Blinken urges Russia to ‘de-escalate’ on Ukraine

Stockholm, Dec 2 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Russia to “de-escalate” on Ukraine and use “diplomacy”, reiterating his threat of “serious consequences” if Russia resorts to “aggression”. “We have deep concerns about Russia’s plans for renewed aggression against Ukraine,” Blinken told […]

India announces first two cases of Omicron variant

New Delhi, Dec 2 (AFP/APP):India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant on Thursday, months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than 200,000 people around the country. Top health ministry official Luv Agarwal said two men in […]

Atif Khan chairs meeting on development projects in Mardan

PESHAWAR, Dec 02 (APP):Minister for Food, Science and Information Technology, Atif Khan on Thursday chaired a meeting on progress and funding for development projects in Mardan. The meeting held Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attended by member provincial assembly, Zahir Shah Toru, […]

Baby found dead in migrant boat off Spain’s Canaries

Madrid, Dec 2 (AFP/APP):A baby was found dead in one of five migrant boats intercepted off Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic with nearly 300 people on board, officials said Thursday. Migrant arrivals on the Canaries have surged since late 2019 after increased patrols along […]

EU fines major banks 344 mn euros over forex cartel

Brussels, Dec 2 (AFP/APP):Brussels slapped fines totalling 344 million euros (390 million dollars) Thursday on Barclays, RBS, HSBC and Credit Suisse after finding the banks had engaged in a forex trading cartel. Traders at UBS were also found to have taken part, but the European […]

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