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British monarchy could be gone in two generations: Novelist Mantel

British monarchy could be gone in two generations: Novelist Mantel

-- 2021-09-12 09:55:13

The British royals, who trace their history back more than 1,000 years, could be gone within two generations, writer Hilary Mantel said in an interview published on Saturday. The monarchy traces its...

Chinese content platforms pledge clear cyberspace environment

Chinese content platforms pledge clear cyberspace environment

-- 2021-09-12 08:49:21

Chinese content platforms including Weibo and Tencent Video have agreed to enforce more self-discipline to help maintain a "clear" cyberspace environment, a government-affiliated industry association...

Afghans blame departed US forces for their woes

Afghans blame departed US forces for their woes

-- 2021-09-12 08:42:10

War-weary residents of Kabul expressed anger and feelings of betrayal by the United States on Saturday, as the world marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that prompted a U.S. invasion of Af...

Catalans in their thousands rally for independence from Spain

Catalans in their thousands rally for independence from Spain

-- 2021-09-12 08:34:17

Thousands of Catalans chanted, sang, and waved flags as they marched through Barcelona on Saturday, calling for the region’s independence from Spain. The march, organised by the grassroots Asse...

Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman dies at 86

Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman dies at 86

-- 2021-09-12 08:24:20

Professor-turned-radical rebel leader Abimael Guzman has died. The Peruvian government said the founder of the Shining Path guerilla group died in his prison cell Saturday morning. Awed by China&rsqu...

India expresses concern over situation in Afghanistan

India expresses concern over situation in Afghanistan

-- 2021-09-11 22:32:00

India Saturday made it clear that the situation in Afghanistan is of concern after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Aussie counterpart in the Australia 2+2 dialogue in Delhi. "We had...

Sri Lanka central bank chief steps down as reserve crisis worsens

Sri Lanka central bank chief steps down as reserve crisis worsens

-- 2021-09-11 22:07:29

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Weligamage Don Lakshman has said he would step down next week at a time when the South Asian island nation’s weak foreign exchange reserves have limited its ab...

Vietnam immunises people with shots of different vaccines

Vietnam immunises people with shots of different vaccines

-- 2021-09-11 21:11:40

Vietnamese health officials have allowed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be used interchangeably amid Covid vaccine supply shortages, according to Viet Nam News. Since the beginning of the week, peopl...

UN agency sees no dramatic refugee exodus in Afghanistan

UN agency sees no dramatic refugee exodus in Afghanistan

-- 2021-09-11 20:14:50

The Taliban victory in Afghanistan has not led to a dramatic refugee exodus but the country urgently needs humanitarian aid to prevent economic collapse and major upheaval, the UN refugee agency chief...

US marks 20-year milestone anniversary of September 11 attacks

US marks 20-year milestone anniversary of September 11 attacks

-- 2021-09-11 19:57:33

Twenty years after hijacked airliners smashed into New York City's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon outside Washington, Americans will honour the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept 11, 2001, and refle...

Remittance payouts limited to Afghan currency!

Remittance payouts limited to Afghan currency!

-- 2021-09-11 18:54:20

Afghanistan's central bank has ordered banks to pay out remittances in local currency only, the latest move to preserve scarce US dollars, say sources familiar with the matter. Hard currency remittan...

US could authorise Pfizer shot for kids in October

US could authorise Pfizer shot for kids in October

-- 2021-09-11 18:18:08

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could be authorised for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday....

Ivory Coast military helicopter crash kills five on board

Ivory Coast military helicopter crash kills five on board

-- 2021-09-11 16:39:04

A military helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast while on a reconnaissance mission near the border with Burkina Faso, killing all five crew members, the defence ministry said on Friday. An inves...

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims, survivors of 9/11

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims, survivors of 9/11

-- 2021-09-11 14:10:06

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with the victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute to the communities that joined t...

US, Japan, S Korea to meet over North Korea nuclear standoff

US, Japan, S Korea to meet over North Korea nuclear standoff

-- 2021-09-11 13:27:27

Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan will hold a meeting on North Korea next week in Tokyo, South Korea's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday. The three co...

Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary by visiting all three attack sites

Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary by visiting all three attack sites

-- 2021-09-11 13:26:18

President Joe Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday by visiting each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, seeking to honour...

Deadly unrest reported in Myanmar as opposition urges 'defensive war'

Deadly unrest reported in Myanmar as opposition urges 'defensive war'

-- 2021-09-11 12:28:29

At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between militias and Myanmar's ruling military, a witness and local media said on Friday, in the worst violence since opponents of the junta called this...

Haitian prosecutors seek to interview PM over president's assassination

Haitian prosecutors seek to interview PM over president's assassination

-- 2021-09-11 10:59:04

Haiti's chief public prosecutor invited Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Friday to meet with him next week to explain why he spoke with one of the main suspects in the assassinati...

Lebanon agrees new government amid deepening economic crisis

Lebanon agrees new government amid deepening economic crisis

-- 2021-09-11 10:38:29

Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, op...

Israeli jets strike Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket firing

Israeli jets strike Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket firing

-- 2021-09-11 10:37:19

Israeli fighter jets struck Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket firing towards Israel on Friday evening, an Israeli army spokesman said in a Twitter post early on Saturday. Sirens warning of in...

US could authorise Pfizer Covid shot for kids age 5-11 by end of October

US could authorise Pfizer Covid shot for kids age 5-11 by end of October

-- 2021-09-11 10:20:12

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could be authorised for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Frid...

Taliban execute brother of Afghan opposition figure

Taliban execute brother of Afghan opposition figure

-- 2021-09-11 10:18:34

The Taliban have executed the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley, his nephew said on Fri...

Poorer nations say lack of vaccines may exclude them from climate talks

Poorer nations say lack of vaccines may exclude them from climate talks

-- 2021-09-10 22:00:29

The world's poorest countries asked for more help on Friday to meet vaccination and quarantine requirements and costs to ensure they can take part in next month's global climate conference in Glasgow,...

Thinner, energetic Kim Jong Un stands out at North Korean parade

Thinner, energetic Kim Jong Un stands out at North Korean parade

-- 2021-09-10 21:16:58

At an unusual North Korean parade showcasing military dogs and virus workers in orange hazmat suits, leader Kim Jong Un still stood out by looking thinner and more energetic than he has in years. Dur...

Lebanon forms new government to tackle economic collapse

Lebanon forms new government to tackle economic collapse

-- 2021-09-10 20:43:01

Lebanese leaders agreed on the formation of a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic co...

Brokering exit from Afghanistan, US envoy Khalilzad became face of diplomatic debacle

Brokering exit from Afghanistan, US envoy Khalilzad became face of diplomatic debacle

-- 2021-09-10 17:52:54

In a luxury hotel along Doha's coastline last year, Zalmay Khalilzad smiled as he shook hands with the Taliban's co-founder Mullah Baradar in front of journalists and diplomats from around the world....

BRICS leaders for peaceful settlement of Afghan situation

BRICS leaders for peaceful settlement of Afghan situation

-- 2021-09-10 12:36:01

The five-nation BRICS summit chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday evening called for settling the situation in Afghanistan through peaceful means. The declaration at the summit said...

Global coronavirus cases cross 223 million

Global coronavirus cases cross 223 million

-- 2021-09-10 12:06:57

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed another grim mark of 223 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second wave of the pandemic. Now the total caseload and fatalities from...

Tree planting efforts not replacing burned US forests

Tree planting efforts not replacing burned US forests

-- 2021-09-10 11:08:41

Experimental pine seedlings poke from the rocky New Mexico earth, the only living evergreens on a hillside torched by one of the US West’s drought-driven wildfires, Reuters reports. These clima...

How Indian farmers' protest turned into a country-wide movement

How Indian farmers' protest turned into a country-wide movement

-- 2021-09-10 10:18:17

A group of influential farmer leaders ratcheted up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to roll back three new farm laws by organising a mammoth rally in India's most populous state U...