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UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty

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Nairobi, March 2 (AFP/APP):The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash “epidemic” that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is poised to adopt […]

Baidoa: Crossroads of despair in drought-ravaged Somalia

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Baidoa, Somalia, March 2 (AFP/APP):Under the blazing sun, Salado Adan Mohamed puts the finishing touches to her makeshift shelter, cobbled together from branches and fragments of discarded cloth. She has just arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa, the last refuge for people fleeing […]

Scrounging for food in ‘hunger hotspot’ Colombia

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Bogota, March 2 (AFP/APP): While the Colombian government fumes over being listed as a “hunger hotspot” by UN agencies, Heidy Garzon — a single mother of nine — worries where her family’s next meal will come from. “We don’t know what we’re going to eat […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict: China opposes Western Sanctions on Russia

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BEIJING – February 28 (ONLINE): China said Monday it does not support sanctions imposed over Russia by the western countries, in wake of intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict. A statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry said that China opposes ‘illegal’ and ‘unilateral’ sanctions over Russia. Sanctions […]

Journalists call on Ch Parvez Elahi

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Lahore February 28 (Online): A delegation of journalists led by General Secretary PFUJ Rana Azeem and President Lahore Press Club Azam Chaudhry called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in the Punjab Assembly. The delegation briefed Chaudhry Parvez Elahi about the activities of land […]

Kite flying violated despite ban

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RAWALPINDI, Feb 28 (APP): The ban on kite flying is going unnoticed as kites can be seen on the sky in different localities here. The areas are included Banni, Bhabra Bazaar, Asghar Mall Scheme, Jamia Masjid Road, Raja Bazaar, Committee Chowk, Kohati Bazaar, Waris Khan, […]

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