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Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir admitted to hospital

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, was admitted to hospital Thursday and will undergo a full medical check-up, the medical facility said. The National Heart Institute said Mahathir arrived at 7:00 pm (1100 GMT) and is expected to stay there […]

Australia nuclear sub deal in line with non-proliferation treaty: US official

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

Geneva, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Australia’s programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines does not fall foul of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a senior US official insisted on Thursday. The new defence alliance that Australia officially entered into with Britain and […]

Biden heads to tornado-struck Kentucky to pledge support

Posted on December 16, 2021 by News Desk

Mayfield, United States, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden headed Wednesday for Kentucky to pledge support and meet survivors after devastating tornadoes destroyed towns and took scores of lives. Biden is due to visit Mayfield and Dawson Springs in the southeastern state — two towns […]

Queen Elizabeth II holds in-person meeting with Oman’s sultan

Posted on December 16, 2021 by News Desk

London, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday made a rare public appearance, hosting Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tareq and his wife, Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah, at Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch has cut back on her engagements since an overnight hospital stay in October […]

Russia detains coal tycoon over deadly Siberia mine blast

Posted on December 16, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Russia on Wednesday detained coal tycoon Mikhail Fedyayev over regulatory failings at a mine where a blast last month left 51 people dead in an incident that drew ire from President Vladimir Putin. The Investigative Committee, which is responsible for probing serious […]

Denmark to rent 300 prison cells from Kosovo

Posted on December 16, 2021 by News Desk

Copenhagen, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Denmark plans to rent from Kosovo prison cells for 300 inmates due to be expelled at the end of their sentences, the Danish government said Wednesday. The project, which seeks to ease prison overcrowding, will also see Denmark’s prison estate expanded […]

Macron in campaign mode as election looms

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron is yet to declare he will run for a second term in next year’s election, but his intentions are no longer in doubt and his unofficial campaigning is drawing fire. After a rare two-hour press conference last week […]

New York to have first female police chief ever

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

New York, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):New York will appoint Keechant Sewell as its first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in the country, US media reported Tuesday, at a time when the city’s trust in law enforcement has been shattered. Sewell, who will also […]

Brussels presents plan for Covid-era Schengen reforms

Posted on December 15, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):The European Commission on Tuesday presented plans to “reinforce” the 26-nation open-borders Schengen zone in response to the Covid pandemic, security threats and the movement of migrants. “As with all successes, it needs to be reinforced to face many challenges,” Commission vice […]

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Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir admitted to hospital

Australia nuclear sub deal in line with non-proliferation treaty: US official

Biden heads to tornado-struck Kentucky to pledge support

Queen Elizabeth II holds in-person meeting with Oman’s sultan

Russia detains coal tycoon over deadly Siberia mine blast

Denmark to rent 300 prison cells from Kosovo

Macron in campaign mode as election looms

New York to have first female police chief ever

Brussels presents plan for Covid-era Schengen reforms

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