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Alarm in China to stop buying items from abroad due to imported Covid cases
Five residents reported to Erenhot City's epidemic prevention and control work team about having received goods they had bought from Mongolia. The packages were then sent for nucleic acid testing, and returned positive results. The city's health authority urged local residents to stop buying items from abroad with high infection risks in light of pressure from imported coronavirus cases, the report said.
Pakistan holding secret talks with TTP, ceasefire on cards?
As per reliable sources, Pakistani military officials and representatives of the TTP have had several round of talks in the neighbouring Afghanistan and have been working towards an agreement, which would enforce a ceasefire. The source further revealed that the talks between Pakistan and the TTP are being facilitated and mediated by Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the lethal arm of the Taliban, and is among the FBI's most wanted figures.
Covid flare up in China spreading to schools, kindergarten
The cumulative number of confirmed domestically transmitted cases in the province reached 189, of which 184 were from Heihe. At least 20 confirmed cases in Heihe have some relation with schools and kindergartens, affecting at least one primary school and two kindergartens. A local university -- Heihe College -- was closed after 10 close contacts were found, local authorities said.
Ex-Pak Minister writes to FATF alleging India's role in keeping Pak on grey list
Former Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has also written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan urging him to file a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against FATF's discrimination and continued victimisation of Pakistan. In his letter to the FATF president,Malik, called for investigating the confessional statement of the Indian foreign minister by a special team of FATF to expose the truth.
Global carbon emissions back with vengeance after lockdown year
According to the Global Carbon Project, emissions from coal and gas use are set to grow more in 2021 than they fell in 2020, but emissions from oil use remain below 2019 levels. The research team, including the University of Exeter, the University of East Anglia, CICERO, and Stanford University, said a further rise in emissions in 2022 cannot be ruled out.
Nations fail to address climate literacy to combat crisis
EARTHDAY.ORG and Education International have both conducted independent research reports that concluded that every country has failed when it comes to thoroughly addressing climate education and/or climate literacy in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Step up climate change adaptation efforts or face consequences: UN report
'The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm' found that while policies and planning are growing for climate change adaptation, financing and implementation are still far behind where they need to be.
China has likely considered Pakistan, Sri Lanka for military bases
China is seeking to establish a more robust overseas logistics and basing infrastructure to allow the PLA to project and sustain military power at greater distances. Beyond its base in Djibouti, the PRC is pursuing additional military facilities to support naval, air, ground, cyber, and space power projection. The PRC has probably already made overtures to Namibia.
US concerned about China's interest in toxins which can be used for chemical weapons
Further, based on available information, the United States cannot certify that China has met its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) due to concerns regarding the PRC's research of pharmaceutical-based agents (PBAs) and toxins with potential dual use applications.
Portuguese President announces to dissolve Parliament
The President made the statement on Thursday in his national televised speech, in a bid to solve the political crisis after the 2022 State Budget of the current Socialist Party (PS)'s government was rejected by the Parliament late October. Rebelo de Sousa has threatened before the parliamentary debate that he would dissolve the Parliament and call for early elections if the budget is rejected, Xinhua news agency reported.
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