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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Image credit: Twitter/@SecBlinken)

First time in 20 years that no US troops spending holiday in Afghanistan: Blinken

Dec 22, 2021

Washington [US], December 22 : This is the first time in 20 years that no US troops are spending the holidays in Afghanistan, and we are not sending a third generation of American soldiers to fight and die there, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Image credit: Twitter/UN Geneva)

COVID vaccine booster doses can't be ticket to go ahead with planned celebrations: WHO chief

Dec 22, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 : Blanket booster programmes of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate, said the World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Japan's Foreign Minister regrets COVID outbreak at US military base in Okinawa: Reports

Dec 22, 2021
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM to present report on PTI's defeat in local body polls to PM Imran Khan

Dec 22, 2021

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Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train. (Image credit: Twitter/Ministry of Railways, Pakistan)

Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul train service resumes

Dec 22, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 22 : The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train service was resumed on Tuesday to improve the trade...
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Several haemorrhagic fever cases, deaths reported in China's Shaanxi province

Dec 22, 2021

Beijing [China], December 22 : While COVID-19 cases continue to spread across China, several haemorrhagic fever cases and...
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Hindu women abducted in daylight in Pak; BJP's Manjinder Sirsa says abductors not afraid of police

Dec 22, 2021

Chandigarh [India], December 22 : Expressing shock over the rising crimes against Hindus in Pakistan, BJP leader Manjinder...
ADB Pakistan's Director Yong Ye and Pakistan's Secretary for Economic Affairs Division Mian Asad Hayaud Din today signed USD 1.54 billion loan and grant agreements. (Image credit: Twitter/ADBPakistan)

Pakistan inks loan agreements worth USD 1.535 bn with Asian Development Bank

Dec 22, 2021
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Thailand worried about floodgate of Chinese goods through China-Laos railway network

Dec 22, 2021
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Like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan needs to change its hardline attitude for progress

Dec 22, 2021
Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (File Pic)

Strengthening relations with Cambodia is one of Vietnam's top priorities

Dec 22, 2021
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Retired Uyghur civil servant died at China's Xinjiang detention camp: Report

Dec 22, 2021
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Sputnik V demonstrates high virus neutralizing activity against Omicron: Study

Dec 22, 2021
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UAE announces 452 new COVID-19 cases, 198 recoveries, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Dec 22, 2021
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (File pic)

US, Moscow will hold key security dialogues soon on reducing tensions, says Russian Foreign Minister

Dec 22, 2021
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PM Modi's Jal Jeevan Mission seeks to provide clean tap water to every home

Dec 22, 2021
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Image credit: Reuters)

Pak's repeated efforts to appease China taking it far away from US: Report

Dec 22, 2021
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2021 worst year for Afghan women as Taliban rolled back access to their rights: Human Rights Watch

Dec 22, 2021
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Afghanistan: Former military officer detained by Taliban, says his family

Dec 22, 2021