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At UN, Pakistan calls for equitable distribution of vaccines; debt relief

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (APP):A top Pakistani diplomat Wednesday called for ensuring vaccine equity to defeat the coronavirus pandemic globally, as he underlined the fact that while developed countries have vaccinated most of their population, the developing countries only less than 5 percent of their […]

Iran, Iraq exchange remains of 31 troops from 1980-88 war: ICRC

Baghdad, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):Iraq and Iran on Wednesday exchanged the remains of 31 soldiers killed in the 1980-1988 war between the two countries which have since become allies, the Red Cross said. “Under the auspices of the #ICRC, the remains of 11 Iraqi & 20 […]

Surge by far-right pundit Zemmour shakes up French election

Paris, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):An increasingly bitter fight between far-right doyenne Marine Le Pen and acid-tongued media pundit Eric Zemmour is shaking up France’s presidential election race and casting the issue of immigration to the heart of campaigning. Over the last month, Le Pen has lost […]

Putin says Europe to blame for gas price spike

Moscow, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Europe was to blame for the current energy crisis after soaring gas prices have spurred accusations that Moscow is withholding supplies to pressure the West. “They’ve made mistakes,” Putin said in a televised meeting with […]

French senators visit Taiwan despite China protests

Taipei, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):A delegation of French senators led by a former defence minister arrived on Wednesday in Taiwan, where they will hold talks with President Tsai Ing-wen, despite strong protests from China. Beijing opposes Taipei having any official diplomatic exchanges and has aggressively tried […]

Chad parliament takes office as doubts grow over junta timetable

N’Djamena, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):Chad’s interim parliament took office on Tuesday nearly two weeks after its members were named by the military junta that emerged following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Deby Itno. The 93-member assembly, called the National Transition Council (CNT), approved Haroun Kabadi […]

Rival Libya bodies in new election law dispute

Tripoli, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):Two rival Libyan factions have again disagreed over legislation governing elections planned for December, raising further doubts Tuesday over whether the UN-backed polls can take place. In the latest dispute the equivalent of Libya’s senate, based in the western city of Tripoli, […]

Food-crisis spectre haunts 600,000 in Niger: UN

Niamey, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):The United Nations on Sunday warned that the Tillaberi region of western Niger was facing a “major food crisis”, with almost 600,000 people exposed to food insecurity. The vast region of about the same size as South Korea or Hungary borders the […]

At least 9 dead as cyclone lashes Oman, Iran

Muscat, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines, authorities said. In Oman, two people died in a landslide and a child in flash flooding, officials said. Rescue teams pulled […]

Heads of state, govt hid millions offshore: ‘Pandora Papers’ investigation

Washington, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister, have amassed millions in secret offshore assets, according to an investigation published Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).\ The so-called […]

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