Adil Sher Khan wins mini marathon race

KHANEWAL, Mar 16 (APP): Adil Sher Khan from Kabirwala won the mini-marathon race organized by the district government from City Gate to Jinnah Library. Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Omar Iftikhar Shirazi said the race was attended by government officials, media representatives, youth, and people of […]

Uzbekistan lifts COVID-19 restrictions on foreign tourists

TASHKENT, March 16 (Xinhua/APP): Uzbekistan cancelled some COVID-19 restrictions starting from Wednesday and will resume issuing electronic visas for foreigners to open the country to tourists, said the Uzbek special commission on COVID-19. Foreigners arriving in Uzbekistan are still required to hold a vaccination certificate […]

US steps up aid to Ukraine

Kyiv, March 16 (AFP/APP):The United States will unveil a new round of security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday. A White House official said President Joe Biden will unveil another $800 million worth of military aid, expected to include more of the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles that […]

Amazon commits 124 mln USD to create over 1,000 affordable homes

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 (Xinhua/APP) –:Amazon announced Tuesday that it will invest over 124.4 million U.S. dollars to build 1,060 affordable homes near four public transit sites, working in partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) and Sound Transit, the transit system serving […]

Cotton futures close higher

ZHENGZHOU, March 16 (Xinhua/APP):Cotton futures closed higher Wednesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active cotton contract for May 2022 delivery gained 225 yuan (about 35.27 U.S. dollars) to close at 21,345 yuan per tonne. On Wednesday, the total trading […]

Paris may offer autonomy to ease Corsica tensions: minister

Paris, March 16 (AFP/APP):Paris could offer Corsica “autonomy” to calm tensions between the Mediterranean island’s fierce independence movement and the French state that have flared this month, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said ahead of a visit Wednesday. “We are ready to go as far as […]

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