who engaged in discussions on topics ranging from climate cooperation, supply chains, and research and development,” the government said in its post-meeting statement. The Indian business delegation was headed by Sanjiv Bajaj, CII president designate and CMD Bajaj Finserv. The German delegation was led by Roland Busch, president and CEO, Siemens, and…

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