Oil prices rise as traders weigh risks to supply, demand

NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua/APP) –: Oil prices climbed on Thursday as market participants weighed risks both on the supply and the demand sides. The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery added 1.6 U.S. dollars, or nearly 1.6 percent, to settle at 103.79 dollars a […]

Chinese scientists map out how Omicron evades antibody therapeutics

BEIJING, Apr 22 (XINHUA/APP):Chinese scientists have mapped out the high-definition spike protein structure of the Omicron variant of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The structure, under microscopy, revealed how Omicron escaped previous antibody therapeutics, said the study published recently in the journal Cell […]

‘Important to continue talks with Putin’ says Macron

PARIS – April 22 (ONLINE) French President Emmanuel Macron said that it is necessary to continue negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he told the France Inter radio station on Friday. “I think it is our duty to continue negotiations with President Putin. There is […]

Some EU members to veto any ban on Russian oil

MOSCOW – April 22 (ONLINE) The European Union currently has no plans of introducing a collective ban on Russian oil supplies, because several EU members threatened to veto this initiative, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell told the LENA news […]

One killed as transport plane crashed in South Ukraine, reports

KYIV – April 22 (ONLINE) One person was killed and two were injured when a Ukrainian AN-26 transport plane crashed during a “technical flight” in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine on Friday, local authorities said. The Zaporizhzhia regional administration said that, according to preliminary […]

Saudi Arabia gifts 100 tons dates to Pakistan

Islamabad (PNI) A gift by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Pakistanis in continuation of the annual tradition. The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to provide a quantity of 100 ton dates to its brothers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan […]

Modi’s Kashmir visit: APHC calls for complete shutdown

SRINAGAR – April 20 (ONLINE) Jammu and Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Wednesday appealed to the Kashmiri people to observe complete shutdown on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s visit to the territory on 24 April (Sunday) to convey a message that they […]

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