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IMF urges training boost to handle pandemic job shift

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Paris, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):With certain sectors haemorrhaging jobs while others can’t find enough qualified workers due to the economic upheaval unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, the IMF on Wednesday urged Europe states to step up training programmes. “The Covid-19 pandemic could result in a sizable […]

CPEC IT Joint Working Group to boost new infrastructure: Du Zhenli

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BEIJING, Oct 19 (APP):The cooperation in digital infrastructure and IT under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will soon make some significant progress under the IT industry joint working group (JWG) established at 10th CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting, said Du Zhenli, Deputy Director-General of […]

M. Night Shyamalan to lead Berlin film fest jury

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Berlin, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):US director M. Night Shyamalan will head up the jury at the 72nd Berlin film festival in February, set to be held as an in-person event after this year’s hybrid edition due to the pandemic. The Indian-born American filmmaker shot to fame […]

Conflict pollution wrecking Syria coast: report

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Beirut, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):Leaks from moored tankers, underwater pipelines and wastewater systems are turning the Syrian coast into a major environmental hotspot, said a report released on Tuesday. The study by Dutch peace-building organisation PAX analysed public and commercial satellite imagery to assess the damage […]

41 dead as heavy rains batter northern India

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Dehradun, India, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):At least 41 people died and more than a dozen were missing after landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain hit northern India, officials said Tuesday. Officials in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand said 35 people were […]

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