Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year By: AFP on November 15, 2021Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10 per cent annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year, the European Environment Agency said Monday. According to an EEA report, if the latest air quality guidelines from the World Health Organisation were followed by EU members, […]
‘Proud’ New Zealand look to improve and move forward, says Williamson By: AFP on November 15, 2021New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Sunday said there is always a “bigger picture” and he sees growth in the team despite their loss to Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup final. Williamson’s 85 off 48 balls went in vain as Australia outplayed New Zealand by eight wickets in Dubai to clinch their maiden T20 […]
Unbreathable: India’s pollution board warns of Delhi air emergency By: AFP on November 13, 2021India’s pollution control body warned of a looming health emergency in New Delhi as deteriorating air quality in the capital turned the sky a murky grey. The city is ranked one of the world’s most polluted, with a hazardous melange of factory emissions, car exhaust fumes and smoke from agricultural fires settling in the skies […]
Govts seek solutions as Covid case numbers rise in Europe By: AFP on November 13, 2021Several European countries are reimposing restrictions in a bid to dampen down a worrying rise in Covid-19 cases. Governments are also taking more measures to encourage more people to get vaccinated against the virus. – What is the situation in Europe? – The weekly number of coronavirus cases across Europe has been on the rise […]
Indonesia Muslim body forbids cryptocurrency trading By: AFP on November 12, 2021Indonesia‘s top religious body has declared that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are forbidden under Islamic law and should not be traded in the world’s biggest Muslim majority nation. The country’s powerful Ulema Council issued a fatwa, or religious edict, as virtual currency trading soars in Indonesia and elsewhere. Fatwas have no legal effect in the Southeast Asian […]
Belarus airline bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from incoming Turkey flights By: AFP on November 12, 2021On Friday, Belarus’s state-run airline said it had banned Syrians, Iraqis, and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara’s request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send on to Europe. In a statement to citizens of the three countries posted on its website, Belavia said they would not be allowed on […]
India says WTO fishing proposal favours rich nations By: AFP on November 12, 2021The latest World Trade Organization proposals on ending fishing subsidies are unfair, weak and favour rich nations, an Indian official told AFP on Friday. Governments spend billions of dollars every year subsidising fishing industries that provide a livelihood to millions of people. But the subsidies contribute to overfishing, which is threatening to lead to a […]
US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years By: AFP on November 12, 2021A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military, and breaching visa rules, his employer and lawyer said. The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on […]
Pakistan tells US investors it pursues liberal policies for investment By: APP on November 11, 2021WASHINGTON: On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to economic reform and facilitating international investment at an event hosted by a group of leading American investors. Ambassador Khan, who was invited by the 20-20 Investment Association to the closing session of its annual meeting in Washington, said Pakistan […]
Again abandoning Afghanistan by international community to be a mistake: Dr Moeed By: APP/ Web Desk on November 11, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Moeed Yusuf told the four-member US delegation headed by Minority Staff Director, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chris Socha who called on the NSA that abandoning Afghanistan again by the international community would be a mistake. According to the news release, both sides discussed the situation of Afghanistan […]