CLACTON-ON-SEA, United Kingdom, May 28, (APP/AFP):Having voted for Labour, the Conservatives and then the eurosceptic UK Independence Party, voters in a faded seaside town are running out of places to turn in Britain’s upcoming general election. Since its golden age in the 1960s, Clacton-on-Sea in the southeastern English county of Essex has struggled to reinvent […]
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Election blues in UK seaside hotbed of euroscepticism
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China strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
BEIJING, May 28 (APP): China has strongly condemned severe terrorist attack, in Minya province, Egypt. “President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi have respectively sent messages of condolences to Egyptian President al-Sisi, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang remarked in a statement […]
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President Trump extends warms wishes as Muslims in America prepare to observe Ramadan
WASHINGTON, May 27 (APP): President Trump on Thursday extended best wishes at the start of the holy month of Ramadan as Muslims in America, Europe and the Middle East prepare to begin the month of fasting from Saturday. In his message, he also reiterated that America will always stand with its partners against terrorism and […]
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North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul
SEOUL, May 21, (APP/AFP) – North Korea Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled some 500 km, just a week after a previous launch sparked international condemnation and threats of tougher UN sanctions. South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In called a National Security Council meeting in response to the latest launch, Yonhap news agency reported. […]
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UK Conservatives lose ground after manifesto launches
LONDON, May 21, (APP/AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have lost some of their substantial lead over the opposition Labour party, opinion polls showed Sunday after both sides published their manifestos for the June 8 election. The governing centre-right party is still on course for a comfortable victory, but no longer enjoys the […]
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Gilani denounces detention of Hurriyet leaders, activists
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Gilani has strongly denounced the detention of Hurriyet leaders, activists and imposition of restrictions on the movement of the people on the death anniversaries of prominent martyred Hurriyet leaders, Molvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone. Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement […]