Donor conference seeks to rally quake aid for Turkiye, Syria

Brussels, March 20 (AFP/APP): Aid organisations urged international donors at a funding conference in Brussels on Monday to step up their support for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria last month. The catastrophic 7.8-magnitude quake flattened entire cities, killing more […]

Palestinian PM blasts ‘racism’ of Israeli minister

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, March 20 (AFP/APP): Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday blasted as “inflammatory” remarks made by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Palestinians do not exist. “There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people,” Smotrich said Sunday, quoting French-Israeli […]

Rain, wind, hailstorm forecast for Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD, Mar 20 (APP): The Meteorological Department Monday forecast heavy rain, wind and hailstorm spell in Abbottabad along with other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from March 21 to 24. During the four days spell of rain and thunderstorm flash floods and landslides can be triggered […]

‘Time bomb’: World reacts to UN climate warning

Paris, March 20 (AFP/APP):From leaders of islands threatened by rising seas to climate activists and diplomats, many of those reacting to Monday’s UN report on climate change said it’s a wakeup call for world leaders. The UN’s climate panel warned the world is set to […]

PTI leader among 10 killed in Havalian ambush: DPO

PESHAWAR, Mar 21 (APP):At least 10 persons including Pakistan Tahrik Insaf (PTI) leader Atif Munsif Khan were killed after their vehicle was attacked by a rival group at Havelian in Abbottabad district on Monday. District Police Officer (DPO) Abbottabad Umar Tufail confirmed the killing of […]

Credit Suisse buyout faces harsh criticism at home

Geneva, March 20 (AFP/APP):UBS’s emergency takeover of its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse, with significant backing and arm-twisting from Bern, sparked fears Monday it could weaken the country’s biggest bank and financial sector as a whole. Switzerland was in shock after its largest bank agreed […]

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