Australian Open draw postponed as Djokovic awaits visa decision
www.cnn.com Australian Open draw postponed as Djokovic awaits visa decision… Read More
Tennis group says events leading up to court hearing were 'damaging' for Djokovic
www.cnn.com Tennis group says events leading up to court hearing were 'damaging' for Djokovic… Read More
Australia and Japan to sign defense and security cooperation treaty
www.cnn.com Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to strengthen defense and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled trips to Australia and the United States due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.… Read More
As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
www.cnn.com As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp… Read More
More than 30 reported killed, Save the Children staff missing, in Myanmar attack
www.cnn.com At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of Kayah on Friday, according to the Karenni Human Rights Group, with two members of international humanitarian group Save the Children still missing.… Read More
South Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hye
www.cnn.com The South Korean government has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving 22 years in prison for corruption, the country’s Justice Ministry said on Friday.… Read More
Hong Kong's famous Tiananmen Square 'Pillar of Shame' statue removed from university
www.cnn.com For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which the Chinese military crushed protests led by college students in Beijing with deadly force.… Read More
Bouncy castle tragedy claims sixth child after 11-year-old boy dies in hospital
www.cnn.com A sixth child has died in hospital after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air at a school event in Australia late last week, police said Sunday.… Read More
Up to 27 feared dead in building fire in Japan
www.cnn.com Up to 27 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka, Japan, according to the Osaka Fire department.… Read More
Super Typhoon Rai slams into the Philippines as tens of thousands evacuate
www.cnn.com Tens of thousands of people have evacuated their homes in the Philippines as the archipelago braces for Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, which is expected to pass through the southern and central portions of the country on Thursday afternoon.… Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
