Prominent Muslim women made to feel like 'cattle' as Islamophobic app 'auctions' them off

On New Year's Day, Hasiba Amin was enjoying some quality time with her family in Delhi, India. But later, she decided to check her phone, instantly ruining the happy family get-together for her. That's when Amin saw that she'd received a flood of disturbing text messages from friends warning that her photo had been featured on the "Bulli Bai" app.
#bullibaiapp #muslimwomen #islamophobicapp

Fire tears through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes, according to officials and witnesses, though there were no immediate reports of casualties.
#fire #bangladesh #disaster

'Victims on every floor': Nine kids among 19 dead in New York fire

Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one of America's worst residential fires in recent memory.
#newyorkfire #america #disaster

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Russia-led troops sent to Kazakhstan as 'dozens' killed in unrest

A Moscow-led military alliance dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan on Thursday as police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings.
#russiantroops #kazakhastan #moscow

Hair loss treatment for votes? South Korea's hairy debate

South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate ignited a debate this week after he proposed allowing public healthcare insurance to cover hair loss treatment, fanning both cheers from some voters and criticism over his populist agenda.
#southkorea #hairloss

Taiwan begins deporting Chinese nationals in rare cooperation

Taiwan has started deporting Chinese nationals for the first time in over a year, authorities said on Thursday, following China's return of a Taiwanese fugitive in a rare act of cooperation as tensions rise.
#taiwan #china #deportation

WHO director warns against calling the Omicron variant 'mild,' even if it's less severe than Delta

The World Health Organisation's director-general warned on Thursday against calling the Omicron coronavirus variant "mild," even if it's less severe than the Delta variant.
#who #deltavariant #coronavirus #omicron

Taliban order shop owners to behead mannequins

The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the human figures violate Islamic law. A video clip showing men sawing the plastic heads off women figures went viral on social media.
#taliban #afghanistan

Polish president tests positive for Covid-19

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, his chief of staff Pawel Szrot said on Wednesday. "The president is fine, has no severe symptoms and is under constant medical care," Szrot said on Twitter.
#andrzejduda #covid