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Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution after merging with army
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (211+ words) DAMASCUS (AFP): The head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who spearheaded the fight against the Daesh group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday evening as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus. “We announce today the…...
Iran, Oman say discussed Hormuz temporary corridor, mine-clearing
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (388+ words) MUSCAT (AFP): Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the waterway which both border. The two countries have sought to regulate…...
A cancer vaccine seems to be closer than ever
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (349+ words) Scientists are on the cusp of fulfilling a decades-long quest: to use vaccines to teach the immune system to spot and destroy cancer cells. News that an mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Merck & Co. and Moderna Inc. kept melanoma from…...
Pakistan hopeful of Babar return at Lord’s for second England test
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (179+ words) (Reuters): Pakistan captain Babar Azam could return for the second test against England at Lord’s after coming through a positive training session as he continues his recovery from a finger injury, bowling coach Umar Gul said on Tuesday. Babar, who…...
Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (632+ words) DHAKA (Reuters): Bangladesh could consider joining the Mecca pact, a mutual defence agreement signed this month between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a minister said, a move that could complicate its foreign relations, particularly with neighbouring India. Ties have been…...
One million Afghan children suffer ‘life-threatening’ malnutrition: UN
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (484+ words) GENEVA (AFP): One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening crisis sweeping the country, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Across Afghanistan, 3.7 million children suffer from wasting, meaning they are acutely malnourished, the UN children’s agency…...
Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (302+ words) BHUBANESWAR (Reuters): Police in India’s eastern Bihar state used water cannon and detained dozens of protesters attempting to march on the governor’s residence on Tuesday demanding the cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of leaked test question…...
World must rein in autonomous weapons: UN, Red Cross
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (510+ words) GENEVA (AFP): The United Nations and the Red Cross warned Tuesday that the world is “dangerously close” to a future where so-called “killer robots” could target humans, and issued an urgent appeal for international regulation of autonomous weapons. The warning…...
China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (778+ words) BEIJING: China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran, saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its national interests. Beijing’s rejection of the US threat…...
Israel begins evicting UN training centre for Palestinians
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (530+ words) KAFR ‘AQAB (AFP): Israeli forces began evicting a vocational training centre run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in an east Jerusalem suburb on Tuesday, in its latest move targeting the beleaguered organisation. It follows repeated warnings by UNRWA…...