An Afghan girl warms up her hands as she rests from carrying the water in Balucha, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2021. The effects of climate change on women and girls are an increasingly pressing concern, as shown by a recent case before the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: AP …
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Russian news agencies quoted the interior ministry as confirming the death of Vladlen Tatarsky and saying that 16 people had been wounded. Ukraine denies involvement. Source link
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‘I urge the current UNSC members to thwart any Russian attempts to abuse its presidency,’ said Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, adding that Russia’s tenure a slap in the face to the international community. Source link
Read More »China to launch early 6G applications by 2025 ahead of 2030 commercial roll-out
China Unicom, the country’s third-largest wireless network operator, expects to complete technical research and launch early ‘application scenarios’ for 6G mobile technology by 2025. Source link
Read More »Russia and Ukraine extend wartime grain deal to aid world’s poor
This is the second renewal of the separate agreements that Ukraine and Russia signed with the United Nations and Turkey to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbour more than a year ago. Russia has complained that shipments of its fertilisers – which its …
Read More »Protesters denounce UK plan to halt migrants’ Channel crossings
Around 2,000 protesters, many carrying signs and bearing trade union logos, marched towards Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence. Other protests took place in Scotland and Wales. Source link
Read More »Belarus may have committed crimes against humanity, concludes UN
The report said violations appeared to have been part of a campaign of violence and repression intentionally directed at those who opposed President Alexander Lukashenko. Source link
Read More »China blocks US webcast of UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses
China told its Security Council colleagues that the discussion ‘won’t bring any benefit, and we have been against the holding of this … meeting from the very beginning’. Source link
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وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا کہنا ہے کہ پاکستان عقیدے کی بنیاد پر مسلمانوں کے خلاف ہر قسم کی نفرت اور امتیازی سلوک کے خاتمے کے لیے عالمی برادری کے ساتھ کھڑا ہے۔ اسلامو فوبیا سے نمٹنے کے عالمی دن کے موقع پر ایک پیغام میں وزیراعظم نے کہا کہ اسلام …
Read More »Stock exchanges can help Asia be global leader in gender equality
Bonnie Chan, co-chief operating officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), speaks during a special market closing ceremony on March 8, part of the global “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” campaign to celebrate the power of diversity and the contribution of women in markets and communities, at HKEX …
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