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New tensions explode over Karabakh, 3 soldiers killed

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Baku, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): New tensions erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday as three soldiers were killed and Azerbaijan said it had taken control of several strategic heights in the disputed region. The escalation drew immediate international reaction, with Russia accusing Baku of violating the brittle […]

Airbus scraps A350 contract with Qatar Airways in feud

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Paris, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): European aircraft maker Airbus has cancelled its contract to deliver 19 A350 planes to Qatar Airways, a source close to the matter said Wednesday, amid a feud between the two aviation giants. Airbus had already cancelled a multi-billion-dollar order of 50 […]

‘Life-saving’ peanut paste unlikely victim of Ukraine war

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Marsabit, Kenya, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): Under an acacia tree in Kenya’s drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child starvation in disasters across the globe. This wonder food can mean the difference between life and […]

Iceland’s main volcanic eruptions

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Reykjavik, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): A volcano erupted just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik on Wednesday, spewing lava from a fissure in the ground near the site of a similar eruption last year. Known as the land of fire and ice, Iceland is […]

Iraqi Shiite leader Sadr demands fresh elections

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Baghdad, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s elections last year, demanded Wednesday that parliament be dissolved and new elections be called. In the latest political turmoil to strike the oil-rich but war-scarred country, Sadr called […]

Pak,OPEC -Fund sign financing agreement of US$ 72 million

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 03 (APP): The government of Pakistan and OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) signed Financing Agreement amounting to US$ 72 million for Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project (MDHP) The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) and the Government of Pakistan signed a […]

Entire nation salutes Shuhada of helicopter crash: PM Shehbaz

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the entire nation saluted Shaheed army officers and personnel who laid down their lives while saving hapless people trapped in floods in Balochistan province. The prime minister, on his Twitter handle, posted […]

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