Slovakia announces two-week partial lockdown: minister

Bratislava, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Slovakia will go into partial lockdown from Thursday, with restaurants and non-essential shops to shut while schools remain open, the economy minister said. “We will evaluate it again in 10 days,” Economy Minister Richard Sulik told reporters Wednesday, as Slovakia battles one […]

‘New waves’ of displacement reported in western Tigray: UN

Addis Ababa, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):The United Nations on Wednesday expressed worry over reports of large-scale displacement from western Tigray, part of the war-hit Ethiopian region where the US has previously warned of ethnic cleansing. The UN refugee agency UNHCR and other agencies have “received very […]

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect resigns hours after appointed

Stockholm, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday tendered her resignation just hours after her appointment by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Greens Party left the coalition government. “There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should […]

ECNEC approves NGIA project worth Rs51,298.175 mln

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) 2nd revised project worth of Rs 51,298.175 million. The 2nd revised project envisages construction of NGIA along with allied facilities over a piece of […]

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