Retail giants Nike and H&M have faced severe backlash in China over the past week after they expressed their concerns over human rights violations against

H&M, Nike targeted as backlashe over Xinjiang grows

Retail giants Nike and H&amp;M&nbsp;have faced severe backlash&nbsp;in China over the past week after they expressed their concerns over human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region. This follows their decision to stop buying Xinjiang cotton due to allegations of "forced labor".
Earlier this week, China denied allegations of human rights abuses by its officials in the western region of Xinjiang after the European Union, United States, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on the officials.&nbsp;
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Retail giants Nike and H&M have faced severe backlash in China over the past week after they expressed their concerns over human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region. This follows their decision to stop buying Xinjiang cotton due to allegations of "forced labor". Earlier this week, China denied allegations of human rights abuses by its officials in the western region of Xinjiang after the European Union, United States, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on the officials.

Denmark has become the only country to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, following reports of its possible link to rare blood clot cases.

Denmark has become&nbsp;the only country to stop using AstraZeneca&rsquo;s&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;vaccine, following reports of its possible link to rare blood clot cases.
This decision is likely going to postpone the scheduled conclusion of the country&rsquo;s vaccination programme to early August from July 25, as per Reuters. Results of investigations into the blood clots &ldquo;showed real and serious side effects,&rdquo; Denmark's health agency head Soren Brostrom said in a statement.

Pakistan on Wednesday banned a radical Islamist party under the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the law enforcement agencies for the third consecutive d

Pakistan on Wednesday banned a radical Islamist party under the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the law enforcement agencies for the third consecutive day leaving seven persons dead and over 300 policemen injured.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that at least two police officials were killed and 340 injured in clashes with the protestors during the last two days.&nbsp;There were media reports that at least two protestors were also killed.
The TLP had launched the country-wide protest on Monday following the arrest of its chief Saad Hussain Rizvi ahead of April 20 deadline the Islamists had given to the Imran Khan government demanding expulsion of the French ambassador for publication of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.

Prince Harry reached the UK to attend his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral, however, the Duke of Sussex's wife Meghan Markle could not accompany him due to her secon

Prince Harry reached the UK to attend his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral, however, the Duke of Sussex's wife Meghan Markle could not accompany him due to her second pregnancy.&nbsp;
A source close to the Duchess of Sussex told E! News that Meghan wanted to 'support' Harry at the funeral and would have come along if she was not too far along in her pregnancy.
Harry's trip to the UK comes at an opportune time, the report said,&nbsp;as it will allow him and Prince William to 'work on their relationship'&nbsp;after an apparent fallout.
Prince Philip's funeral will be held on April&nbsp;17 at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely to respond now with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, according to a US intelligence

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely to respond now with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, according to a US intelligence report. The report to the US Congress said although a general war between India and Pakistan is unlikely, crises between the two are likely to become more intense. The report added &lsquo;heightened tensions raise the risk of conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with violent unrest in Kashmir or a militant attack in India being potential flashpoints&rsquo;.

Australian PM Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced that the nation would take on a 'war footing' with more frequent meetings between government leaders to tackle

Australian PM Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced that the nation would take on a&nbsp;'war footing' with more frequent meetings between government leaders to tackle challenges of the country's&nbsp;vaccination programme.
While the country has successfully managed the pandemic with just over 29,400 Covid&nbsp;cases and 910 deaths, the roll out&nbsp;of the Covid vaccine has been&nbsp;seriously affected due to roadblocks in the international vaccine supply chain.
The Australian vaccination program that was largely dependent on the Oxford-Astrazeneca&nbsp;vaccine, and was hit hard after&nbsp;the European&nbsp;drug regulator flagged rare blood clots that were being seen in recipients.
Rollout&nbsp;has also been affected due to the export curbs imposed by the European Union, as the bloc first&nbsp;wants to take care of its&nbsp;own supplies.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Queen Elizabeth returned to royal duties, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, to mark the retirement of her household’s most senior official,

Queen Elizabeth returned to royal duties, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, to mark the retirement of her household&rsquo;s most senior official, news agency PA Media reported.
The Queen held her first in-person event to host a Windsor ceremony as William Peel formally stood down as Lord Chamberlain after more than 14 years in office.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip died at Windsor Castle on Friday, aged 99. His funeral will be held on April 17.
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Iran is looking to enrich uranium up to 60%, after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, pushing its program to higher levels than ever. Iran had been enriching up

Iran is looking to enrich uranium up to 60%, after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, pushing its program to higher levels than ever. Iran had been enriching up to 20%, a short technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90%.
The announcement marks a significant escalation after the sabotage that damaged centrifuges in the facility, suspected to have been carried out by Israel.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. takes Iran&rsquo;s &ldquo;provocative announcement seriously, calling into question Iran&rsquo;s seriousness with regard to the nuclear talks. However,&nbsp;Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful.

Bitcoin is back in headlines! The cryptocurrency surged to a record high topping $63,000 in anticipation of a bumper debut by Coinbase on Wall StreetCoin

Bitcoin is back in headlines! The cryptocurrency&nbsp;surged to a record high topping $63,000 in anticipation of a bumper debut by&nbsp;Coinbase&nbsp;on Wall Street Coinbase, the largest cyrptocurrency exchange&nbsp;is&nbsp;set to go public&nbsp;today&nbsp; through a direct listing that could value the company at as much as $100 billion. Coinbase, founded in 2012, is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. The company&nbsp;reported estimated revenues of $1.8 billion for Jan-March period, a nine-fold increase from the same period a year earlier.

The megaship which blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal and crippled world trade for nearly a week has been “seized” on court orders until the vessel’s ow

The megaship which blocked Egypt&rsquo;s Suez Canal and crippled world trade for nearly a week has been &ldquo;seized&rdquo; on court orders until the vessel&rsquo;s owners pay $900 million, canal authorities said Tuesday. The 200,000-tonne MV Ever Given got diagonally stuck in the narrow but crucial global trade artery in a sandstorm on March 23, triggering a mammoth six-day-long effort by Egyptian personnel and international salvage specialists to dislodge it. Maritime data company Lloyd&rsquo;s List said the blockage by the vessel, longer than four football fields, held up an estimated $9.6 billion-worth of cargo between Asia and Europe each day it was stuck. Egypt also lost between $12 and $15 million in revenues for each day the waterway was closed, according to the canal authority.

The Guinness World Records rabbit Darius, who is 129 centimeters long, weighs about 20 kilograms has been stolen from his home in England. Police in Worcestershire bel

The Guinness World Records rabbit Darius, who is 129 centimeters long, weighs about 20 kilograms has been stolen from his home in England.
Police in Worcestershire believe the rabbit was taken from its enclosure in the garden of the property in Stoulton overnight on Saturday. His owner, Annette Edwards, has offered a &pound;1,000 reward for his return, begging someone to &ldquo;please bring him back&rdquo;, adding that he was too old to breed now.

President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set t

President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks as the new goal, US officials said Tuesday.
Biden has been hinting for weeks that he was going to let the deadline lapse, and as the days went by it became clear that an orderly withdrawal of the remaining 2,500 troops would be difficult and was unlikely. His decision risks retaliation by the Taliban on US and Afghan forces, possibly escalating the 20-year war.

The US is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous

The US is recommending a &ldquo;pause&rdquo; in administration of the single-dose Johnson &amp; Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating clots in six women that occurred in the days after vaccination.
The clots were observed along with reduced platelet counts &mdash; making the usual treatment for blood clots, the blood thinner heparin, potentially &ldquo;dangerous.&rdquo; More than 6.8 million doses of the J&amp;J vaccine have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
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The United Nations has said that the United Arab Emirates has not responded to its request for ‘proof of life’ in relation to missing Princess Latifa bint M

The United Nations has said that the United Arab Emirates has not responded to its request for &lsquo;proof of life&rsquo; in relation to missing Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai&rsquo;s ruler.
 On Friday, the UN spokesperson Marta Hurtado in a briefing said that that the UAE had not responded to its request or clarified the conditions in which Latifa was apparently being held.
 The UAE last month said Princess Latifa was being cared for at home by family and medical professionals, however, she was last seen in late 2018.

Japan has approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The water will be treat

Japan has approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The water will be treated and diluted so radiation levels are below those set for drinking water. Tokyo said work to release water used to cool nuclear fuel will begin in about two years. The final approval comes after years of debate and is expected to take decades to complete. Some locals in the fishing industry, as well as Japan&rsquo;s neighbours China and South Korea, have opposed the plan.
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Fire gutted a historic factory in Russia's Saint Petersburg on Monday, sending clouds of black smoke over the former imperial capital. Listed as a cultural heritage sit

Fire gutted a historic factory in Russia's Saint Petersburg on Monday, sending clouds of black smoke over the former imperial capital. Listed as a cultural heritage site, the building was home to one of Russia's largest textile companies in the second half of the 19th century.
The inferno spread to an area of about 10,000 square metres and a large part of the roof had collapsed.
The emergencies ministry said the body of one firefighter who had died had been recovered, while two others were hospitalised in serious condition with burns covering 40 to 50 percent of their bodies. Forty people had been evacuated from the factory. A nearby hotel was also shuttered and its occupants were relocated.
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A restaurant owner in Georgia, US is winning the internet for offering a job to the man who vandalized his restaurant. Carl Wallace, the owner of Diablo&rsqu

A man in Georgia is winning the internet&nbsp;for offering&nbsp;a job to the man who vandalized his restaurant.
Carl Wallace, the owner of Diablo&rsquo;s Southwest Grill in Augusta was taken aback when he reached his eatery to see the glass of the front door shattered.
A screenshot of the surveillance footage showed a thief walking away with the cash register.
Wallace admitted during a CNN&nbsp;interview that 'anger' was his first reaction. However, he had a change of heart later. He extended his generous arms and in a&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;post offered a job to the burglar.
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The UAE police fulfilled the dream of a 4-year-old boy owning an electric car and won the heart of netizens. A video went viral on the internet, where a little boy is

The UAE police fulfilled a 4-year-old boy's wish of&nbsp;owning an electric toy car.
A video went viral on the internet, where the boy Mohamed Al-Harmoudi is seen riding a police vehicle with uniformed officers in Abu Dhabi.
 Al-Harmoudi suffers from a special health condition and had wished to be the owner of an electric vehicle.
According to The Khaleej Times, the police visited Al-Harmoudi and took him on a tour in a &lsquo;Happiness patrol&rsquo;, before gifting him his desired electric car.

Iran on Monday blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged the centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium there.Tehran warned

Iran on Monday blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged the centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium there. Tehran warned that it would take revenge for the assault.
The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh are the first official accusation levelled against Israel for the incident Sunday that cut power across the facility.
Israel has not directly claimed responsibility for the attack. However, suspicion fell immediately on it as Israeli media widely reported that a devastating cyberattack orchestrated by Israel caused the blackout.

A fresh resurgence of cases in Canada has forced Canada's Sick community to cancel the events that were lined up to mark Vaisakhi, as well as the traditional Khalsa Day

A fresh resurgence of cases in Canada has forced Canada's Sikh community to cancel the events to mark&nbsp;Vaisakhi, as well as the traditional Khalsa Day celebrations.&nbsp;
 Kultar Singh Gill, chair of the Ontario Sikh and Gurdwara Council (OSGC), said that there is no question of organising the annual Khalsa Day parade in Toronto as it will attract thousands of participants.
Further, gurdwaras are expected to hold events&nbsp;virtually as&nbsp;provincial rules permit 15% in-person capacity at indoor events.
Canada has imposed a fresh set of restrictions in order to contain the fresh Covid cases.

A protest broke out in Minneapolis on Sunday night, where the George Floyd incident took place last year, following the death of a 20-year-old black man who w

A protest broke out in Minneapolis on Sunday night following the death of a&nbsp;20-year-old black man who was shot by a cop. A former police officer is currently on trial in Minneapolis for the murder of George Floyd.
As per reports, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Brooklyn Center police station, holding placards with messages like 'Justice for Daunte&nbsp;Wright'. In response, the police fired tear gas and flashbangs&nbsp;at the crowd.
On Sunday evening, a cop from the Brooklyn center police station shot Daunte&nbsp;Wright after he held him for a traffic violation and an outstanding warrant. The Minnesota bureau&nbsp;of Criminal Apprehension said that they were investigating the officer involved in the shooting.&nbsp;

Retail giants Nike and H&amp;M&nbsp;have faced severe backlash&nbsp;in China over the past week after they expressed their concerns over human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region. Earlier this week, China denied allegations of human rights abuses by its officials in the western region of Xinjiang after the European Union, United States, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on the officials.&nbsp;

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A baby panda born at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur celebrated her first birthday in style. She was treated to an 'ice cake' made with fruits, vegetables and bamboo.

This baby panda had an ice cake for her first birthday!

A baby panda born at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur celebrated her first birthday in style. She was treated to an 'ice cake' made with fruits, vegetables and bamboo. After nibbling on a few carrots, the adorable bear seemed tired of the celebrations, and fell asleep.

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