Chemical Warfare
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India condemns use of chemical weapons but votes against decision on addressing their threat
India cited ‘incomplete consultations’ for voting against the draft at the conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Scroll Staff
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Why the use of chemical weapons attracts so much international outrage
Chemical warfare first began to attract a special moral condemnation during World War I.
Patricia Shamai, The Conversation
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UN finds evidence that North Korea is helping Syria build ‘chemical weapons’, say reports
The development follows reports of suspected use of chlorine gas by the Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian government.
Scroll Staff
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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UN Security Council to vote on rival resolutions by US, Russia on inquiry into Syria chemical attack
The draft bids address possibly extending the investigation into the sarin gas strike in Khan Sheikhun, allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad government.
Scroll Staff
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Syrian regime was responsible for deadly gas attack: UN report
More than 87 people were killed on April 4 when sarin gas projectiles were fired on rebel-held Khan Sheikum town.
Scroll Staff
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Russia vetoes UN resolution to extend inquiry into Syria chemical attack
US Ambassador Nikki Haley said this showed Moscow ‘will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences’ for its actions.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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In photos: The devastation of Agent Orange four decades after the Vietnam War
Millions of Vietnamese exposed to the chemical fell ill or developed deformities. The effects have been passed down genetically even to today’s children.
Jyotsna Singh
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Syria: Watchdog says banned sarin gas was used in April’s deadly attack in Idlib province
However, the report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons did not attribute responsibility to any party for the strike.
Scroll Staff
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Chlorine attacks continue in Syria with no prospect of Assad being brought to account
Months after Syria's chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed, chlorine attacks are continuing – and there's little sign of any war crimes charges materialising.
Brett Edwards and Mattia Cacciatori, The Conversation
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