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Calm returns to Solomons capital after deadly riots

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Honiara, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):Calm returned to the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara Saturday after days of rioting left at least three dead and reduced sections of the city to smouldering ruins. Petrol stations, shops and other businesses began to reopen, with Honiara residents flocking to buy […]

Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

Posted on November 27, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (APP):One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said Friday. On the 30th anniversary of the campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, […]

Stalemate in UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland

Posted on November 27, 2021 by News Desk

London, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):Negotiators for the UK and EU on Friday ended another round of talks without agreement as they try to resolve difficulties with post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland. Brexit minister David Frost said he and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic met in London […]

Over 20 dead in Channel migrant boat disaster

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Over 20 migrants seeking to cross the Channel from France to England died Wednesday when their boat sank off the coast of the northern port of Calais, in the deadliest disaster to hit the busy route, French police said. French patrol vessels […]

‘New waves’ of displacement reported in western Tigray: UN

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

Addis Ababa, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):The United Nations on Wednesday expressed worry over reports of large-scale displacement from western Tigray, part of the war-hit Ethiopian region where the US has previously warned of ethnic cleansing. The UN refugee agency UNHCR and other agencies have “received very […]

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect resigns hours after appointed

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

Stockholm, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday tendered her resignation just hours after her appointment by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Greens Party left the coalition government. “There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should […]

Putin tells EU chief concerned about Ukraine ‘provocations’: Kremlin

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told European Council President Charles Michel he was concerned by Ukraine’s “provocations” to inflate tensions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said. “The Russian president expressed concern in connection with continuing provocations of the Ukrainian side aimed […]

UNA, Sputnik sign memorandum of cooperation to promote joint media work

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Region Prince Khalid Al-Faisal and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhano Wednesday witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of cooperation between the Union of OIC News (UNA) and Russia’s Sputnik news […]

Mali delays forum seen as key to returning to civilian rule

Posted on November 24, 2021 by News Desk

Bamako, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Mali on Tuesday said that it would delay a nationwide debate on reform that the army-dominated government views as a precondition for returning to civilian rule after two coups. The “national forum of rebuilding” was due to kick off in December in […]

Pompeii online: Italy launches cultural streaming platform

Posted on November 24, 2021 by News Desk

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Italy’s top cultural institutions are happily welcoming back visitors after months of online-only events, but digital skills learned during the pandemic are being repurposed into an innovative national streaming service. The new “ITsART” (Italy is art) platform, launched Tuesday in the spectacular […]

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Calm returns to Solomons capital after deadly riots

Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

Stalemate in UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland

Over 20 dead in Channel migrant boat disaster

‘New waves’ of displacement reported in western Tigray: UN

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect resigns hours after appointed

Putin tells EU chief concerned about Ukraine ‘provocations’: Kremlin

UNA, Sputnik sign memorandum of cooperation to promote joint media work

Mali delays forum seen as key to returning to civilian rule

Pompeii online: Italy launches cultural streaming platform

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