Japan to evacuate its citizens from Sudan

Tokyo, April 19 (AFP/APP): Japan is preparing to evacuate its countrymen from Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, the first nation to publicly announce plans to pull its citizens from the conflict-hit country. Violence between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has killed around 200 people […]

Zimbabwe president promises ‘free and fair’ election

Harare, Zimbabwe, April 18 (AFP/APP): Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday vowed that general elections expected later this year will be free and fair but issued a warning to “rogue” civic society organisations during an independence day speech. The southern African country is due to […]

EU lawmakers adopt vast carbon market reform

Strasbourg, France, April 18 (AFP/APP): The European Parliament adopted sweeping climate measures on Tuesday aimed at massively cutting EU greenhouse emissions, including the introduction of a carbon border tax on imports. The legislative step crystallises an ambitious EU plan to reform Europe’s carbon market by […]

G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs

KARUIZAWA 18 April (Online): G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan women working for non-governmental organizations and the United Nations in Afghanistan. Under their austere interpretation of Islam, Taliban authorities have imposed a slew of restrictions […]

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