Poland wants to stay in EU, PM says despite legal challenge

Warsaw, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said that Poland wanted to stay in the European Union, a day after a landmark court ruling that experts said could instead lead to “Polexit”. The ruling from Poland’s Constitutional Court challenged the primacy of EU […]

Ethiopia reports 1,166 new COVID-19 cases

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/APP):Ethiopia registered 1,166 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 352,504 as of Thursday evening, the country’s Health Ministry said. The ministry reported 45 new COVID-19 related deaths and 1,093 more recoveries during the same […]

US special forces quietly training Taiwanese: official

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, a move which China warned Friday could cause “serious harm” to relations between Washington and Beijing. A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the […]

Food department action on unfair distribution, tampering of wheat

PESHAWAR, Oct 08 (APP):The Food Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday suspended three officers and issued directives for complete inquiry in misuse of power, unfair distribution of wheat and tampering of wheat quota. The three officials including an Assistant Food Controller and two Food Green Inspectors […]

US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the US Navy said Thursday. The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, “struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in […]

Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms

Sao Paulo, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Unusually powerful sandstorms have left at least six people dead in Sao Paulo in recent weeks, local media said, as southeastern Brazil grapples with severe drought. Scenes of huge orange dust clouds rumbling across the countryside — with winds of up […]

Fury, Wilder ready for trilogy showdown

Las Vegas, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight boxing crown on Saturday when he faces Deontay Wilder for the third — and probably final — installment of an acrimonious three-year ring rivalry. A tortuous build-up marked by bitter legal wrangling, a Covid-19 outbreak […]

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