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Global vaccination plan only way to stop pandemic: UN Chief
The Secretary General was speaking at a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York of Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 (G77) and China, where he noted that the Covid-19 pandemic "continues to wreak havoc" on developed and developing countries alike. He added that the UN stands behind the vaccination strategy set out by the World Health Organization, with the goal of getting vaccines into the arms of 40 per cent of people in all countries by the end of 2021, and 70 per cent by the middle of 2022.
Leaked documents show Xi Jinping's direct links with crackdown on Uyghurs
The documents released by Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, say that the files contain highly sensitive and pertinent material in relation to Beijing's policies in Xinjiang. Nearly all the material is classified as confidential. One document containing three speeches by Chinese President Xi Jinping is classified as "top secret".
China's job generating SMEs hit by zero Covid approach, new Omicron variant
Even before the new Omicron variant of Covid 19 hit South Africa and other parts of the world, Beijing had started closing down many parts of the country after the resurgence of cases. But now with the emergence of the new variant, challenges for these SMEs have just multiplied as China is likely to impose even stricter measures. Authorities even warned that this could pose serious challenges in hosting the Winter Olympics in February.
Maldives' ex-president acquitted from money laundering charges
Yameen was accused of illegally receiving 1 million US dollars to his personal account from a private company and convicted for money laundering by the criminal court in November 2019. He was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay 5 million dollars in compensation to the state. Yameen's conviction was upheld by the Higher Court, after which his defence appealed to the Supreme Court.
Questions over Pak President for using official position to advertise son's dental practice
The Pakistan president's son, Dr Awab Alvi, recently took to Twitter to announce that his family business, Alvi Dental, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bringing Smiles USA, Geo News reported. Alvi wrote that under the agreement the two companies will be opening up a chain of dental practices to bring affordable care to Pakistan. Social media in Pakistan is abuzz after the image of the MoU signing showed the president in attendance.
More than 100 security officers of Afghanistan were executed or abducted by Taliban officers: Report
47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) including military personnel, police, intelligence service members, and militia were either killed or reported as disappeared, the report revealed. These ANSF members had either surrendered themselves to the Taliban forces or were captured forcefully by the terrorist troops between August 15 and October 31, it added.
India one of strong, independent centers of multipolar world: Vladimir Putin
"We intend to build up truly multifaceted bilateral cooperation. We regard India as one of the strong independent centers of a multipolar world with a foreign policy philosophy and priorities that are close to us," said Putin. He made these remarks at the meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry Board on November 18.
US global posture review calls for allies' cooperation to counter N.Korea, China threats
After months of analysis, the Pentagon released the results of the 2021 Global Posture Review (GPR) on Monday (US time), which included its decision to permanently station a previously rotational Apache attack helicopter unit and artillery division headquarters in South Korea, reported Yonhap news agency.
Russia successfully test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile
The missile hit a target that was located at a distance of more than 400 km, it added. The Tsirkon missile has been test-fired several times from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine, Xinhua news agency reported.
Biden urges calm over Omicron COVID-19 variant, promises efforts for modified vaccines
"We're throwing everything we have at this virus, tracking it from every angle," Biden said in a White House news briefing on Monday, adding that "I'm sparing no effort, removing all roadblocks to keep the American people safe." "Sooner or later, we're going to see cases of this new variant in the US," Biden said.
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