Chile to ban most non-electric vehicles from 2035

SANTIAGO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/APP) –:Chile will ban sales of most internal combustion vehicles in support of electric vehicles starting in 2035, the Chilean government announced Friday as part of its National Electromobility Strategy. All sales of light and medium vehicles, public transit and large machinery, […]

Nature Strip wins turf’s biggest price, The Everest

Sydney, Oct 16 (AFP/APP):Star sprinter Nature Strip, ridden by James McDonald, lived up to his billing as favourite to win the world’s richest turf race, The Everest, in front of thousands of cheering punters in Sydney on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding, trained by Chris Waller, […]

Painting made with ashes in Sao Pulao

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – OCTOBER 15(APP/AA):: Mural painted by the artist and activist Mundano, in a building in the central region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 15, 2021. The panel is about 1,000 m² and was painted using ashes from the fires that recently […]

Iran reports 11,857 new COVID-19 cases, 5,765,904 in total

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/APP) -:Iran reported on Saturday 11,857 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,765,904. According to an official briefing published on Iran’s health ministry, the pandemic has claimed 123,695 lives in the country, after 197 new deaths were registered in […]

Girl commits suicide

SARGODHA, Oct 16 (APP):A young girl committed suicide over domestic issues, in the area of Wah Bachrah police station. Police said on Saturday that 20-year-old Saima Bibi, resident of Muhallah Balocha, was upset after her family elders scolded her over domestic issues. In a fit […]

Sindh Rangers arrest two most wanted accused

KARACHI, Oct 16 (APP):Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and police in a joint operation on the basis of intelligence information arrested two most wanted accused Ataullah alias Khan and Sameer from Ayub Goth Gadap Town area here on Saturday. According to details, on August 11, 2021, the […]

Youth killed in road accident

SIALKOT, Oct 16 (APP):A youth was killed in a road accident here on Saturday. According to Rescue-1122, Mudassar (15) was on his way to home when a rashly driven truck hit his motorbike at Imam Sahib Road. He died on the spot. Rescuers shifted the […]

Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit: ASEAN

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Oct 16 (AFP/APP):Myanmar’s junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government’s commitment to defusing a bloody crisis. Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian […]

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