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Taliban hands over seized cash, gold to Afghan central bank
The cash and gold bars found from the houses of former administration's officials and local offices of former government's intelligence agency have been returned to Da Afghanistan Bank's treasury, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. "The officials of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by handing over the assets to national treasury proved their commitment to transparency," it added.
California has nation's highest poverty rate: US Census Bureau
The report, titled The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020, found that 15.4 per cent of California residents lived in poverty from 2018 to 2020, eclipsing states such as Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana, reports Xinhua news agency. No other state had a higher rate than California, though the District of Columbia came in at 16.5 per cent, the report said.
China questioned over disappearance of Tibetan scholar, monk
While expressing concern over the enforced disappearance of Gyatso and detention of Tsultrim, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporteur on minority issues and Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief have jointly called China to provide information about the whereabouts of Gyatso "urgently".
EU to convene defence summit in 2022
The situation in Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the government there necessitates that the EU step up its defence, von der Leyen said on Wednesday during her second State of the Union speech before members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Afghans long for better life as Taliban manages to run country
There has been no major security incident or armed clashes since August 15 when Taliban took over 33 of the country's 34 provinces, except a deadly suicide bomb blast and shooting outside the Kabul International Airport, which killed over 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US soldiers, while injuring nearly 200 others, Xinhua news agency reported.
One in 500 Americans have died of Covid: Report
"The goal of testing, mask-wearing, keeping six feet apart and limiting gatherings was to slow the spread of the highly infectious virus until a vaccine could stamp it out. The vaccines came but not enough people have been immunised, and the triumph of science waned as mass death and disease remain," Xinhua news agency quoted The Washington Post report as saying on Wednesday.
US, several EU states continue to oppose Nord Stream 2: Russian FM
"So much criticism has been raised against this pipeline and it is incomprehensible why this has been the case," Lavrov said at a press conference on Wednesday following a Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting in Dushanbe, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Most of this criticism comes from the US, which claims the pipeline could "undermine Europe's energy security" Xinhua news agency quoted the Minister as saying.
US condemns N.Korea missile launches, calls for dialogue
State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Wednesday that the US condemns the North Korea missile launches, Xinhua news agency reported. He noted, "these missile launches are in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions ... they pose a threat to North Korea's neighbors and other members of the international community."
Afghanistan to have regular army soon: Taliban official
"Afghanistan would have a regular, disciplined and strong army in near future to defend and protect the country and consultations in this field continue," Xinhua news agency quoted Fasihuddin as saying to the Afghan radio service Salam Watandar.
Inspiration4: SpaceX's all-civilian mission launches to orbit
SpaceX's charity-driven mission named Inspiration4 lifted off at 8:02 p.m. EDT Wednesday (5.30 am India time Thursday) aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and joined by Medical Officer Haley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor; Mission Specialist Chris Sembroski.
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