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UN envoy for Afghanistan calls for reduction of violence for peace talks to make progress

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has urged all countries to continue pressuring the parties to the conflict for reducing violence in the war-torn country so that the peace process could move forward. “Regrettably, the unrelenting violence remains a serious obstacle to […]

Joe Biden defends his son Hunter over tax probe

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

Earlier in December, Hunter Biden asserted that he is under federal investigation over what he identified as “tax affairs” pertaining to his business in Ukraine and China. Elected President Joe Biden again stands with the stance of his son in connection with an ongoing probe into […]

France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week. He is one of several world leaders who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President […]

UN chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world’s rich nations to make stronger contributions to make coronavirus vaccine available to everyone on the planet. “It is not with vaccine nationalism that we are going to defeat the COVID, it is with international cooperation,” he […]

Nikki Haley urges Biden to keep ‘three critical areas’ of Trump’s FP

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

The US Electoral College confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s victory on Monday, in the 3 November presidential election with 306 ballots cast in his favor. President Donald Trump still declines to concede, pointing to what he describes as voter fraud. Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki […]

Indian farmer commits suicide at main protesting sites in Delhi

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

Thousands of farmers, who have been protesting on the outskirts of New Delhi since 26 November, are demanding the government rollback a trio of controversial laws. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the opposition of misleading the farmers. A 65-year-old farmer has committed suicide […]

US vice president to publicly get COVID vaccine Friday

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

US Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will publicly receive a COVID-19 vaccine Friday, the White House announced Wednesday evening. The move, according to the White House, comes as part of an effort to “promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the […]

ECOSOC chief calls for making available new coronavirus vaccines to all countries

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Munir Akram of Pakistan, Wednesday underscored the need for ensuring that the initially approved coronavirus vaccines are made available to everyone, everywhere, as the deadly virus had impacted the entire world. “The […]

Three people killed as major snowstorm hits America’s East Coast:

Posted on December 17, 2020 by News Desk

NEW YORK, : Three people were killed in car crashes on Wednesday evening as a powerful snowstorm swept through United States’ East Coast dumping up to two feet of snow and creating treacherous conditions on roadways, according to media reports. More than 60 million people […]

China condemns attack against fuel transport ship in Jeddah

Posted on December 16, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, : China has condemned the attack against a fuel transport ship anchored in the fuel terminal in Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “China condemns the attack against the ship in Saudi Arabia,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during his […]

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UN envoy for Afghanistan calls for reduction of violence for peace talks to make progress

Joe Biden defends his son Hunter over tax probe

France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19

UN chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Nikki Haley urges Biden to keep ‘three critical areas’ of Trump’s FP

Indian farmer commits suicide at main protesting sites in Delhi

US vice president to publicly get COVID vaccine Friday

ECOSOC chief calls for making available new coronavirus vaccines to all countries

Three people killed as major snowstorm hits America’s East Coast:

China condemns attack against fuel transport ship in Jeddah

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