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Nepal's SC orders release of Charles Sobhraj after 19 years in jail
Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Sobhraj, a joint bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Til Prasad Shrestha ordered his release if he need not be jailed for another case, adding that arrangements be made to return the French citizen back to his country within 15 days.
Indian-American Attorney named 1st non-white treasurer of Missouri
Haryana-born Malek, 45, will replace Republican Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, who is leaving the position to become state auditor in January.
Netanyahu says he has succeeded in forming coalition govt
In a separate statement, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party said that the veteran leader called President Isaac Herzog and informed him that he has successfully formed a new government, Xinhua news agency reported.The Likud has yet to sign final coalition agreements with four of its five partners -- three extreme-right parties and two Jewish ultra-Orthodox parties.
Iran ready to take final steps for nuclear agreement if red lines respected: FM
He added on Wednesday that there was an opportunity to discuss issues related to the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions with EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU coordinator for the nuclear talks Enrique Mora during the visit to Jordan, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Ukrainian Prez Zelensky comes to the US, dressed in military fatigues
In remarks from the Oval Office, Biden on Wednesday said he was "delighted" to receive Zelensky, who, in turn, offered "all my appreciations from my heart and from the heart of all Ukrainians".
Amid Covid resurgence, China's hospitals seem to be filling up: WHO
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said: "In China, what's been reported is relatively low numbers of cases in ICUs, but anecdotally ICUs are filling up. "We've been saying this for weeks that this highly infectious virus was always going to be very hard to stop completely, with just public health and social measures."
India, along with Russia, China, abstains on UNSC resolution on Myanmar
The long-awaited resolution received the votes of the other 12 countries in the 15-member body on Wednesday and came 22 months after the overthrow of the democratically-elected government in Myanmar. It was proposed by Britain, which has responsibility for Myanmar in the Council, after prolonged discussions for a consensus, which it failed to get but softened it to avoid vetoes by Russia and China.
Pakistan in a fix over Afghan strategy
Background discussions with the people dealing with the matter told The Express Tribune that despite apparent friction in ties with Kabul, Pakistan has no option but to seek engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime. The incidents of the last few weeks have put Pakistan's relationship with the Afghan Taliban in jeopardy, The Express Tribune reported.
Chinese hospitals scrambling to source ventilators, medical supplies amid Covid surge
A survey of public tender listings on China's internet over the past two weeks showed that hospitals in nearly all of China's cities and provinces are now in the market for ventilators and other equipment used to treat patients seriously ill with Covid-19, RFA reported.
US experiences severe Covid community transmission amid holiday season
More than 44 per cent of counties are experiencing medium to high Covid-19 Community Levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The country is now averaging about 65,000 new cases, 5,000 hospitalisations and 390 deaths each day, a significant rise compared with the last few months, Xinhua news agency quoted the CDC as saying.
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