German airline Lufthansa to raise 2.1 bn euros

Berlin, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):German airline Lufthansa, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, said Sunday it would seek to raise more than two billion euros with a capital increase. The company said its executive board had agreed to a share issue from Wednesday and “the gross […]

Volcano erupts on Spain’s Canary Islands

La Palma, Spain, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday spewing out lava, ash and a huge column of smoke after days of increased seismic activity, sparking evacuations of people living nearby, authorities said. Cumbre Vieja, which last erupted […]

Morocco Islamist party decries ‘violations’ at polls

Rabat, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Morocco’s moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which was thrashed at last week’s elections, on Sunday denounced “violations and irregularities” at the polls. The PJD had headed Morocco’s governing coalition for a decade but saw its support collapse at the September […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. – South Africa upset to be kept on UK red list – South Africa wants to know why it is still on Britain’s red list for travel restrictions. “We firmly believe there is […]

People rejected opposition’s narrative in CB polls: Khattak

PESHAWAR, Sep 19 (APP):Defence Minister Pervez Khattak Sunday said that people have rejected the narrative of opposition in the recent Cantonment Boards (CB) elections and asked all opposition parties to field a joint candidate against him in the forthcoming polls to test their popularity. Addressing […]

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