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Cannabis buds are shown to a customer at a dispensary in Desert Hot Springs, California, on Jan. 1, 2018 – the day recreational marijuana sales became legal in the state. — AFPMastercard service to buy cannabis through debit cards…

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday (Jul 14) voted overwhelmingly in favour of new legislation that would make gender reassignment illegal, further cementing an ultra-conservative, anti-Western drive in…

NEW DELHI: India, the world’s biggest rice shipper, is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, a move that may send already lofty global prices of the food staple higher as the disruptive El Niño weather patternreturns. The…

Beauty salons are one of the last safe havens for women in Afghanistan, but they too are about to disappear. The Taliban is outlawing salons across the country, ordering them to close in one month, putting thousands of women out of…

File Photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday put out a consultation paper asking if it would be possible for messaging apps such as WhatsApp to be brought under a licensing framework, and…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map…

FIFA backflips on banning 'One Love' armbands at the Women's World Cup in Australia, with an amended version released after months of negotiations with playersLGBTQI+ supporter armbands were banned at Men's World Cup in Qatar …

The NHL will not allow teams to wear "cause-based" jerseys next season, the league confirmed on Thursday.Pride jerseys became a hot-button issue in the league last season after multiple players refused to wear them during…

Zimbabwe's parliament approved a controversial law that ostensibly promotes patriotism but has been condemned by the opposition as a "draconian" attempt to stifle dissent ahead of national elections.…

Adah Sharma starrer The Kerala Story continues to make noise for its controversial plot. On Saturday, veteran actor Kamal Haasan called the Sudipto Sendirectorial a propaganda and said that he is dead against the propaganda movies as they…