ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): Nearly 1.4 billion people in South Asia- India, Bangladesh, Pakistan – face at least one major threat from nature, especially flooding, severe storms boosted by rising seas, and quakes, reveals a study. According to Gulf News, countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to […]
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Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable: study
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German satirical TV show hits back at Turkey’s Erdogan
BERLIN, March 31, (APP/AFP) – A German satirical TV show that sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey over media freedom has fired another salvo by re-broadcasting a song lampooning President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — with Turkish subtitles. “Perhaps Erdogan didn’t understand the piece,” presenter Christian Ehring said of the tune “Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan” that ridicules […]
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French policeman detained over beating of teen protester
PARIS, March 31 (APP/AFP): A French policeman was taken into custody for questioning on Thursday over the assault of a teenager last week during protests against labour reforms, police and judicial sources said. A video of the confrontation caused outrage on social media last week and triggered protests outside police stations in Paris. The video […]
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to cement power with special ‘advisor’ role
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, March 31, (APP/AFP) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s party moved Thursday to make her a special state adviser, giving her access to every tier of government and cementing her control over Myanmar’s first civilian administration in decades. Hopes are growing the newly sworn-in government can accelerate the country’s economic and political rejuvenation after […]
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‘Great Escape’ hero denied payout due to insufficient hardship: UK files
LONDON, March 31, (APP/AFP) – A survivor of the fabled “Great Escape” from a World War II Nazi concentration camp was initially denied compensation after the British government ruled he had not suffered enough, declassified documents revealed Thursday. Flight Lieutenant Bertram “Jimmy” James spent five months in solitary confinement at Sachsenhausen camp in Germany, where […]
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Iran to increase electricity export to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian has said that Pakistan wanted to import electricity from Iran up to 3,000 megawatts and the country’s minister for water and power would sign the related agreement during his upcoming visit to Tehran. “For the past 13 years, Iran has exported its electricity to Pakistan,” he […]