By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist known as a vocal critic of both the military and Islamist militants was shot dead on Monday at a court in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said. Abdul Latif Afridi, a former president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court bar association, …
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PEKÍN, 16 ene (Reuters) – El Ministerio de Finanzas de China publicó el lunes una nota sobre el aumento de la financiación para la prevención y el control del COVID-19, prometiendo que aumentará los pagos a las zonas rurales para ayudar a la contención local del virus. China también apoyará el uso de bonos especiales …
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(Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday denied any conflict between the Defence Ministry and the Wagner mercenary group fighting for Russia in Ukraine, calling it an invention of the media. Tension between Wagner and the defence establishment burst into the open last Friday when the ministry claimed the capture of the Ukrainian town of Soledar …
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OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian naval officer on Monday denied negligence leading up to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank. Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate would cost up to 13 billion crowns ($1.3 billion), the armed forces estimated in …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s labour unions have made a rare joint call for major strike action on Thursday against plans by President Emmanuel Macron’s government to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age. The largest CFDT union has described the day as a starting point while other unions have announced specific action that …
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Por Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, 16 ene (Reuters) – La secretaria del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Janet Yellen, se reunirá el miércoles en Suiza con el vice primer ministro chino, Liu He, para intercambiar puntos de vista sobre la evolución económica y profundizar en la comunicación entre las dos mayores economías del mundo, informó un representante …
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(Reuters) – Vietnam’s legislature is expected to hold a rare extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, according to three sources, following a similar gathering earlier this month when two deputy prime ministers were dismissed. The meeting of the National Assembly would come as the communist country pursues a “blazing furnace” anti-corruption crackdown that has already led to …
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STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (Reuters) – Flocks of white, black and brown ducks hunt for snails and bugs as they patrol the grapevines at a vineyard in South Africa’s winemaking town of Stellenbosch, helping the owners steer clear of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers. Around 500 Indian runner ducks work as a natural pest control at the …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it could produce as many as 10.6 million vehicles this year, while warning of downward risk to its projection from the possible impact of issues such as parts supply shortages and COVID-19. The car giant said that it saw a downside risk of about 10% on that …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African arm of British American Tobacco (BAT) is looking to restructure the business, a process that may affect about 200 jobs, following a further decline in its cigarette sales in the country, it said on Monday. The Dunhill and Peter Stuyvesant cigarette maker said the drop in cigarette sales in …
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