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Photos: Malaysian Hindus hold scaled-down Thaipusam festival
Thaipusam festival, usually attended by tens of thousands, was limited to 6,000 participants due to the pandemic.
Published On 18 Jan 2022
NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments
Executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya says he doesn’t care about ‘what’s happening’ to Muslim minority group.
Published On 18 Jan 2022
Sudanese barricade streets as strike over protest deaths begins
Anti-coup resistance committees and political parties call for two days of civil disobedience in Sudan.
Published On 18 Jan 2022
Nigerian separatist Kanu faces new charges as trial resumes
Kanu previously pleaded not guilty to seven charges including terrorism and calling for secession.
Published On 18 Jan 2022

Nazarbayev described himself as a ‘retiree’, saying full power was in the hands of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Visitors no longer considered fully vaccinated unless they have received a booster at least 6 months after second dose.

Fears fade about the demand impact from Omicron, while supplies are tightened by a range of outages.

MI5 investigated Malik Faisal Akram in 2020 but he was no longer considered a risk at the time of the attack, BBC says.

US Secretary of State visit comes after talks between Moscow, Washington and NATO failed to make progress last week.

The Pakistani Taliban armed group has claimed responsibility for the targeted attack in Islamabad.

The French president, whose leadership will be challenged in April, may seek reforms as he guides the EU.

Al Jazeera takes a quick look at the effect seven years of war has had on the Arab world’s poorest country.

Series of attacks this week underscore challenges to forming gov’ away from ethno-sectarian power-sharing arrangement.

Sajad Gul booked under the Public Safety Act, which allows the detention of an individual without trial for six months.

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