Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests, strikes
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Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests, strikes

Protesters rallied in towns and cities around Myanmar on Tuesday, May 11, to denounce its military rulers, 100 days after the generals’ overthrow of an elected government plunged the country into its biggest crisis in decades. Demonstrators took part in marches, motorcycle convoys and flash protests to evade security forces, some making three-finger gestures of…

Mohammad Amir on whether he plans to play in IPL after getting British citizenship: Let’s see how things go
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Mohammad Amir on whether he plans to play in IPL after getting British citizenship: Let’s see how things go

Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has revealed about his IPL plans after getting UK citizenship in the future. The left-arm pacer announced his shock retirement from international cricket at the age of 28 in December 2020. Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir (Twitter Image) HIGHLIGHTS Mohammad Amir has opened up on his plan to play in…

Cameroonian transgender women convicted of ‘attempted homosexuality’
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Cameroonian transgender women convicted of ‘attempted homosexuality’

A court in Cameroon has sentenced two transgender women to five years in prison for “attempted homosexuality” after they were arrested for the clothes they wore in a restaurant. Alice Nkom, a lawyer representing members of the country’s LGBT community, attends an interview at her home in Douala, Cameroon. (REUTERS) A court in Cameroon sentenced…

Madan Lal-led panel interviews incumbent WV Raman, Ramesh Powar for India Women’s head coach job
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Madan Lal-led panel interviews incumbent WV Raman, Ramesh Powar for India Women’s head coach job

Out of 35 applications, 7 India internationals were shortlisted for interviews, which included four men and 3 women. Former assistant coach with the team Suman Sharma is also in the race to be become the head coach of Indian women’s cricket team. India Women’s is gearing up for the World Cup next year (BCCI Image)…

Nepal records highest single-day deaths related to coronavirus
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Nepal records highest single-day deaths related to coronavirus

Nepal’s devastating COVID-19 outbreak showed no signs of abating on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest single-day coronavirus related deaths with 225 fatalities and 9,483 new cases in the last 24 hours. A deadly second wave of the pandemic is sweeping across Nepal, with about 8,000 new cases being reported daily for the past…

India very good at creating sideshows, we got distracted by them: Australia captain Tim Paine
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India very good at creating sideshows, we got distracted by them: Australia captain Tim Paine

Tim Paine pointed fingers at India’s reported reluctance to go to Brisbane for the final Test as one of the instances of the visiting team trying to distract them. Australia were beaten at the Gabba as Paine’s side lost the 4-Test series 2-1 to India. Tim Paine’s men lost the Test series at home 2-1…

India deeply concerned at violence in Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
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India deeply concerned at violence in Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants, India has expressed deep concern at clashes and violence in Jerusalem’s Temple Mount as well as over evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods and called on both sides to avoid changing the status-quo on the ground. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti tweeted…

IOC confident of hosting Tokyo Olympics as scheduled despite public opposition amid Covid-19 surge in Japan
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IOC confident of hosting Tokyo Olympics as scheduled despite public opposition amid Covid-19 surge in Japan

Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to get underway on July 23 but opinion polls suggest a majority of the Japanese public are not in favour of hosting the Games amidi rise in Covid-19 cases. The National Stadium in Tokyo during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics test event (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to get…

Result of China’s crackdown on Uighurs: Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history
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Result of China’s crackdown on Uighurs: Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history

Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank. The report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute obtained exclusively ahead of publication by The Associated Press, showed the 48.74% decline was concentrated…

Premier League: Defeat to Arsenal wake-up call for Chelsea, says Thomas Tuchel as top 4 race heats up
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Premier League: Defeat to Arsenal wake-up call for Chelsea, says Thomas Tuchel as top 4 race heats up

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel conceded that he shouldn’t have too many changes to the line-up which he believes led to their shock loss to Arsenal in a crunch Premier League match on Wednesday. Chelsea missed out on an opportunity to all but seal a top-4 finish in the Premier League (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Chelsea are…