Protests return in Hong Kong against new law
DHARAMSALA, 25 May: Thousands have taken to the street yet again to protest against Beijing’s plan to impose a new national security law in Hong Kong on Sunday.
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Dalai Lama saddened by Cyclone Amphan, praises efficient precautions, relief efforts.
DHARAMSALA, 22 May: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed his sadness at the loss of life and the magnitude of destruction and the hardship endured by so many people by Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal and Odisha.
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COVID-19: CTA to disburse 1 crore Emergency Support Funds to distressed, stranded Tibetans
DHARAMSALA, 21 May: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) has announced 1 crore Emergency Support Funds to “Tibetans facing distress and are presently stranded due to the nationwide lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Daily curfew relaxation in Kangra district to remain same for two more months
DHARAMSALA, 20 May: Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district has decided to continue with the daily relaxation in curfew from 7 am to 2 pm for two more months according to the latest curfew order issued by the Office of the District Magistrate, Kangra.
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China fumes as Pompeo congratulates Taiwan President Tsai on her second term
DHARAMSALA, 20 May: Exasperated by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s congratulatory statement to Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen as she began her second term, China’s foreign ministry has said that it “seriously damaged the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and China-US relations.”
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China says 11th Panchen Lama ‘a college graduate with a job’ now
DHARAMSALA, 20 May: On the heels of the 25th anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima’s arbitrary detention by the Chinese government, Beijing has said that Tibet’s second-highest spiritual leader is now “a college graduate with a job.”
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China used air travel to ‘seed’ virus in early-stage: White House trade advisor
DHARAMSALA, 20 May: China “sent hundreds of thousands” on aircraft throughout the world to “seed” the spread of the coronavirus, a White House advisor has said.
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WHO bows to international call for independent probe of coronavirus origin
DHARAMSALA, 19 May: China and the WHO have both agreed to calls from the majority of its member states to that called for an investigation on the origin of the COVID-19 and the WHO’s response to the pandemic.
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Dalai Lama to confer two-day Avalokiteshvara Empowerment
DHARAMSALA, 18 May: The private office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has announced that the Tibetan spiritual leader will confer a two-day Avalokiteshvara Empowerment.
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Nearly 120 nations now back push for coronavirus origin probe
DHARAMSALA, 18 May: Almost 120 nations have now backed an international push for the probe of the coronavirus origin ahead of the WHO’s biggest annual meet, media reports said.
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