Libya conference aims to boost support for landmark election
Al Jazeera :Libya’s fragile unity government is hosting senior foreign officials to drum up support on spiky transitional issues as the war-torn country gears up...
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Cindy Kiro, New Zealand’s first female Maori governor-general sworn in
BSS :Social justice advocate Dame Cindy Kiro was sworn in Thursday as New Zealand’s governor-general, becoming the firstMaori woman to hold the largely ceremonial role....
More than half of US capital’s metro trains out of service
BSS :The US capital Washington’s much- criticized metro network, the second busiest in the country, abruptly pulled more than half of its trains from service...
Who will form Iraq’s next govt?
BSS :Iraq’s October 10 elections reinforced the parliamentary strength of mercurial Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr and saw a harp decline in that of his adversaries,...
Myanmar to free over 5,600 jailed for anti-coup protests
AFP :Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup which ousted the civilian government, the country’s junta chief said...
11 killed in Nigeria road accident
Xinhua :Eleven people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in central Nigeria’s Kwara state on Sunday afternoon.The accident occurred on a...
Thailand to cease Sinovac vaccine use when stocks end
Bangkok Post :Thailand will stop using the Covid-19 vaccine of China’s Sinovac when its current stock finishes, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on...
FB plans to hire 10,000 in EU to build ‘metaverse’
Reuters :Facebook Inc plans to hire 10,000 in the European Union over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help...
Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education
BSS :The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan “soon,” a senior United Nations official said, after four weeks...
Grand Mosque in Mecca drops social distancing
BSS :The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the...
Kashmir leader Geelani’s grandson loses job
NDTV :After evolving incidents since the death of Indian-administered Kashmir’s separatist icon on September 1, India has now terminated a grandson of Syed Ali Shah...
5.1-magnitude quake hits in New Zealand
BSS :An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 02:30:57 GMT on Sunday, the U.S.Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a...