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Blast kills 1, wounds 2 in Afghan capital

A blast rocked a mosque near the office of the Hezb-e-Islami party killing one person and injuring two others in Kabul on Friday. The Hezb-e-Islami party is associated with former Afghan Prime Minister, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Local TV channel Tolo News TV reported the incident on Friday. “Hekmatyar is unhurt,” the TV channel quoted Obaidullah Bahir, […]

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Cambodia attracts $1.96b investment in construction projects

Cambodia issued licenses to 3,176 construction projects, with investments of $1.96 billion as of September, a senior official said on Thursday. Leang Monirith said most foreign investors in the kingdom’s construction and real estate are from China, South Korea and Japan. “Over the last decade, investment in construction has grown steadily, Monirith, Secretary of State […]

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India assumes G20 presidency – PM

India, on Thursday, formally took over the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20), according to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said India’s G20 presidency would work to promote a universal sense of oneness. Read Related News: India records 474 new COVID-19 cases Last month Modi unveiled the logo and the theme for […]

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Indonesia to appeal WTO ruling on nickel ore trade dispute

Indonesia will appeal to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling on a nickel ore trade dispute, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. The European Union had sued Indonesia over its nickel ore export ban. Indonesia issued a ban on nickel ore exports in 2020 for a downstream development programme that provides more jobs and welfare […]

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3.6bn people face inadequate access to water — UN

Some 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). WMO announced this in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report, published on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the figure is projected to increase to more than five billion by 2050. The report assessed […]

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Washington to help Ukraine restore power after Russian strikes

The United States will, on Tuesday, announce new aid to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness. This is coming after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s power grid caused rolling blackouts. Russia had targeted Ukraine’s power plants, transmission and distribution facilities, and water pumping stations since early […]

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Luxury ship arrives in Sri Lanka with 2,000 tourists

A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, on Tuesday, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator docked at the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours of Tuesday with ceremonies and cultural shows planned throughout the day. Officials from the […]

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Zimbabwe hydro plant halts generation, worsening power shortage

Zimbabwe’s prolonged power shortage sets to worsen after the entity that manages the dam ordered suspension of electricity generation. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) suspended power geration at its main hydro plant because of water shortage. In a letter dated Nov. 25, ZRA told the Zimbabwe Power Company that the Kariba South hydropower station had […]

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Indonesia relaunches multiple entry visa

Indonesia on Monday said it has relaunched the multiple entry visa which was deactivated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmission of the virus has hit the country’s economy, said Acting Director-General of Immigration, Widodo Ekatjahjana, on Monday in Batam, Riau Islands province. Read Related Story: Boy, 6, survives 2 days under rubble after Indonesian […]

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Security forces kill 15, end hotel siege in Mogadishu

Somali security forces said they have ended a 20-hour siege on a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital , killing 15 people. The deads included six attackers. Sadiq Dudishe, Spokesman of the Somali Police Force said they shot dead five of the al-Shabab attackers. Dudishe added that one of the attackers blew himself up […]

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