Tunisian charged over fatal French church stabbings
Mon, 2020-12-07 18:01 PARIS: The chief suspect in the fatal stabbings of three people in a church in the French city of Nice was charged...
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Pakistan’s national carrier announces 50% pay cut for engineering staff
Author: Tue, 2020-12-08 01:48 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will introduce a 50 percent cut in salaries and bonuses for its aircraft engineers from next...
Ethiopia scorns guerrilla war fears
Tue, 2020-12-08 01:50 ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s government denied on Monday that northern forces whom its troops have fought for a month would be able...
Experts call out India’s rush to use COVID-19 vaccine
Tue, 2020-12-08 01:53 NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine producer, said on Monday that it has applied for emergency use of...
Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
Tue, 2020-12-08 05:29 WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four...
British grandma gets first Pfizer coronavirus vaccine outside trial
Author: Reuters ID: 1607413692073275100 Tue, 2020-12-08 07:43 LONDON: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive...
Germany may need tougher COVID-19 curbs before Christmas, minister says
Author: Reuters ID: 1607410370043146900 Tue, 2020-12-08 06:41 BERLIN: Germany might tighten its restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Jens Spahn...
Hong Kong to limit dining, close gyms and beauty salons to curb coronavirus
Author: Reuters ID: 1607417888683483600 Tue, 2020-12-08 08:55 HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Tuesday the city would once again ban dining in restaurants after...
India farmers block railway tracks, roads in national action against new laws
Author: AFP ID: 1607422141633759000 Tue, 2020-12-08 10:04 NEW DELHI: Railway tracks and highways were blocked across India as farmers launched a national day of...
Persons With Disabilities Among Worst Affected by Coronavirus
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) – The UN commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3. In his message for the Day, the...
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