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Yemen conflict: 5 million children face famine
Published On: September 19, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
More than 5 million children are at risk of famine in war-torn Yemen, according to charity Save the Children. Renewed attacks on the key port city of Hodeida could further disrupt food, fuel and aid supplies.
Once shunned, the Maori language is experiencing a revival
Published On: September 19, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
WELLINGTON, Sept 19: A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand's indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience.
UN report calls for genocide charges against Myanmar’s military leaders
Published On: September 19, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Sept 19: A 444-page United Nations report released Tuesday said Myanmar's generals should be prosecuted for genocide for their actions toward the country's Rohingya minority.
No nerve agent found after tests of 2 people who ‘fell ill’ in Salisbury restaurant
Published On: September 19, 2018 11:45 AM NPT By: Agencies
LONDON, Sept 19: British police have confirmed that the two people who fell ill at the Prezzo restaurant in Salisbury, UK, on Sunday evening were not exposed to any kind of nerve agent.
North and South Korean leaders agree on demilitarization in 'leap forward' for peace
Published On: September 19, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Sept 19: The North and South Korean leaders presented a joint agreement during their summit in Pyongyang on Wednesday that Kim Jong-un said represented a "leap forward" for peace on the peninsula.
Trump threatens 25% duty on rest of goods after China retaliates
Published On: September 19, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies
On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered his administration to levy 10% tariffs on about $200bn in Chinese goods on September 24 and to increase the rate in January to 25% if Beijing refuses to offer trade concessions.
Leaders of two Koreas begin one-on-one summit to unlock nuclear talks
Published On: September 19, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Sept 19: Leaders of South and North Korea held one-on-one talks on the second day of their summit on Wednesday, aiming to announce steps to rekindle stalled negotiations on the North’s nuclear program and deepen bilateral ties.
South Africa's highest court gives green light to private use of cannabis
Published On: September 18, 2018 06:33 PM NPT By: Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18: South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found the criminalization of cannabis was unconstitutional.
Venezuela is drowning, yet Maduro keeps subsidizing Havana
Published On: September 18, 2018 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
VENEZUELA, Sept 18: As Venezuelans live with an unprecedented and recurring shortage of food and medicines, suffering through an economic crisis characterized by the highest inflation in the world and the lowest wages in the region, President Nicolas Maduro continues to send millions of barrels of subsidized crude oil to Cuba.
Pakistan eyes $8b investment from China, Saudi Arabia
Published On: September 18, 2018 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: Pakistan eyes nearly $8 billion investment from China and Saudi Arabia, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in road, energy and oil sectors, after the new government decided to pick schemes on their ‘merits’.
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