ADEN, March 6, (APP/AFP) – Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished nation, a Yemeni security source said Monday. The source said the early dawn raid hit the town of Al-Nasl in the southern Abyan province, which has been the target of air […]
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Fifth night of suspected US raids on Yemen: security source
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China’s 2017 defense budget to grow 7%: finance official
BEIJING, March 6 (APP/Xinhua): China’s 2017 defense spending is budgeted to grow 7 percent, an official with the Ministry of Finance said Monday. China’s military expenditure will be 1.04 trillion yuan (about 152 billion U.S. dollars), including 1.02 trillion yuan from the central budget, the official said. The figures can be found in a draft […]
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France’s Fillon fights for survival as party leaders meet
PARIS, March 6, (APP/AFP) – Francois Fillon was fighting to keep his embattled French presidential bid alive on Monday as former president Nicolas Sarkozy piled pressure on him ahead of a crisis meeting of their rightwing Republicans party. The conservative Fillon, 63, was once a clear favourite to win France’s two-stage election in April and […]
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Greek economy takes new blow, in the red in 2016
ATHENS, March 6, (APP/AFP) – Debt-laden Greece’s economy suffered a new blow, contracting by 1.2 percent at the end of 2016, according to revised figures released Monday, meaning it remained in recession for the eighth straight year. The figure by the national statistics agency Elstat compared with an earlier estimate of a seasonally adjusted 0.4 […]
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Cricket: India 213-4 at stumps, lead by 126 runs
BANGALORE, India, March 6, (APP/AFP) – India were 213 for four at stumps in their second innings on Monday in the second Test at Bangalore, leading Australia by 126 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara (79) and Ajinkya Rahane (40) were batting at close of play on the third day, having put on 93 to keep Australia’s bowlers […]
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Chinese co. shows interest in Health Park project
KARACHI, Mar 6 (APP): A leading Chinese company, China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), has shown interest in health park project of Sindh Government. It was observed in a meeting of a delegation of CCCC led by Deputy General Manager, Xue Zhiwen with Chairperson Sindh Board of Investment (SBI), here on Monday, said a statement. The […]