Algeria lends $300 mln to cash-strapped Tunisia

Tunis, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):Heavily indebted Tunisia said Tuesday it had received a loan from oil-rich neighbour Algeria, the day before a visit by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The official journal said that President Kais Saied had signed off a deal reached on December 9 for […]

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate: WHO

Geneva, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the WHO said Tuesday, urging countries to act swiftly to rein in transmission and protect their health systems. Since the new, heavily-mutated variant was first detected in southern Africa last month, […]

MoU sighed for establishing veterinary university in Sawat

LAHORE, Dec 13 (APP):The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and Livestock and Dairy Development Department Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad, Research Innovation and Commercialization […]

Two missing after cargo ships collide south of Sweden

Stockholm, Dec 13 (AFP/APP):Two sailors were missing on Monday after a Danish cargo ship capsized when it collided with a British vessel off Sweden’s southern coast, officials said. Nine boats and a rescue helicopter scoured the frigid waters following the early morning crash involving the […]

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