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ULAN BATOR, Sept. 25 (Xinhua/APP): Mongolia’s capital observed its Car-Free Day on Sunday to raise public awareness of air pollution and negative effects of traffic congestion and promote healthy lifestyle. Both private cars and public transport vehicles were barred from all main roads of the […]

Rome, Sept 25 (AFP/APP): Italians voted Sunday on whether to usher in the country’s first government led by the far right since World War II, bringing eurosceptic populists to the heart of Europe. The Brothers of Italy party, headed by one-time Mussolini supporter Giorgia Meloni, […]

Paris, Sept 24 (AFP/APP): The official death toll has nearly doubled to 35 in a crackdown by Iran’s security forces on more than a week of protests that erupted after the death of a young woman in custody. Angry demonstrators have taken to the streets […]

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 […]