NAVALNY POISONING PROBE: The UN rights chief called Tuesday on Moscow to conduct or cooperate with a "thorough, transparent, independent and impartial investigation" into the alleged nerve agent attack on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "The number of cases of poisoning, or other forms of targeted assassination, of current or former Russian citizens, either within Russia itself or on foreign soil, over the past two decades is profoundly disturbing," Michelle Bachelet said in a statement. In Navalny's case, she stressed that "it is incumbent on the Russian authorities to fully investigate who was responsible for this crime - a very serious crime that was committed on Russian soil."
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DONALD TRUMP BEHAVES LIKE A 'MOB BOSS': Donald Trump behaves like a mobster and has "a low opinion of all black people", according to the US president's former lawyer Michael Cohen. The allegations come from Cohen's new book, Disloyal: A Memoir, written during his jail term for Trump campaign finance violations, among other crimes. Cohen claims Mr Trump also made racist comments about Nelson Mandela and Hispanics. The White House says Cohen is lying. "Cohen is a disgraced felon and disbarred lawyer, who lied to Congress," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement at the weekend. "He has lost all credibility, and it's unsurprising to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies." In the book, Cohen alleges that Mr Trump is "guilty of the same crimes" that landed him in prison, and calls his former boss "a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a conman". He said he had the mentality of a "mob boss".
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6 KILLED, 4 INJURED IN ROOF COLLAPSE IN PAKISTAN: At least six persons, including women and children, were killed, while four others sustained injuries when roof of a house and wall of adjacent dilapidated house collapsed in the densely populated area of Taxali gate, Lahore, Pakistan. After hectic efforts, rescue teams shifted the victims to a nearby hospital.
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TAJ MAHAL TO REOPEN: India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections. "The Taj Mahal will reopen on September 21. All Covid-19 protocols, like physical distancing, masks will be followed," northern Uttar Pradesh state's Tourism Department deputy director Amit Srivastava said. Visitors will be limited to 5,000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20,000, he added. https://gn24.ae/a728becda4ec000
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SHRADDHA KAPOOR’S HEARTWARMING BIRTHDAY WISH FOR ASHA BHONSLE: Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhonsle on Tuesday turned 87. Popular Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor penned a heartfelt birthday note for the singer. The 'Street Dancer 3D' actor lovingly addresses Asha Bhosle as 'Aaji' and she shared a photo of the singer on Instagram and penned her birthday wish. She captioned the post as, "Double birthday love @asha. Bhosle #MeenaAaji..." The veteran singer in response, noted in the comments section," Thank You Beta," alongside red heart, and joining hands emoji.
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MINERS KILLED IN PAKISTAN: At least 18 miners were killed and more than a dozen were still trapped on Tuesday after a rockslide at a marble mine in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Boulders of white marble came crashing down on workers on Monday evening in the mountainous Mohmand district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan. https://gn24.ae/a728c5cb94ec000
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TIKTOK STRUGGLING TO TAKE DOWN SUICIDE CLIP: Video-sharing site TikTok is struggling to take down clips showing a man killing himself. The footage, which has been circulating on the platform for several days, originated on Facebook and has also been shared on Twitter and Instagram. TikTok is hugely popular with young people - and many have reported coming across the video and being traumatised by the content.
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INDIAN ARMY REJECTS BORDER ‘ALLEGATIONS’: The Indian Army on Tuesday said it has not transgressed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or resorted to use of any aggressive means including firing as it strongly rejected allegations of the China's PLA of military provocation in eastern Ladakh. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) late on Monday night alleged that Indian troops crossed the LAC and "outrageously fired" warning shots near the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh.
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‘WORLD PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO INDIA,’ SAYS MODI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for inculcating the habit of reading books among the new generation, saying it is imperative in this age of text, tweet and "Google guru" that they are not weaned away from gaining serious knowledge. Modi also asserted that the voice of India along with Indian products is becoming more global with the country now enjoying stronger presence at world bodies. The world is now listening to India with more attention, he said. The Indian media, he said, needs to go global too.
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SENIOR TELUGU ACTOR JAYA PRAKASH REDDY DIES: Popular villain-turned-comedian Jaya Prakash Reddy passed away on Tuesday at his home in Guntur. He was 74 and a diabetic. Tributes poured in from politicians, Tollywood personalities and others for the late actor. https://gn24.ae/a728ba7ce808000
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BELARUS OPPOSITION LEADER DETAINED: A Belarus opposition leader has reportedly been detained at the border with Ukraine the day after her disappearance. State media report that Maria Kolesnikova was held at the border early on Tuesday morning. It comes the day after witnesses reportedly saw masked men bundle her into a minibus. She is one of three women who joined forces to challenge President Alexander Lukashenko in August's election. Mass protests followed his re-election amid allegations of vote-rigging.
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CHINA SAYS AUSTRALIAN TV ANCHOR DETAINED: China said Tuesday that it had detained a high-profile Australian journalist working for its state media on "national security grounds". Cheng Lei's detention was a new blow to deteriorating relations between the two countries that have seen China warn its citizens of travelling to Australia and vice versa. In the first comments on CGTN anchor Cheng Lei, held since August 14, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said authorities took "compulsory measures" against her on suspicion "of criminal activity endangering China's national security".
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