WHO set to vaccinate 40 pct population of every country against COVID-19 by end 2021

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GENEVA, Oct. 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday an initiative to vaccinate 40 percent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021...

Indonesia conducts flight test using biofuel

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JAKARTA, Oct. 7: Indonesia has successfully conducted a flight test with a medium-range twin-engined transport aircraft using bio-aviation turbine fuel, bioavtur J2.4. Bioavtur J2.4 is a mixed bioavtur fuel,...

Recent winners of the Nobel Literature Prize

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STOCKHOLM, Oct 7: Here is a list of the 15 most recent winners of the Nobel Literature Prize, ahead of the announcement of this year's laureate on Thursday. 2020:...

Philippine VP to seek presidency, will face dictator's son

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MANILA, October 7: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo announced Thursday she would run for president in next year’s elections in a long-anticipated decision that would bring the liberal lawyer to...

Blast in Afghanistan's Khost province kills 1, wounds 17

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KHOST, Afghanistan, Oct. 7 :One person has been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as an explosive device went off in a religious school in Khost city, capital of...

Earthquake strikes Pakistan’s Balochistan province, 20 killed

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At least 20 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province early on Thursday, reported the BBC ...

Over 80 killed in battle between Yemeni army, Houthis in Marib

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SANAA, Oct. 6: A total of 74 Houthi rebels and eight Yemeni army soldiers were killed on Tuesday in a battle between the two sides in Yemen's central province of...

UN agency warns of looming global water crisis

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GENEVA, Oct. 6: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like...

Argentine house fire leaves 7 people dead

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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 6: Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south of Buenos Aires,...

Afghan union urges ban on pine nut smuggling

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KABUL, Oct. 6: Afghanistan Pine Nuts Union on Wednesday called on the newly established Taliban administration to ban the smuggling of dried fruits including pine nuts out of the central...

3 including journalist killed in E. Afghanistan's shooting

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KABUL, Oct. 3 : Three people, including a journalist, have been killed in a shooting in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, authorities confirmed on Sunday. "Journalist and author Sayyed Marof...

7 Yemeni illegal migrants killed in crossfire near Saudi border: sources

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SANAA, Oct. 3 : At least seven Yemeni illegal migrants have been killed in a crossfire in the past 24 hours when they were trying to cross into Saudi Arabia, a...

75 countries including China call for global solidarity for vaccine equity

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3: Some 75 countries, including China, on Friday called for global solidarity for vaccine equity at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General...

U.S. vaccination plods on as COVID-19 claims over 700,000 lives

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NEW YORK, Oct. 3: The United States has set the pace to expand the spectrum of COVID-19 vaccines, while its vaccination campaign drags on as it hit a grim milestone...

Fumio Kishida wins Japan's ruling party presidential election

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TOKYO, September 29: Fumio Kishida won the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday. Kishida, former Japanese foreign minister, secured 257 votes in a runoff...