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Honduras ruling party accepts election defeat

Posted on December 1, 2021 by News Desk

Tegucigalpa, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):Honduras’s ruling rightwing National Party (PN) on Tuesday accepted defeat as partial election results showed leftist Xiomara Castro with a commanding lead over her rivals for the presidency. With just over 52 percent of votes counted, former first lady Castro led with […]

Germany gives first verdict to call out IS ‘genocide’ against Yazidis

Posted on December 1, 2021 by News Desk

Frankfurt, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):A German court on Tuesday issued the first ruling worldwide to recognise crimes against the Yazidi community as genocide, in a verdict hailed by activists as a “historic” win for the minority. The court in Frankfurt sentenced an Iraqi man to life […]

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):Japan confirmed the first case infected with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 in the country, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The infected person is a man in his 30s arriving from Namibia, who tested positive for the COVID-19 at Narita airport […]

5.5-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan: USGS

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 06:53:32 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 7.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.2289 degrees north latitude and 142.4773 […]

Australia “not going back to lockdowns” in wake of Omicron COVID-19 variant: PM

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

CANBERRA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared that he will not allow the country to go back into lockdown in response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Morrison on Tuesday afternoon met with state and territory leaders to discuss the national response […]

400-year-old stone tablet discovered in China’s Hebei

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua/APP):A stone tablet dating back to the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) was unearthed in a village in north China’s Hebei Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The stone tablet was found when villagers in Nanyutai Village, Ningjin County, […]

Barcelona fire kills four, including two children

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Barcelona, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):A fire ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona on Tuesday, killing four people, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, Spanish firefighters said. “While we were battling the fire, we found four people. Emergency services tried to […]

German constitutional court rules partial lockdown lawful

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Berlin, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):Germany’s constitutional court ruled Tuesday that sweeping restrictions to stem coronavirus infections such as curfews, school closures and contact restrictions were lawful, in a decision that could pave the way for further curbs. The verdict came hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel was […]

‘Miracle’ rescue of Japan man after 22 hours at sea

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):A 69-year-old man has been rescued in rough seas off Japan after spending 22 hours drifting in open water, with one official calling his survival a “miracle.” The man, whose name has not been released, was alone on a boat off southwestern […]

UK intel agencies must join forces with tech firms: spy chief

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

London, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):Britain’s intelligence agencies must shed their culture of secrecy and form partnerships with tech firms to fight against hostile states, criminals and extremists, spy chief Richard Moore said Tuesday. With Britain’s adversaries “pouring money and ambition into mastering artificial intelligence, quantum computing […]

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Honduras ruling party accepts election defeat

Germany gives first verdict to call out IS ‘genocide’ against Yazidis

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron COVID-19 variant

5.5-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan: USGS

Australia “not going back to lockdowns” in wake of Omicron COVID-19 variant: PM

400-year-old stone tablet discovered in China’s Hebei

Barcelona fire kills four, including two children

German constitutional court rules partial lockdown lawful

‘Miracle’ rescue of Japan man after 22 hours at sea

UK intel agencies must join forces with tech firms: spy chief

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