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Rebels say Ethiopia capital could fall within weeks as US plans to send envoy
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa could fall within "months if not weeks", an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as Washington announced it would send a US envoy to the country to hold talks.
WHO grants India's Covaxin jab emergency approval
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an emergency use listing for the India-made Covaxin vaccine, in a move expected to increase Covid-19 jabs available in poor countries.
US 'absolutely' has ability to defend Taiwan - Pentagon general
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» The United States military "absolutely" has the ability to defend Taiwan from an attack by China if called on to do so, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said Wednesday.
Hospital attack undermines Taliban security pledges
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» KABUL: Just a few months after the Taliban took charge in Kabul and promised to restore peace in Afghanistan, many Afghans still fear an invisible enemy: the Islamic State.
UN decries 'extreme brutality' in Ethiopia Tigray war
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» GENEVA: The UN rights chief on Wednesday slammed the "extreme brutality" of the year-long war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, voicing alarm that a recent state of emergency would inflame the situation.
Hong Kong airport 'plans passenger segregation' to curb cross-infection
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong airport officials plan to segregate passengers on mainland China flights from other international travellers in an unprecedented move to prevent cross-infection and build a stronger case for reopening the city's border with the rest of the country.
Finance takes centre stage at UN climate talks
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» GLASGOW: Attention turned Wednesday to how the world will pay for its plan to decarbonise and help vulnerable nations survive climate change, after a world leaders' summit at COP26 that yielded a landmark methane slashing deal.
Indonesia’s deforestation vow spurs focus to replant palm oil trees
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2021
» Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, plans to balance keeping up production of the commodity to meet demand while fulfilling its pledge to end deforestation by focusing on replanting old trees.
Finance Ministry to sell B80bn of govt savings bonds this month
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2021
» The Finance Ministry will sell to the public 80 billion baht of savings bonds from Nov 15 to help finance a budget deficit, a senior ministry official said on Wednesday.
'Joe Ferrari' case handed to prosecutors, more charges expected
Online Reporters, Published on 03/11/2021
» Police investigators on Wednesday submitted to prosecutors their case against seven fellow officers accused of suffocating a drug suspect to death during a brutal interrogation in August this year.