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China offers $31m in emergency aid to Afghanistan

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Beijing – September 9 (Online): China has pledged 200 million yuan ($31m, £22m) worth of aid to Afghanistan, including food supplies and coronavirus vaccines. The aid comes as Beijing said it was ready to maintain communication with the Taliban government. It added that the establishment […]

White House withdraws nominee to head gun laws enforcement agency

Posted on September 10, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):The White House, facing opposition from Republican lawmakers and some Democrats, withdrew its nominee on Thursday to head the federal agency that enforces gun laws. David Chipman had been chosen by President Joe Biden to head the 5,000-employee Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]

Sotheby’s to sell $600 million of art from Macklowe divorce

Posted on September 10, 2021 by News Desk

New York, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):Sotheby’s has won the rights to sell the highly sought-after Macklowe art collection, valued at more than $600 million, the auction house announced Thursday. The trove — which includes works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Mark Rothko — was the […]

France warns Britain against ‘blackmail’ over migrants

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Thursday that France would not accept Britain violating international maritime law or “financial blackmail” as London steps up efforts to prevent migrants crossing the Channel. “France will not accept any practice that breaks maritime law, nor […]

Deaths from Moscow household gas blast reach 7

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

MOSCOW, Sept. 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:At least seven people, including a child and a teenage girl, were killed in a household gas blast in a local suburb of the Moscow Region on Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported Thursday. Fifteen others were injured, with six of […]

Catalan separatists to test unity ahead of Madrid talks

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Barcelona, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):Catalonia’s deeply divided separatist movement will put its mobilisation skills to the test Saturday as the northeastern region celebrates its national day ahead of fresh talks with Spain’s government. The annual “Diada” on September 11 marks the fall of Barcelona to Spain […]

Ghani apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Dubai – September 9 (Online): Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has apologised to the people of Afghanistan after fleeing to take refuge in the United Arab Emirates. “Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision of my life,” he said, adding that he was sorry he […]

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):A group of Malaysian mothers won a landmark legal challenge Thursday, overturning what they described as discriminatory citizenship rules affecting women who gave birth overseas. The rules had meant a woman with a foreign spouse who had a child abroad was […]

Government of Pakistan decides to dispatch humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2021 by News Desk

Islamabad (PNI) The Government of Pakistan has decided to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan. Three C-130s are being dispatched to Afghanistan. After the first immediate tranche through air, further supplies would continue through land routes. The Government of […]

China welcomes ‘end of anarchy’ with new Afghan govt

Posted on September 9, 2021 by News Desk

Beijing, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):China said Wednesday it welcomed the end of “three weeks of anarchy” in Afghanistan with the establishment of a new interim government in Kabul, pledging $31 million in immediate aid as it urged the Taliban to restore order. The Islamist group seized […]

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China offers $31m in emergency aid to Afghanistan

White House withdraws nominee to head gun laws enforcement agency

Sotheby’s to sell $600 million of art from Macklowe divorce

France warns Britain against ‘blackmail’ over migrants

Deaths from Moscow household gas blast reach 7

Catalan separatists to test unity ahead of Madrid talks

Ghani apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

Government of Pakistan decides to dispatch humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan

China welcomes ‘end of anarchy’ with new Afghan govt

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