Addition of two new features of call blocking and group messages in WhatsApp

Addition of two new features of call blocking and group messages in WhatsApp

WhatsApp has introduced two important features like call block and report to group admin. Photo: File San Francisco: The meta company has been rolling out very positive changes to WhatsApp very quickly and has introduced two major features within just a few days. These include firstly group messaging and its management and secondly blocking unnecessary…

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Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

They strongly condemned the execution this week of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013.  Fair trial concerns  Mr. Suppiah, a 46-year-old Tamil from Singapore, was hanged on Tuesday despite claims that he had not been provided with adequate interpretation during police interrogations. “The…

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Permission to give the call to prayer 5 times in the mosques of the American city of Minneapolis

Permission to give the call to prayer 5 times in the mosques of the American city of Minneapolis

Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Minneapolis became the first city in the United States to allow five times azan in mosques. According to the American media, the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, signed the ordinance regarding the call to prayer. According to foreign media, local Muslims have expressed happiness over this permission. According to reports,…

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Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November.  The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including enforced disappearance. It covers the period starting with the Ba’ath era from 1968-2003 – characterized by the authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein – through to…

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Spate of missile launches triggers call for unity on Korean Peninsula

Spate of missile launches triggers call for unity on Korean Peninsula

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas Miroslav Jenča told the Council that the Korean Peninsula must be “an area for cooperation” and not for escalating tensions. In this regard, the Security Council’s unity is “essential” to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. Drill simulates ‘nuclear counterattack’ DPRK has conducted 14…

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South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack

South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack

The appeal comes after a convoy of more than 100 trucks transporting food and other assistance was ambushed on Friday in Jonglei state.  Two contracted drivers were shot, one fatally, and another person died in a related road accident. A humanitarian worker was injured and is currently receiving treatment.  Escalating incidents  The attacked marked the…

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