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24-02-2021 TRIPOLI/ DUBAI: At least 41 people drowned when their boat capsized in the Central Mediterranean, the latest shipwreck involving migrants and refugees fleeing conflict-stricken Libya and seeking a better life in Europe. The United Nations migration and refugee agencies, IOM and UNHCR, said in a joint statement on Wednesday …

24-02-2021 BERLIN/ BRUSSELS/ HAGUE: Berlin Germany and Belgium have seized 23 tonnes of cocaine in a record haul of the drug in Europe, German customs said Wednesday. “The enormous amount of cocaine would have brought in several billion euros (dollars) in street sales,” the customs office said in a statement. …

24-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of a US intelligence report detailing the disappearance and murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Citing a source, the news website Axios reported late on Tuesday that …

24-02-2021 Bureau Report DUBAI/ BOMBAY: The world’s most expensive biryani has been launched in Dubai by an Indian-origin restaurant at a price that’ll leave you with a gaping mouth and eyes wide open in shock. Now, we know that you’ve probably had at least one or two of the most …

24-02-2021 QUITO: Hundreds of people have been killed and injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities said on Tuesday. Officials blamed the riots at detention facilities in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga on disputes between rival gangs. Local media reported prisoners were killed in gun and …

23-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies PARIS/ ISLAMABAD: The French foreign ministry has summoned Pakistan’s envoy to protest against claims by President Arif Alvi that a French bill cracking down on what it terms “Islamist extremism” stigmatizes Muslims. Addressing a conference on religion on Saturday, Alvi said: …

23-02-2021 WASHINGTON: The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of a gust of wind captured by the Perseverance rover. NASA also released the first video of last week’s landing of the rover, which is on a mission to search for signs of past life on the Red …

23-02-2021 Bureau Report DOHA/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed in the Qatari capital Doha after weeks of delays, escalating violence and a change in US diplomatic leadership as the Biden administration began. Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem tweeted on Monday night the …

23-02-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY/ BRISBANE/ ADELAIDE/ PERTH: A number of small rallies have been held in capital cities across the country in protest of the coronavirus vaccine. Gatherings were held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth on Saturday with a few hundred people at each. In Victoria, …

22-02-2021 SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: The Head Office of the Geo and Jang Media Group was attacked on Sunday by protesters in Karachi. A mob broke a walkthrough gate installed at the entrance of the building as well as the main entrance door to the building. The …