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UN fears ‘mass atrocity crimes’ in Myanmar as troops gather in northInternationalOct 23, 2021UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN said Friday it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian... -
Fears of ‘chaos’ as Italy adopts tough Covid pass regimeWorld NewsOct 13, 2021ROME (AFP) - Italy will require all workers to show a coronavirus health pass from Friday, one of the world‘s toughest anti-Covid regimes that has already sparked riots and which many fear will cause... -
Facing high debt, countries must ‘calibrate’ spending: IMFWorld NewsOct 13, 2021WASHINGTON (AFP) - After debt loads surged last year amid the pandemic, governments now must take care to “calibrate” spending, the IMF said Wednesday. Global debt in 2020, including public and pri... -
Nobel Physics Prize to two climate experts and Italian theoristWorldOct 5, 2021STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of phy... -
Elon Musk says chip shortage only 'short term'TransportSept 24, 2021TURIN (AFP) -- Tesla boss Elon Musk on Friday said that a global semiconductor shortage hitting car firms especially hard would be overcome soon. The chip drought is "short term, I think," the billi... -
Hazara farmers say Taliban have ordered them off their landsWorld NewsSept 24, 2021KABUL (AFP) -- Residents of a Hazara-dominated farming community in central Afghanistan say they have been ordered out of their homes by Taliban fighters doing the bidding of Pashtun landlords who wa... -
China's central bank rules all crypto transactions are illegalMoneySept 24, 2021BEIJING (AFP) -- China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal, sounding the death knell for the digital trade in China after a crackdown on th... -
UN nuclear agency reaches deal with Iran on surveillance equipmentWorld NewsSept 12, 2021VIENNA (AFP) -- Iran and the UN nuclear agency said Sunday they have agreed to allow inspectors to service the agency‘s surveillance equipment as Tehran has restricted access since earlier this year.... -
Taliban say will allow women at universities, but mixed classes bannedWorld NewsSept 12, 2021KABUL (AFP) -- Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban‘s new higher education minister said Sunday. Women’s rights in Afghanistan wer... -
Hong Kong police raid shuttered Tiananmen museumWorld NewsSept 9, 2021HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong police on Thursday raided a museum that houses exhibits commemorating Beijing‘s deadly crackdown on Tiananmen Square in 1989, a day after they arrested four members of th... -
Sri Lanka asks women to delay pregnancy over Covid risksWorld NewsSept 9, 2021COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of Covid-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday. The island nation, whi... -
IS claims rocket attack on Kabul airport: statementWorld NewsAug 30, 2021The Islamic State-Khorasan group claimed a rocket attack Monday on the airport in Afghanistan's capital. "The soldiers of the caliphate targeted Kabul's international airport with six... rockets," t... -
Rockets fired at Kabul airport as US troops pull outWorld NewsAug 30, 2021Rockets were fired at Kabul's airport on Monday where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat of Islamic State group attacks. Preside... -
Taiwan plans stricter laws against economic espionage by ChinaInternationalAug 26, 2021TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwan will tighten its laws in an effort to fight talent poaching and intellectual property theft from its lucrative tech industry by China, officials said Thursday. The planned ame... -
Western nations warn of terror threat at Kabul airportInternationalAug 26, 2021KABUL (AFP) - Western nations warned their citizens Thursday to immediately leave the surrounds of Kabul airport over a terror threat, as thousands of people try to reach a dwindling number of evacua...
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