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UK cracks down on climate change activists before UN summit

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London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):Britain is eager to brandish its environmental credentials before the upcoming COP26 summit, but it is grappling at the same time with mounting protests from climate activists. Direct action group Extinction Rebellion has brought cities to a standstill and vowed to do […]

England all-rounder Stokes has finger operation

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London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):England all-rounder Ben Stokes has had a second operation after experiencing new problems with a finger that he injured playing in the Indian Premier League in April, the ECB said Thursday. Stokes, 30, had two screws and scar tissue removed from the […]

Senators on brink of stop-gap fix to US debt crisis

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Washington, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):US senators neared agreement in the small hours of Thursday to stave off a catastrophic credit default after Democrats said they were close to accepting an offer from the Republicans to raise the debt limit for two months. Mitch McConnell, who leads […]

PM Imran directs coordinated relief efforts in Baluchistan

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ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday condoled over the losses of lives and properties due to the earthquake which jolted Harnai area of Balochistan. After receiving the initial report on quake-caused losses, the prime minister directed all relevant departments to assist the Balochistan […]

Tokyo’s Nikkei snaps eight-day losing streak

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Tokyo, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed up for the first time in almost two weeks as investors cheered progress in US negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.54 percent or 149.34 points at 27,678.21, the […]

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