Putin warns of ‘lengthy’ Ukraine conflict

Moscow, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday of a drawn-out military intervention in Ukraine more than nine months into a conflict the Kremlin had hoped would end after a days-long assault on Kyiv. His comments came after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said fresh […]

Islamabad: Firefighters put out blaze in Weekly Bazaar

ISLAMABAD, Dec 07 (APP):Firefighters have put out the blaze that broke out in capital’s main Weekly Bazaar in sector H-9 on late Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in a statement said that the fire that erupted in the carpet and used clothes section […]

Football: UEFA Women’s Champions League results

Paris, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): UEFA Women’s Champions League results on Wednesday: Group C Lyon (FRA) 4 (Horan 14, Malard 65, 79, Cascarino 90+4) Zurich (SUI) 0 Rosengard (SWE) 1 (Schough 30) Benfica (POR) 3 (Lacasse 37, 40, Raysla 47) Playing later (2000GMT) Group D Bayern […]

Scientists find 2-million year-old DNA in Greenland

Copenhagen, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Scientists in Greenland announced Wednesday they had found DNA dating back two million years — the oldest ever extracted — in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics. “We are breaking the barrier of what we thought we […]

Peru president impeached despite bid to dissolve Congress

Lima, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached President Pedro Castillo, sacking him as it ignored his decision to dissolve the legislature. Facing his third impeachment attempt in almost 18 months of power, Castillo announced in a televised address to the nation that he was […]

Flick to remain Germany coach despite World Cup fiasco

Berlin, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Germany coach Hansi Flick will keep his job and lead the team at Euro 2024 despite their crushing World Cup disappointment, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Wednesday. “We have full confidence in Hansi Flick that he will master this challenge […]

No convictions sought in French court over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Paris, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):French prosecutors said Wednesday it was “impossible” to convict Air France and plane maker Airbus over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight, enraging victims’ families after an eight-week trial. In an unusual conclusion to proceedings, prosecutors said they could not recommend […]

Fazal-ur Rehman welcomes Aslam Raisani for joining JUI-F

QUETTA, Dec 07 (APP):Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) head Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, central president of PDM said that efforts were being made to get the country out of the economic crisis and put it on durable track of development. He expressed these views while addressing a ceremony of […]

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