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Chinese customs handled 4,959 smuggling cases in 2023

Beijing, Feb 12 (UNI) Chinese customs authorities handled 4,959 smuggling cases with a total value of 88.61 billion yuan (12.47 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

Among them, 697 cases involved "shui ke," a term describing individuals who either smuggle for personal gain or are recruited by organized criminal gangs to engage in smuggling, with a total value of 6.01 billion yuan; while petroleum smuggling cases stood at 118, with a total value of 18.24 billion yuan.
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Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison

04 Dec 2024 | 12:20 AM

London, Dec 3 (UNI) Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian dissident rapper and activist, has been released from prison, according to a statement issued by his international legal team.

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Chief of Army Staff, Nepal, to leave for India on Dec 11

03 Dec 2024 | 11:28 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 3 (UNI) Nepal's Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashok Raj Sigdel will leave on a four-day visit to India on December 11 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart General Upendra Dwivedi.

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Security beefed up around Indian Embassy in Dhaka

03 Dec 2024 | 11:25 PM

Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dec 3 (UNI) Security has been tightened around the Indian Embassy area in Dhaka following a call for protest to block the embassy by a section of the Bangladesh Civil Society.

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The US committee points to lab leak as likely origin of Covid-19

03 Dec 2024 | 11:20 PM

Washington, Dec 3 (UNI) A two-year investigation by the US House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in a report rhas concluded that COVID-19 "likely emerged from a laboratory or research-related accident."
The findings, outlined in a 520-page report, have reignited debate over the origins of the virus that has claimed over 7 million lives globally and disrupted economies worldwide, according to Al Jazeera.

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Hunter Biden pardon deals new blow to democrats after election victory of Trump

03 Dec 2024 | 10:52 PM

Washington, Dec 3 (UNI) Outgoing US President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, has dealt another blow to the Democratic Party as it struggles to recover following Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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