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New Mysterious Monolith Shows Up in Bolivia: Authorities
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 18 (Sputnik) A mysterious monolith, similar to those found in several other countries, have been found in Bolivia, the authorities of the Samaipata municipality of the Santa Cruz department said. “A metal structure with…
UN human right experts call for inclusion of migrants in COVID-19 recovery plans
New York , December 18 : Governments across the world should include all migrants and their families in national COVID-19 response and recovery plans, a group of human rights experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
Imran Khan govt deprived Sindh of funds to manage COVID situation, says Minister Saeed Ghani
Sindh , December 18 As Pakistan continues to register a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government "deprived Sindh of funds"…
India willing to be Oman’s partner and seeks Oman’s partnership in making Atmanirbhar…
Muscat , December 17 Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday met Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef, Oman Minister for Commerce and Industry, and discussed strengthening bilateral economic cooperation…
Modi, Hasina highlight need for repatriation of displaced Rohingyas: MEA
New Delhi , December 17 India and Bangladesh, during a virtual summit, highlighted the need for safe, early and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Rakhine state back to Myanmar, said the Ministry of External…
US adds India, Thailand and Taiwan to currency manipulation watchlist
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday added India along with Taiwan and Thailand to the "monitoring list" of currency manipulating countries that includes major trading partners like China and six others.
It also branded Vietnam and…
Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya receives EU’s Sakharov Prize
Moscow , December 16 Belarusian opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received the European Union's Sakharov Prize, awarded to the Belarusian opposition, on Wednesday.
European…
Maryam Nawaz slams Pak govt for ‘incompetence, corrupt practices’ after oil crisis…
Islamabad , December 16 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan's government for 'incompetence, poor decision-making and corrupt practices', two days after an…
PPP opposes Imran Khan’s decision to hold Senate election in February
Islamabad , December 17 Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision to hold Senate elections in February 2021 instead of March as 'unconstitutional', the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) asserted that no party has the…
US Vice President to get vaccinated against COVID-19 publicly
Washington , December 17 US Vice President Mike Pence will be receiving COVID-19 vaccine publicly on Friday as part of the initiative to build confidence among the public about the vaccine.
According to a report by The Hill,…
Case against four Dolphin Force personnel for murdering man in Lahore
Lahore , December 17 : A case has been registered against four personnel of Pakistan's Dolphin Force in connection with a murder of a man in Lahore, according to police.
The man, Jahangir, was killed in what the Dolphin Force…
US House Foreign Affairs Lawmakers Accuse Turkey of Undermining NATO
Washington, Dec 17 (Sputnik) - The chairman and ranking Republican on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee urged other NATO nations to join the US in demanding that Turkey halt actions that damage the Western alliance. "While we…
WHO to investigate Covid-19 origins in China’s Wuhan
Geneva, Dec 17 A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
In the early days of…
Will never allow division in the name of religion: Hasina
"The people of the country will move on towards prosperity, progress and development keeping the religious morale high based on communal harmony," she said on Tuesday evening. The 50th victory day of Bangladesh will be celebrated on…
Pashupatinath Temple reopens adhering COVID-19 protocols
Kathmandu , December 16 With COVID-19 protocols in place, revered Hindu shrine Pashupatinath Temple re-opened for devotees on Wednesday morning, the Pashupati Area Development Trust confirmed.
Closed since the first phase of…
6.3 magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila , December 16 An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Wednesday.
According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 04:52:00 IST.
The epicentre, with…
Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ sentenced to death for murdering 9 people
Tokyo , December 15 Takahiro Shiraishi, also known as the "Twitter killer" was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court for murdering nine people whom he met on social media.
A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced him to death. Trial…
UK announces ‘enhanced trade partnership’ with India to boost bilateral trade
New Delhi , December 15 UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday announced a closer collaboration with India on an 'enhanced trade partnership', which will boost bilateral trade and investment in both nations.
During his…
Urgent need to re-evaluate China, CCP, says author
Beijing , December 15 Numerous academics, journalists and politicians have been detained or arrested for "anti-patriotic activities" since China imposed a national security law in Hong Kong earlier this year, yet the matter has…
US Attorney General Barr resigns as Trump administration begins to unravel
Barr, who has faced a barrage of criticism of himself and the Justice Department from Trump, appeared to part on good terms on Monday.
Barr gave a nine-day notice in his resignation letter from the cabinet post with powers that include…
