Key things to know about the German election
AFP :After 16 years in power, Angela Merkelis set to retire as chancellor following a general election on September 26, leaving a gaping hole in German politics.In the run-up to a vote that will...
International
Kabul Airport to be ready for int’l flights soon
Xinhua :The Kabul International Airport will soon be ready for international flights as efforts are underway to remove technical problems, airport director Abdul Hadi Hamadani said on Monday.“The domestic flights have already begun and...
South Africa announces ‘vaccine passport’ plans
AFP:South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce Covid-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism of the jab, ahead of an easing of movement restrictions this week.After sluggish vaccine procurement and a...
NZ extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland
AFP :New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak “rumbles along”, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.Ardern said the...
As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
Reuters :As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached out with aid and discussions of future assistance.The economy...
N.Korea test-fires new ‘long-range cruise missile’
AFP :North Korea test-fired a new “long-range cruise missile” over the weekend, state media reported Monday, with the US saying the nuclear-armed country was threatening its neighbours and beyond.Pictures in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper...
Kono favoured as next Japan’s PM
Reuters :Japan’s minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, has emerged as the favoured candidate in weekend opinion polls on whom should succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic...
Four killed in Siberia plane crash
Reuters :Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing in a forest in southeastern Siberia on Sunday, the Emergency Ministry...
Dengue suspected of killing dozens as Indian state suffers worst outbreak
Reuters :An outbreak of dengue fever is suspected of killing dozens of people in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh since the start of September, and authorities have launched a campaign to destroy mosquito...
KSA extends iqama till 30 Nov
Saudi Gazette :The validity of iqamas (residency permits), exit and re-entry visas, as well as visit visas of expatriates in Saudi Arabia, who are currently stranded in the countries facing travel ban, will be...
Suu Kyi skips court appearance
Reuters :Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to appear at a court hearing on Monday for health reasons, a member of her legal team said, describing her condition as dizziness caused...
Tunisian man dies after setting himself ablaze
AFP :A Tunisian man suffered died in hospital on Saturday after setting himself on fire, witnesses and medics said, days after another burned himself alive to protest living conditions.Both acts recall the self-immolation of...