SYDNEY: Tougher food screening measures could be introduced in Australia with frozen berries from China linked to a growing number of hepatitis A infections, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said Wednesday (Feb 18). Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet brand raspberries and mixed…
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Four US warships designed to fight in coastal areas similar to South-east Asian waters will be operating out of Singapore by 2018, up from one currently, a senior US Navy official said on Tuesday. The “rotational deployment” of the vessels,…
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URUMQI – In another crackdown on religious freedoms, China has forced the imams of eastern Muslim majority district of Xinjiang to dance in the street, and swear to an oath that they will not teach religion to children as well…
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A city in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang region has banned people with large beards or Islamic clothing from travelling on public buses, state media said, prompting outrage from an overseas rights group. Authorities in Karamay banned people wearing hijabs, niqabs,…
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PUTRAJAYA — More than 300 Chinese nationals have used Malaysia as a transit point on their way to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria and Iraq, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed today. They…
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