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Former National Bank vice-president jailed for 4-years

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ISLAMABAD – January 28 (ONLINE): Former senior officer of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Usman Saeed was awarded four-year jail term for committing financial corruption of millions of rupees, it emerged Friday. According to private news channel, court also awarded Usman Saeed, a former […]

Argentina president announces new debt deal with IMF

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Buenos Aires, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez unveiled what he called a “reasonable” new debt repayment deal with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, the day a $700-million repayment was due. The South American country was due this year to pay back $19 […]

14 protesters killed in east Chad amid ethnic tensions

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N’Djamena, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):Fourteen protesters have been killed amid ethnic tensions in eastern Chad, a government official said Friday, while rights groups said some had died in clashes with the security forces. Residents of Abeche, the capital of Ouaddai province, protested on Monday against plans […]

Australia pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection

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Sydney, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to prevent the vast network of corals from being removed from UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Aus$1 billion (US$700 million) […]

Estonian PM warns against ‘any steps towards Russia’

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Tallinn, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):Europe and the US should be “very careful” not to make concessions to Russia, Estonia’s prime minister told AFP on Friday, insisting that Moscow alone can de-escalate the situation. Kaja Kallas, whose country hosts a NATO multinational battalion, also said she had […]

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