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South Asia
Child rapist given life imprisonment in Pakistan
A man in Karachi, Pakistan was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday after being convicted him of raping a child four years ago. The case was reported in 2011, when a six-year-old girl complained about bleeding to her family, who took her to a doctor. When asked about what…
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Police save Christian couple from ‘blasphemy’ mob in Pakistan
Police saved a Christian couple near Pakistani city of Lahore, from a mob who were attempting to lynch them for allegedly committing blasphemy. They arrested a cleric for inciting the violence. The incident, which took place in the village of Makki in Punjab province on Tuesday, represents a rare…
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East Asia
Egyptian journalist joins the Asia N
Radwa Ashraf, from Egypt, begins her journalism internship course from 29th June for one year at Asia N. She has become the second foreign reporter of Asia N since the first foreign intern, Rahul Aijaz from Pakistan. Radwa Ashraf has been working as a journalist at Arabic version of Asia…
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Central Asia
Remembering history for a better future
The development of transportation systems has accomplished so much more today than in the past half century. The Internet has developed to such fast speeds, giving us a highway of information about other cultures and different peoples. Counterevidence to this development, however, is the proliferation of IS and terrorism, which…
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East Asia
Sharing history and traditions through street food
Modern day street food has evolved into cheap, convenient and nutritious food. It also fits the taste of consumers who pursue a variety of flavors. Each street food has its own story, history and tradition. Serrdura, made of vanilla cream and crushed biscuits, is a famous dessert in Macao. Interestingly,…
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Culture
Coffee, Education and Counter Culture
In 1995, Counter Culture Coffee started a rebellion against uniformity and conglomeration of coffee with brands such aa Starbucks, and has since pursued the specialty coffee for 20 years. On April 18, Counter Culture Coffee showed their value of individuality and freedom at the 20th anniversary party, held at Durham…
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South Asia
Karachi heat wave claims 700 lives
The scorching heat wave in Karachi, since the start of Ramadan has claimed around 700 lives till Tuesday night, according to health and rescue officials. “So far, we have received over 50 dead bodies at Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) since Saturday night,” said Dr. Seemin Jamali, head of the hospital’s emergency…
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