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Govt party scores major win in Venezuela regional vote: official

Caracas, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):The government of President Nicolas Maduro, whose 2018 election is not recognized by part of the international community, has won a landslide victory in Sunday’s regional ballot, according to election officials. Candidates aligned with Maduro have won 20 of the 23 governor […]

Snow leopards roam into hydropower station

LANZHOU, Nov. 22 (Xinhua/APP):Two snow leopards roamed into the working area of a hydropower station in northwest China’s Gansu Province, according to the station on Monday. The station, which belongs to the Longyang Hydropower Co., Ltd in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, is located in the […]

Libya’s PM Dbeibah registers for presidential bid: TV

Tripoli, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday registered his candidacy for next month’s presidential election, local media reported. Dbeibah signed documents at the HNEC electoral commission in the capital Tripoli, according to footage broadcast live by local television, the day before […]

Liverpool blast survivor says ‘miracle’ still alive

London, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):The taxi driver who survived the botched bombing inside his cab in the northern English city of Liverpool last weekend said on Sunday it was a “miracle” that he was alive. In a statement released through local police, David Perry called the […]

Saudi Arabia to host ‘Russia – Islamic World’ meeting next Wednesday

ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (APP):Saudi Arabia, will host next Wednesday, the meeting of the Group of Strategic Vision “Russia – Islamic World”, to be held this year under the theme “Dialogue and Prospects for Cooperation”. The meeting will take place with wide participation of officials, scholars […]

Sudan teen shot dead in Khartoum anti-coup protests: medics

Khartoum, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and fatally wounded in the Sudanese capital Sunday in a crackdown by security forces on anti-coup protests, medics said. The death raised to 41 the number of people killed since the October 25 coup, […]

Egypt makes Gaza comeback with post-war reconstruction

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi beam out over a site in the war-battered Gaza Strip where labourers and bulldozers are hard at work rebuilding. After years of retreat, Egypt is making its presence felt again in the […]

Lithuania ‘regrets’ China’s decision to downgrade ties

Vilnius, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Lithuania Sunday said it “regrets” China’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties in protest after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius. “Lithuania reaffirms its adherence to the ‘One China’ policy, but at the same time has the right to expand cooperation […]

UN agency calls for urgent agricultural assistance to Afghan farmers, herders amid drought

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (APP):“Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, according to UN officials. While humanitarian access has never been better, prices are soaring and needs continue to outpace the resources […]

Modi retreats on controversial farm laws

ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (APP):Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws after a year of protests but farmers said he would not able to win back their trust. While celebrating their victory, the farmers said that they had totally […]

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