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30 Taliban militants killed in blast: Afghan Army

Feb 14, 2021 Kabul: At least 30 Taliban militants were killed as their explosive device went off prematurely inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s Balkh province, an Army official said. According to the spokesman, a group…

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Heavy air pollution continues in Beijing

Feb 14, 2021 Beijing:  Beijing has continued to witness heavy air pollution, which started last week before the Chinese New Year. Data registered at 10 a.m. on Saturday showed the city’s air quality index had…

Palestinian factions agree to form unity govt after polls

Feb 14, 2021 Ramallah:  Palestinian factions have agreed to form a unity coalition government after the upcoming general elections, according to a senior official of the ruling Fatah party. Jibril Rajoub, Secretary-General of the Fatah…

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Musk says Biden admin gave cold shoulder on carbon tax

Feb 13, 2021 San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a new interview revealed that he approached the Joe Biden administration about implementing a carbon tax in the US, but he was told the idea…

‘Declines in Europe’s Covid indicators is false sense of security’

Feb 12, 2021 Copenhagen:  Recent declines in Covid-19 transmission and deaths in the European region in the past few weeks were referred to as “a false sense of security” by the World Health Organization’s (WHO)…

EU lowers growth forecast for 2021, expects rebound next year

Feb 12, 2021 Brussels: The European Union (EU) has lowered its growth forecast for 2021 as Europe is still under the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, however, it expects a strong rebound earlier than it…

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Israel alarmed by ICC ruling

Feb 11, 2021 New Delhi: The ruling of The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) declaring its jurisdiction over occupied Palestinian territories, seems to have alarmed Israel as the decision paves the way for the tribunal…

Biden approves order to sanction Myanmar military leaders

Feb 11, 2021 Washington:US President Joe Biden announced that he has approved a new executive order to immediately sanction leaders of the Myanmar military who directed the February 1 coup, as well as their business…

Biden announces Pentagon task force on China, warns Xi on ‘assertive actions’

By Arul Louis Feb 11, 2021 New York: US President Joe Biden has announced a Pentagon task force to chart Washington’s Beijing strategy and followed it up with a stern dialogue with his Chinese counterpart…

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Spain’s coronavirus cases top 3 mn

Feb 10, 2021 Madrid:  Spain’s overall Covid-19 caseload has increased to 3,005,487 after an additional 16,402 people tested positive for the virus in the lat 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. In the same period,…

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