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Iran calls for joint mechanisms to counter unilateral sanctions
Making the remarks in a meeting with Igor Levitin, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Iran, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani on Tuesday warned that the unilateral sanctions system disrupts targeted countries' development and exacerbates regional and international crises.
US reports 26,000 weekly child Covid-19 cases
This is a decrease from the previous week, but likely an undercount that increased during the holidays and in 2023, according to the report. Nearly 15.3 million children in the country have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic. More than 140,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sweden's refusal to probe Erdogan's puppet incident 'absurd': Turkish FM
"The decision by the (Swedish) prosecutor's office not to probe the incident is extremely absurd, and we all know what the rule of law means," Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference with his visiting Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in the capital Ankara on Tuesday. The incident was a "racist, hateful, hate crime act" and therefore is also against universal values and is a crime according to international law, the Turkish Foreign Minister added.
71 bodies recovered at Nepal's plane crash site, one still missing
"We have found one more body in the Seti River," Guru Datta Dhakal, assistant chief district officer of the Kaski district where the ATR-72 aircraft crashed, told Xinhua. "So the total number of bodies recovered has reached 71. "A Yeti Airlines plane crashed into the Seti river gorge near the city of Pokhara on Sunday when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people on board
Developed world to help small farmers in developing nations: India
India is providing millions of solar water pumps to farmers, and will soon produce enough green ammonia to stop imports of ammonia-based fertilisers, which form a big chunk of its import bills, the Minister said.Asked why India is continuing to import cheap Russian gas despite international opprobrium
Republicans, Democrats prepare for big fiscal fight in Congress on raising debt limits
The US debt limit is defined as the money in total the government is allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve. First created in 1918 and originally set at $11.5 billion, was raised to $45 billion under the aggregate debt limit act enacted by the government in 1939.
Debt structuring talks with India, China successful: Sri Lanka President
"I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful," he said as the Indian Ocean island nation is awaiting the International Monetary Fund bailout to relieve worst ever economic crisis the country is going through. "Very soon we will have an answer," Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Russian attack on Ukarine's Dnipro: Death toll reaches 44
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov has confirmed the toll, Ukrainska Pravda reported. On January 14, the Russians hit an apartment building in Dnipro smashing many houses. In the attack, 72 apartments were destroyed and over 230 damaged in the apartment block, where two sections, from floor 2 to floor 9, were smashed.
Negotiations with India impossible until reversal of 'August 5 action': Pakistan PMO
On August 5, 2019, the Indian government had abrogated Article 370 of the country's Constitution which granted special status to the Jammu and Kashmir. "Without India's revocation of this step, negotiations are not possible," Dawn News reported quoting the PMO as saying.
PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal expands Cabinet, inducts 12 ministers, 3 MoS
President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers while the Prime Minister administered oaths to the MoS at a ceremony at the President's office Sheetal Niwas, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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