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Six thyroid cancer patients sue power utility over 2011 Fukushima disaster radiation-
By Associated Press TOKYO: Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster ...

Week before first games, China warns US over ‘interfering’ in Winter Olympics-
By AFP BEIJING: China warned the United States to “stop interfering” in the Winter Olympics on Thursday, a week before ...

Lahore HC-
By PTI LAHORE: Inciting public to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ (holy war) is not allowed to individuals or any organisation ...

Violence erupts at rally in Pakistan’s port city, killing 1-
By Associated Press KARACHI: Police in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi clashed overnight with activists demanding the repeal of a ...

George Floyd ‘needed help and wasn’t getting it’, says firefighter-
By Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minnesota: First it was a paramedic, testifying that the officers who restrained George Floyd didn’t call ...

Ukraine: 5 soldiers shot dead inside missile factory, shooter on loose
At least five Ukrainian soldiers were killed Thursday when “a young conscript” opened fire on them inside a rocket factory ...

North Korea, after harsh 2-year lockdown, slowly reopens border-
By Associated Press SEOUL (South Korea): After spending two years in a strict lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea ...

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga-
By AFP SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, January 27, 2022, ...

EU launches WTO case against China over Lithuania row-
By AFP BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday, January 27, 2022, launched a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against ...