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Convicted Maldives ex-leader released from house arrest

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Malé, Maldives, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was released from house arrest Tuesday after winning an appeal on his money laundering conviction. The former strongman ruled the Indian Ocean archipelago — best known for opulent beachside resorts and their frequent celebrity guests — […]

Israeli actions against Palestinians eroding two-state solution – UN chief warns

Posted on November 30, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (APP)::UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday warned that Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights and illegal settlement activity was putting the prospect of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at risk. “Persistent violations of the rights of Palestinians along with the […]

Migrants should not be instrumentalised: pope

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Vatican City, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over migrants who have died trying to reach Europe in search of a better life, saying they should not be “instrumentalised.” “I think of those who died crossing the English Channel, those on the borders […]

Morocco halts incoming passenger flights over Covid variant

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Rabat, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Morocco will halt incoming passenger flights for two weeks starting Monday night amid concern over the spread of a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant dubbed Omicron, a government committee said. “The decision has been taken because of the quick spread of the […]

7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Lima, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region. The strong quake hit at 5:52 am (1052 GMT) at a depth of 131 kilometers (81 […]

Five South African platinum miners trapped in mudslide

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Five mineworkers were missing Sunday following a mudslide at a South African platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg, operator Impala Platinum announced. Seven employees were working at the bottom of a shaft at the mine in Rustenburg, “when the area became inundated as […]

EU border agency plane to be deployed over Channel on Wednesday

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Calais, France, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Frontex, the European Union border agency, will deploy a plane to help fight migrant trafficking in the Channel from December 1, France announced on Sunday. The aircraft will “fly day and night” over the area from France to the Netherlands, French […]

UK readies new Covid rules as third Omicron case emerges

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

London, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Britain’s government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 as officials reported a third case of the emerging variant, and warned of more to come. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing […]

‘Race against time’ to tackle new Covid variant: EU chief

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Riga, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday the world was in a “race against time” to understand the new Covid variant and, if needed, modify vaccines to counter it. “We know we are now in a race against time,” von […]

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “urgently” reverse travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. “We call upon all those countries that have imposed travel bans on our country and our southern […]

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Convicted Maldives ex-leader released from house arrest

Israeli actions against Palestinians eroding two-state solution – UN chief warns

Migrants should not be instrumentalised: pope

Morocco halts incoming passenger flights over Covid variant

7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru

Five South African platinum miners trapped in mudslide

EU border agency plane to be deployed over Channel on Wednesday

UK readies new Covid rules as third Omicron case emerges

‘Race against time’ to tackle new Covid variant: EU chief

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

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