Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China’s proposals on the fighting in Ukraine. Xi’s three-day visit to Moscow is a major coup for Putin — and comes days after a war crimes tribunal...
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Public holiday announced for March 23
The Government of Sindh has announced a public holiday on 23 March (Thursday) 2023on account of Pakistan Day throughout the province. In a notification issued by the Services, General Administration and Coordination Department of Sindh, it stated, “The Government of Sindh declares 23rd March, 2023 (Thursday) as Public Holiday on the occasion of “Pakistan Day”...
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Car-truck smash kills three women in Jhelum
Published: 09:17 AM, 21 Mar, 2023 Caption: Representational image. Stay tuned with 24 News HD Android App Three women died and five others injured in a car-truck smash near Sohawa GT Road in Jhelum on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. According to rescue officials, due to slippery on road, a truck collided with a car....
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Most parts of country brace for new rain spell
The mercury took a plunge in Islamabad after hit by heavy rain on Tuesday morning as the country braces for a new four-day rain spell coupled with thunders and strong winds, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. The Met Office has forecasted that the new spell of heavy rains will impact many cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
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BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fears
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete the Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears. The British broadcasting giant reported that it sent staff a message on Sunday saying: “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on...
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Astronomers sound alarm about light pollution from satellites
Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an “unprecedented global threat to nature.” The number of satellites in low Earth orbit have more than doubled since 2019, when US company SpaceX launched the first “mega-constellation,” which comprise thousands of satellites. An armada of new...
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Full text of Xi’s signed article on Russian media
A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Forging Ahead to Open a New Chapter of China-Russia Friendship, Cooperation and Common Development” was published Monday on Russia’s newspaper Russian Gazette and the website of RIA Novosti news agency ahead of his state visit to Russia. Following is an English version of the full text...
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Donors conference seeks to rally quake aid for Turkey, Syria
The EU on Monday will host a conference in Brussels aimed at ramping up funds from international donors to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Last month’s catastrophic 7.8-magnitude quake flattened entire cities, killing more than 50,000 people across southeastern Turkey and parts of war-torn Syria. Millions were displaced...
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EU hammers out 2-billion-euro ammunition plan for Ukraine
European Union ministers on Monday will look to sign off on a 2-billion-euro plan to raid their stockpiles and jointly purchase desperately needed artillery shells for Ukraine. Kyiv has complained that its forces are having to ration their firepower as Russia’s year-long invasion has turned into a grinding war of attrition. Ukraine has told the...
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President Xi calls for ‘severe punishment’ after 9 Chinese killed in C. Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for Central African Republic authorities to “severely punish” the killers of nine Chinese nationals in an attack on a mine. Xi “has given important instructions, demanding an all-out effort to treat the wounded, handle the aftermath in a timely manner, severely punish perpetrators in accordance with the law,...