Two babies killed by winter cold in northwest Syria: UN

Haranbush, Syria, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Two Syrian infant girls have died from harsh winter weather in northwest Syria where snow and rain have destroyed the tents of hundreds of displaced families, the United Nations said Tuesday. “A seven-day-old girl and a two-month-old girl have died […]

Fazal says the PTI govt is ‘illegal’

CHAMAN – January 1 (ONLINE): Head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazalur Rehman said on Tuesday that the ruling government is not only incompetent but also ‘illegal’. Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, JUI-F Chief said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had been […]

Dog bites’ wounds take minor boy’s life

DG KHAN – February 1 (ONLINE): A 12-year-old boy succumbed to dog-bite wounds on Tuesday who was brought with the dog bite injuries to the private hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan, it emerged Tuesday. The victim, Mubashir was shifted to the hospital was studying in […]

Canadian envoy calls on COAS Bajwa

Rawalpindi February 17 (Online): Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ Tuesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation including Afghanistan were discussed. COAS […]

All US federal prisons locked down after deadly brawl

Washington, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Inmates in all of America’s federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary. On Monday, “multiple inmates” fought at a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas, […]

France to decide on Mali presence after envoy expelled

Paris, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):France said Tuesday it would decide with its EU partners by mid-February on the future of the French-led anti-jihadist force in Mali after the ruling junta expelled Paris’ ambassador. French ambassador Joel Meyer was told on Monday to leave Mali within 72 […]

Myanmar, climate activists among Nobel Peace Prize nominees

Oslo, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Myanmar’s defenders of democracy, a Belarus opposition leader, the pope, and environmental activists like Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough have emerged as likely nominees for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Following the January 31 deadline for nominations, several names are believed […]

WTO set for internal shake-up

Geneva, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):The World Trade Organization was to launch an internal shake-up on Tuesday in a bid to inject some life into an institution where progress has all but ground to a halt. Almost a year since taking charge at the WTO, director-general Ngozi […]

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