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WELLINGTON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua/APP):About 86 percent of New Zealanders are overconfident with their money, according to New Zealand Financial Services Council’s (FSC’s) latest research report “Financial resilience trends in New Zealand: Overconfidence and a perfect (savings) storm.” The report analyzed data from previous Financial Resilience […]

Madrid, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):The Prado Museum said Thursday it was investigating the provenance of 62 works in its collection to determine whether they were seized during Spain’s civil war or the Franco dictatorship. “The aim is to clear up any doubts about the origins and […]

NEW YORK, Sep 22 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday met Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss the recent devastation caused by flooding in Pakistan, which has displaced 33 million people, as well as polio eradication and primary health […]

NEW YORK, Sep 22 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres here on Thursday and emphasized Pakistan’s extreme vulnerability to climatic changes despite its minimal contribution to global carbon emissions. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the […]

Moscow, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): President Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 servicemen were handed over to Russia in a record-high prisoner swap with Kyiv, a leader of Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine confirmed Thursday. “Fifty-six people were released, 55 of them servicemen… Viktor Medvedchuk […]

Phnom Penh, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader. The tribunal was ruling on an appeal by Khieu Samphan, head of state for […]

United Nations, United States, Sept 21 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden tore into Vladimir Putin at the United Nations on Wednesday, hours after the Russian leader dramatically escalated his seven-month war in Ukraine by calling up 300,000 military reservists. Biden accused Putin of “shamelessly” violating […]

ANKARA – September 21 (ONLINE) The leaders of Israel and Turkey have held face-to-face talks for the first time since 2008, as ties between the two countries continue to warm. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting on […]

Manila, Sept 21 (AFP/APP): Philippine protesters vowed Wednesday to “never forget” the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as they held rallies to mark 50 years since his imposition of martial law. Amnesty International estimates thousands of people were killed and tens of […]

JERUSALAM 20 Sep (Online): Senior diplomate Irit Lillian will be the new ambassador to Turkiye for the first time in four year, the announcement made by Israeli Foreign ministry on Monday. Irit Lillian has been inchage of Israeli embassy in Ankara for last two years. […]