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News in brief u Iran has arrested an US Supreme Court rebuffs claims of “Israeli spy” and a number of other people who were TOP in contact with foreign Tropical cyclone kills at least workplace religious bias intelligence services, Iranian reported on | Washington 4 Monday, without giving the sex and national origin. TWEETS nationality of those arrested. he US Supreme Court yes- Gorsuch wrote that religious “An Israeli spy has been arrested Tterday sidestepped a chance rights under the employment in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province ... also Iran arrests to further expand religious law are “the odd man out” be- 01 97 in , East Timor rights, turning away two cases cause they do not receive as other spies who were in contact with several ‘Israeli spy’ and countries’ intelligence services have been in which employees accused much protection as other rights arrested as well,” it quoted an Intelligence others in touch companies of violating feder- guaranteed under federal law, Ministry official as saying. Israeli officials did with foreign al anti-discrimination law by such as those that apply to the not immediately comment on the report. intelligence insufficiently accommodating disabled. u Former pro-Kurdish party requests for time off to meet “Alone among comparable leader Selahattin Demirtas, jailed since 2016 despite Western calls for religious obligations. statutorily protected civil rights, ement is responsi- his release, said the Turkish should unite against rising oppression The justices declined to hear an employer may dispense with Cble for 6% of carbon and moves to divide them, including a court case to ban his party. Demirtas told appeals by two men of differ- it nearly at whim,” Gorsuch emissions globally. To get Reuters that opponents ent Christian denominations - a wrote. to net-zero by 2050, we Jailed Jehovah’s Witness from Ten- Under the law, employers need innovations to de- Kurdish leader of President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party nessee and a Seventh-day Ad- must reasonably accommo - carbonize the material. I calls on Turkish (AKP) and his nationalist ventist from Florida - of lower date workers’ religious ob - discuss a few approach- opposition to allies should agree shared court rulings that rejected their servance or practices unless es to make low-emission unite against democratic principles claims of illegal religious bias. Members of the media set up in front of the US Supreme Court building in that would cause the company cement in my climate Erdogan and form an alliance now rather than wait until elections Lower courts found that the ac- Washington “undue hardship” - which the book: scheduled for 2023. “All parties which want to fight commodations the men sought Supreme Court in a 1977 case @BillGates side-by-side for must come together,” Demirtas said in reply to written would have placed too much see. The Supreme Court has make for employees for reli - determined to be anything more questions from Edirne prison in northwest Turkey. hardship on the employers. taken an expansive view of re- gious reasons to comply with than a minor, or “de minimis,” In a dissent, conservative Jus- ligious liberties in a number of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act burden. Critics of the “de mini- u Eighteen people have been killed and Eighteen tices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel important cases in recent years. of 1964, which prohibits em- mis” standard have argued that 02 54 injured in tribal clashes in the Sudanese city of dead as violence Alito said the court should have At issue in the cases was the ployment discrimination based it particularly harms religious El Geneina, medics said on Monday, in a renewal of escalates in taken up the case from Tennes- allowances companies must on religion as well as race, color, minorities. bloodshed following a major flare up of violence earlier this year. The incident is the latest in the troubled region Sudanese city of since the signing of a peace agreement late last year and El Geneina the withdrawal of U.N. peacekeepers. u Malaysia’s Court Turkey detains Malaysia’s picks ex-state security of Appeal yesterday 10 retired moment of pride for ex-PM Najib began hearing a bid AFlag of India! The starts appeal by former Prime Minister official Chinh as new PM admirals over arch of Chenab bridge, against Najib Razak to set aside his connecting Kashmir to Reuters | Hanoi 1MDB-linked conviction on won 96.25% of the vote at Mon- open letter has been conviction charges in a case linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at Damaged houses are seen at an area affected by flash floods after heavy rains in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia day’s National Assembly vote. completed. With an arch state fund 1MDB. ajib, who was voted out in a historic 2018 ietnam’s National Assem- He was formerly head of the span of 467m, it is the election, faces several trials over allegations that $4.5 billion was stolen from Reuters | Malaka, Indonesia were sleeping,” Thomas Ola Lan- uat- Vbly confirmed Pham Minh party’s Central Organisation world’s highest railway 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he co-founded in 2009. He goday, deputy head of Lembata ed by Chinh, a career security official, Commission, which has a long bridge. PM @Narendra- has plead not guilty to all charges. loods and landslides trig- district government, told Reuters the as the south east Asian coun- reach across party ranks, as well Modi ji’s vision to con- reports new incursion u Taiwan’s Defence gered by tropical cyclone by phone. Pow- side of try’s next prime minister at an as deputy minister of the Minis- nect India has inspired by Chinese jets into defence zone Ministry yesterday FSeroja in a cluster of islands About 30,000 people have been erful a mud- official ceremony on Monday. try of Public Security, the agen- the Railway family to reported a new incursion by in southeast Indonesia and East 30k impacted by floods in Indonesia, currents dy road. The move completes the cy tasked with everyday polic- scale new heights About 30,000 people China’s air force into the island’s air defence identification zone, made up of eight Timor have killed 97 people, with some already taking shelter in contin- Presi- five-yearly renewal of Viet- ing, the monitoring of dissent @PiyushGoyal many still unaccounted for and have been impacted by evacuation centres, but rescue ued to flow dent Joko nam’s top four positions, as it and surveillance of activists, as fighter jets and two other aircraft, one of which flew through the strategic Bashi floods in Indonesia, some Channel. In the latest incident, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said four Chinese J-16 thousands displaced, officials said already taking shelter in operations have been made dif- through villages Widodo offered looks to maintain economic well as espionage overseas. and four J-10 fighters were involved, as well as an early warning plane and anti- on Monday. evacuation centres, ficult after five bridges collapsed in the Malaka district his condolences and growth, keep the coronavirus Chinh will replace former 03 submarine aircraft, the latter of which flew to the south of Taiwan through the At least 70 deaths were report- and falling trees blocked some on Timor island on Monday, even ordered speedy disaster re- pandemic at bay, and balance Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Bashi Channel that connects the Pacific to the South China Sea. ed in several islands in Indone- roads, BNPB spokesman Raditya though the rain had stopped. lief efforts. relations with and Phuc, who was confirmed ear- sia’s West and East Nusa Tenggara Jati said. Some residents there hauled The Seroja cyclone hit the Savu Washington. lier on Monday as the country’s COVID-1:9 Countries worst affected provinces, while 70 others were landslides, flash floods and a fall- A continuing storm had also themselves to their roofs to es- sea southwest of Timor island in China has been asserting its new president, a largely cere- missing, after the cyclone brought ing tree, while 7,000 displaced, its halted evacuations in some plac- cape flood water rising to 3-4 the early hours of Monday, Indo- authority in the South China Pham Minh Chinh swears in as monial role. Country Total cases Total flash floods, landslides and strong government said. es, local authorities said. metres. nesia’s weather agency said. Sea, while the U.S. Treasury Vietnam’s Prime Minister Vietnam has no paramount winds amid heavy rain over the On Lembata island, authorities Hundreds of houses and other “We had to dismantle the zinc Within 24 hours, the cyclone’s Department labelled Vietnam ruler and is officially led by four deaths Global tally AFP News weekend, disaster agency BNPB feared bodies had been washed facilities such as a solar power roof. We went out through the intensity could strengthen, bring- a “currency manipulator” in value of its dong currency. “pillars”: the powerful General f the dangerous trend 1 USA 31,425,966 568,834 said. away. plant were damaged, BNPB said. back door and pulled ourselves ing yet more rain, waves and December due to its trade sur- Chinh, 62, was the sole nom- Secretary of the Communist Iof vaccine nationalism 2 Brazil 12,984,956 331,530 132,098,128 In East Timor, which shares “We are using rubber boats to Ships and motor boats sank as out with a rope,” Agustina Luruk, winds, although it was moving plus with the United States and inee put forward by the ruling Party, the president, the prime urkey yesterday de - & hoarding in wealthier the Timor island with Indonesia, find bodies at sea. In several vil- the cyclone set off waves as high 36, told Reuters as she and her away from Indonesia, the agency heavy foreign exchange market Communist Party for the post at minister and the chair of the Ttained 10 retired admi- countries continues, it 3 India 12,625,146 165,293 Deaths at least 27 people were killed by lages, flash floods hit while people as 6 metres. three daughters waited to be evac- said. intervention to hold down the a congress earlier this year. He National Assembly. rals after they openly crit- could delay a global re- 4 France 4,822,470 96,678 icised a canal project dear covery. We must ensure to President Recep Tayyip that vaccines are availa- 5 Russia 4,589,540 100,717 2,868,895 Erdogan in a country where ble & affordable to all as 6 UK 4,362,150 126,862 Taiwan rescuers work to bring the hint of military insubor- soon as possible. Recovered: dination raises the spectre @antonioguterres 7 Italy 3,678,944 111,326 out last body from wrecked train of past coups. 8 Turkey 3,487,050 32,263 106,369,831 Reuters | Taipei protesters clap to denounce junta The official approval last month of plans to develop a 9 Spain 3,300,965 75,698 New cases Reuters revolution”, has included street anmar. new 45-kilometre (28-mile) 04 10 Germany 2,897,923 77,569 aiwanese rescuers were marches, a After talks between Malaysian shipping lane in Istanbul Ttrying on Monday to re- rotesters in Myanmar clapped campaign of strikes and quirky Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yas- comparable to the Panama 11 Poland 2,448,463 55,005 +190,074 trieve the last body of a passen- Ptogether on Monday in the acts of rebellion organised via sin and Brunei Sultan Hassanal or Suez canals has raised 12 Colombia 2,446,219 64,094 ger from wreckage of a deadly latest show of dissent against the social media. Bolkiah, Brunei said both coun- questions over Turkey’s New deaths train crash last week, as the , as a regional bloc In addition to the crackdown on tries had asked their ministers commitment to the Mon- 13 Argentina 2,393,492 56,199 government said five of the prepared for talks on the crisis the streets, the junta has sought to and officials to make the “neces- treux Convention. 14 Mexico 2,250,458 204,147 +2,951 eight carriages had now been that has killed nearly 600 people. suppress the campaign by shut- sary preparations for the meeting The 1936 pact is aimed at removed. Clapping began in various parts ting down wireless broadband that will be held at the ASEAN demilitarising the Black Sea Figures as of closing Fifty people have been con- Hualien’s fire department of the main city at 5 p.m. and mobile data services. Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.” by setting strict commercial wish you a swift and Middle East firmed dead after a packed ex- said that the remaining body (1030 GMT) in response to a call On Monday, one person was and naval rules on passage easy recovery from Junta rebut UN envoy I Country Total new Total New Total Active press train carrying almost 500 was trapped under a 15-tonne by protest organisers, residents killed in the central Sagaing re- through the Bosphorus and #COVID19, President @ cases cases deaths Deaths recovered cases passengers and crew slammed train bogie. It did not provide said. gion when security forces broke The junta said on Monday that Dardanelles straits leading alferdez of #Argentina into a truck near the eastern details on the identity of the The gesture would honour up a protest, the Myanmar Now comments last week by UN Spe- to the Mediterranean. Flag of Argentina. Stay city of Hualien on Friday, caus- passenger. “Ethnic Armed Organisations news outlet reported. Earlier, cial Envoy Christine Schraner In their letter, 104 retired strong! Egypt 204,965 12,163 156,219 36,583 ing it to derail and the front “The rescue is difficult, and and Gen Z defence youths from demonstrators with placards of Burgener about an impending admirals said the existing @DrTedros Saudi 393,377 +695 6,704 +7 380,305 6,368 end to crumple. It was the is- we are currently discussing Myanmar including Yangon who Suu Kyi and signs calling for in- “bloodbath” in Myanmar were treaty “best protects Turk- Arabia land’s worst rail accident in how to overcome these diffi- are fighting in the revolution... on ternational intervention marched inaccurate and misleading. ish interests”. seven decades. culties, so the time it takes may behalf of us,” Ei Thinzar Maung, through the second-biggest city “Ms. Burgener’s remarks con- “Recently, the opening of UAE 472,148 +2,012 1,512 +2 456,747 13,889 The truck had slid down a be delayed,” the department a protest leader, wrote on Face- , images posted on so- travene the basic principles of the Montreux Convention Kuwait 237,192 1,353 221,943 13,896 sloping road from a building said. book. cial media showed. sovereignty, and the fact that the to debate within the scope site onto the tracks just outside The government said the Despite the killing of at least Brunei, chair of the 10-member is meant to work of the authority to withdraw Disclaimer: (Views expressed Oman 164,274 +1,117 1,722 +32 147,539 15,013 a tunnel. Officials suspect the fifth carriage had been re - 564 people by the security forces Association of Southeast Asian towards peace and stability of the from international treaties by columnists are personal and truck’s brakes were not prop- moved, with the other three since the Feb. 1 coup, protesters Nations (ASEAN), threw its sup- world’s nations,” it said in a notice and the Canal Istanbul pro- need not necessarily reflect our Qatar 184,334 +910 306 +3 166,441 17,587 erly applied and are investi- expected to be extracted by have been coming out every day, towns, to voice opposition to the ment led by Suu Kyi and The movement, which some port on Monday behind a regional in the state-run Global New Light ject is a cause for concern,” editorial stances) gating the manager of the site. Tuesday. often in small groups in small overthrow of an elected govern- the return of military rule. protesters are calling a “spring leaders’ meeting to discuss My- of Myanmar newspaper. the letter read.