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Indonesia’s top rights body calls for police to probe poisoning of more than 2,000 students

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Three major islands report cases as poll finds president’s free school meals scheme increasingly unpopular Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, September 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Indonesia’s top human rights body urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked … Read more

Cotton arrivals up 27% to 1.7m bales

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[ Crop condition encouraging in Sindh, Punjab despite instances of pink bollworm infestation LAHORE: Cotton arrivals across the country reached 1.696 million bales by the end of August, marking a 27% rise over supply of 1.336 million bales from farms during the same period of last year, according to figures released by the Pakistan Cotton … Read more

Arsenal brace for Chelsea test

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LONDON: Something has to give when Arsenal host Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend, with both teams putting their 100 percent records on the line, while Tottenham are desperate to stop the rot. Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are among four sides to have won their first two league games this season, … Read more

12 terrorists killed in Balochistan’s Kalat intelligence-based operation: ISPR

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ISPR says cache of ammunitions and improvised explosive devices were also destroyed on-site Security forces killed 12 terrorists belonging to the Indian proxy, Fitna al-Hindustan, in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on … Read more