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Xi announces USD 233 million Biodiversity Fund for ecological protection-
By PTI BEIJING: Calling for ambitious, pragmatic and balanced global environmental protection targets, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday announced a ...
Report says UK’s slow virus lockdown cost 1000s of lives-
By Associated Press LONDON: The British government waited too long to impose a lockdown in the early days of the ...
Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong goes on trial on drugs charges-
By AFP SEOUL: The de-facto leader of South Korea’s sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong went on trial Tuesday on charges ...
Under-pressure Taliban meet EU-US delegation in push for support-
By AFP DOHA: The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint EU-US delegation Tuesday in Qatar as the ...
Indian Army chief General Naravane arrives in Lanka to boost bilateral defence ties-
By PTI COLOMBO: Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived here on Tuesday on an official visit during which he ...
IMF’s board approves allowing Georgieva to remain as head-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund expressed “full confidence” in its managing director Tuesday in response to allegations ...
UK sees workers on payroll rise above pre-pandemic level-
By Associated Press LONDON: Official figures show that the number of workers on payroll in the U.K. has risen above ...
Holocaust survivor-author Eddie Jaku dies in Sydney aged 101-
By Associated Press CANBERRA: Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who last year published his best-selling memoir, “The Happiest Man on Earth,” ...
Climate activists call for investigation of Bolsonaro-
By PTI THE HAGUE: A group of climate lawyers called Tuesday for the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation ...
Activists seek legal marijuana in former hippie haven Nepal-
By Associated Press KATHMANDU: Widely available marijuana once drew thousands of hippies to Nepal, where its use was not only ...
