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Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network favored by Trump supporters Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service. (File photo)
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service popular with many right-leaning... |
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Drone attack hits oil refineries in militant-held northern Syrian: Reports A tank truck advances on a road at the Rumaylan (Rmeilan) oil fields in Syrias northeastern Hasakeh Province, controlled by US-backed Kurdish militants, on January 6, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
An unidentified drone has reportedly bombed oil refineries in northern Syria, an area which is controlled by Turkish-backed... |
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South Korean vice FM heads to Iran for in-depth talks on seized tanker South Koreas First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun (Photo by Yonhap news agency)
A senior South Korean official says the situation surrounding a Korean-flagged oil tanker that has been seized by Iran for repeated environmental violations is "serious," saying he is heading to the Islamic Republic... |
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Pakistani mourners bury slain Hazara Muslims amid tight security Mourners from the Shia Hazara community carry the coffin of one of the miners during a funeral procession at a graveyard in Quetta on January 9, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistani mourners have eventually buried the bodies of Hazara Muslims, who were brutally killed at the hands of Daesh terrorists in the... |
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China confirms Indias apprehension of border guard, calls for swift return Indias Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmirs Ganderbal district June 17, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China has confirmed that one of its soldiers lost on the border with India has been found by Indian troops, calling... |
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Only Iran stood by Iraq in difficult times of anti-Daesh fight: Politician Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance at the Iraqi parliament (File photo)
An Iraqi politician has appreciated the role played by top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group, saying only Iran supported the Iraqi nation... |
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12 Civilians Killed in Nimruz Airstrike: Local Council Head At least 12 civilians were killed in an airstrike in Nimruz province on Saturday night, provincial council head Baz Mohammad Nasir said on Sunday.
The airstrike took place in Munazari village in Khashrod district, Nasir said, adding that the "Taliban were also targeted but there are no reports on... |
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Govt spokesman killed in Kabul explosion At least three people including the spokesman for the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) were killed in an early morning explosion in Kabul city, police confirmed.
According to police, Zia Wadan was killed along with his bodyguard and driver at about 8am local time in a magnetic IED explosion in... |
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DABS working to increase power load from Uzbekistan Afghanistans power utility company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said efforts are underway to normalize the transmission of electricity imported from Uzbekistan and to increase this supply to more than 450 megawatts.
DABS announced on Saturday that Uzbekistans electricity imports have been... |
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Ghani meets with Turkmen delegation President Ashraf Ghani met with high-ranking officials from Turkmenistan on Saturday where both sides discussed an array of issues including regional connectivity projects and railway links.
Leading the Turkmen delegation was Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of Cabinet Ministers and Minister of Foreign... |
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Air Pollution Kills 5,000 in Afghanistan in A Year: Ministry As many as 5,000 people have lost their lives due to air pollution-related diseases in the country in 2020--2,900 of them due to respiratory diseases and 2,073 people due to heart diseases, according to figures by the Ministry of Public Health.
Air pollution remains a big challenge for those living... |
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Four soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Takhar base Taliban militants stormed a military base in the Darqad district of Takhar province late Friday night, killing four soldiers, sources confirmed.
A security source told Ariana News on condition of anonymity that the Talibans Red Unit attacked the base in the district center at around midnight.
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Ghani adamant about handing over power to elected successor President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday his basic goal is to be able to hand over power to an elected successor so as to honor all Afghans for the sacrifices they have made.
In an interview with CNN, Ghani said he hopes to do this "through the will of the people."
"This is crucial to enable us to... |
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Afghan passport ranked the worlds least powerful Japan has the world’s most powerful passport as its citizens can travel to 191 countries around the world visa-free or visa on arrival.
The Henley Passport Index, which measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports from time to time based on data received from the International Air... |
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Reconciliation Council Leadership Approves Guideline for Talks The leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation in their fourth meeting on Saturday approved the guideline for the ongoing peace negotiations between the Afghan Republic team and the Taliban, the council said in a statement.
The leadership committee--that consists of prominent... |
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Bitcoin Tops $41,000, Setting New All-Time Record Earlier this week, the cryptocurrencys value hit $38,000, $39,000 and $40,000, each time breaking historical records.
Bitcoin has crossed the $41,000 mark for the first time, the CoinMarketCap reported.
According to the price-tracking website for crypto assets, bitcoin has gained 10.36% since Thursday,... |
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Miami Doctor Dies After Getting Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Reports Say On 11 December the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported on four cases of partial facial paralysis experienced by the recipients of the Pfizer vaccine.
A doctor died in the United States a little more than two weeks after being vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, the Daily Mail said,... |
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CO2 levels in 2021 to reach levels 50% higher than in 18th c.: UK Met Office Smoke billows from smokestacks and a coal fired generator at a steel factory in the industrial province of Hebei, China, on November 19, 2015.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will this year reach levels 50 percent higher than before the industrial revolution because of manmade emissions, Britains... |
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Qatar to maintain ties with Iran, Turkey despite Saudi reconciliation Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (File photo)
Qatar has reaffirmed the importance of maintaining its relations with Iran and Turkey, despite its plan to reconcile with Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which urged Doha to downgrade its ties with Tehran.
In an interview... |
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China warns US against playing with fire as another envoy set to visit Taiwan Hong Kongs acting chief superintendent of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Cheng Lai Ki (centre L), speaks to the media in Hong Kong on December 30, 2020,. (AFP)
China warns that the United States is "playing with fire" by sending yet another official to visit Taiwan, despite repeated calls on Washington... |
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South Korea court orders Japan to compensate war-era comfort women victims File photo of people watching a statue symbolizing women forced into wartime Japanese military brothels in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by AP)
A South Korean court has demanded Japan compensate 12 former "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels... |
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Atmar, Khalilzad discuss Afghan peace process: MFA Mohammad Haneef Atmar, Afghan foreign minister discusses Afghan peace process and latest development with US special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in a VTC meeting said the ministry in a statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the meeting was attended by the U.S.... |
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India to Chair UNSCs Crucial Taliban Sanctions Committee India will chair the UN Security Councils crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions, and counter-terrorism committee, Indian Representative to the UN said.
T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to UN, in a video message said Thursday: "I am happy to announce that India has been asked to chair... |
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Taliban Attacks Pushed Back in Kandahar The Taliban attacks on various parts of Kandahar over the last few weeks that were aimed at overrunning the center of its districts have been pushed back and the group has suffered heavy casualties, a senior security official in the province said.
The Taliban attacks were focused on Arghandab, Zherai,... |
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Afghan, Iran local officials sign trade agreement Iranian media reported that two provinces of Afghanistan and Iran on Thursday signed an agreement covering the energy, transportation, customs, production, and investment sectors.
The agreement signed during the fourth meeting of the Joint Economic Committee of Khorasan Razavi Province and Herat Province... |
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Four policemen, including commander killed in Herat: officials Four security force members, including Naqibullah Sultanzai, the police chief of Ghorian district, were killed in clashes with Taliban in the district last night, confirmed provincial council member.
Mohammad Sardar Bahaduri, a member of Herat Provincial Council, said that heavy clashes were ongoing... |
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Oil gains with supply constraints in focus after Saudi cuts An oil rig (File photo)
Oil prices rose on Thursday after a fall in US stockpiles added further support following the unilateral decision by Saudi Arabia to cut output over the next two months.
Brent crude was up 20 cents, or 0.4%, at $54.50 a barrel at 0925 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained... |
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Indian farmers block highway near Delhi to protest new laws Farmers take part in a tractor rally in protest against new farm laws, at Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on January 7, 2021. (Photo by AP)
Farmers in India have blocked a key highway near the capital, New Delhi, following weeks of protests over the controversial agricultural reform... |
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Up to 40 feared dead after motorized wooden boat capsizes in DR Congo Congolese volunteers carry the body of a child who drowned and died after a passenger boat sank on Lake Kivu, in Mukwija, Kalehe territory, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Authorities in eastern Congo fear more than 40 people are dead... |
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Nearly 4,000 financial firms in UK could fail due to COVID: Regulator Canary Wharf business district in London, the UK (File photo)
Nearly 4,000 financial companies in the UK are facing "heightened risk" of collapsing because of the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The FCA has surveyed 23,000 financial firms to... |
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