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French unions battle to keep momentum in pension showdown

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Paris, Feb 7 (AFP/APP):Opponents of France’s controversial pension reform plan sought to keep up the momentum on a third day of protests and strikes, but the numbers taking to the streets were down on the previous week. President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to raise the retirement […]

Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 6,200 as rescuers battle cold

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Sanliurfa, Turkey, Feb 7 (AFP/APP): Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people. Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued […]

Punjab University (PU) and Pakistan Navy War College ink MoU

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LAHORE, Feb 06 (APP): Punjab University (PU) and Pakistan Navy War College (PNWC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote joint research projects and organize several academic activities. The MoU signing ceremony was held in the committee room of Punjab University Vice Chancellor office, […]

Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests

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TEHRAN, Iran – February 6 (ONLINE) Iranian activists on Sunday dismissed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s decree reportedly ordering amnesty or a reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the […]

Lavrov discusses unpaid oil bills with Iraqi counterpart

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MOSCOW / BAGHDAD – February 6 (ONLINE) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iraqi counterpart discussed unpaid bills owed to Russian oil companies because of US sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. “The sanctions should not be imposed on Iraq because its cooperation continues with […]

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