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Lebanese abroad cast votes in key parliamentary election

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Beirut, May 8 (AFP/APP):Lebanese expatriates in 48 countries including France and the United Arab Emirates voted Sunday ahead of the May 15 parliamentary elections, state media reported. The critical election comes amid an unprecedented financial crisis that has spurred a mass population exodus, with opposition […]

Pakistan Boxing Federation holds its General Council Meeting

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LAHORE, May 08 (APP): The General Council of Pakistan Boxing Federation, which met here on Sunday, discussed in detail the registration mechanism of pugilists and officials of boxing as well as adopted procedures to certify clubs at basic tiers. The Council considered various options to […]

Accountability courts convict 1405 from 2017 to 2021

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ISLAMABAD, May 08 (APP): National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal has said that NAB has convicted 1,405 accused persons by Accountability Courts during 2017-2021. The Operational and Prosecution Division of NAB was providing legal assistance to all regional bureaus for investigation of complaints […]

Two million people to reach Islamabad: claims Imran Khan

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ABBOTTABAD, May 08 (APP): Former Prime Minister and Chairman PTI Imran Khan on Sunday said that more than two million people would go to Islamabad to protest against the government. He expressed these views while addressing his Party gathering at the government college ground in […]

Two injured in Manguchar blast

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QUETTA, May 08 (APP): At least two persons were injured while Sardar Ahmed Khan Bangulzai and Sardar Alyar Khan Baduzai luckily escaped in a blast at Haji Pehari, Manguchar area of Kalat district on Sunday. According to Levies sources, the blast occurred when both Sardars […]

Xi warms up China’s economy, but virus narrows options

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Xi warms up China’s economy, but virus narrows options Beijing, May 8 (AFP/APP): President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure and jobs to revive China’s economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls. Two […]

Facing soaring rents, some US tenants are fighting back

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New York, May 8 (AFP/APP): Before the start of each month, Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates send rental checks to their landlord. A few days later, the checks are mailed back. The bizarre ritual began soon after the March 2021 purchase of Nguyen’s Brooklyn […]

Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic

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San Francisco, May 8 (AFP/APP): As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into “air taxis” that whisk them over clogged roads. Companies such as Archer, Joby and Wisk are working on electric-powered aircraft that take off […]

Rebuild or resist? Hamas’s dilemma year after Gaza war

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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, May 8 (AFP/APP): A year after its devastating war with Israel, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is faced with a dilemma: to keep up the armed struggle or to lay low and reconstruct the Gaza Strip? On May 10, 2021, weeks […]

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