LAUSANNE, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – Top diplomats were to meet in Switzerland Saturday in a fresh push to revive a ceasefire in Syria, after pro-government forces intensified their bombardment of the battered city of Aleppo. Since the collapse of a truce last month, Aleppo has been ravaged by a major onslaught by forces loyal to […]
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Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed
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Turkey condemns cancellation of coup panel in Sweden
ISTANBUL, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – Turkey has angrily reacted to the cancellation of a panel in Sweden about the failed July coup attempt seeking to oust the government from power, calling it a “blow” to the freedom of expression. The panel “July 15th — Behind the Scene of the Bloody Coup” had been planned to […]
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UN chief set to visit hurricane-hit Haiti to highlight needs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travels to Haiti on Saturday to visit areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew and highlight the emergency needs of the Caribbean nation. Ban will conduct an aerial survey of the damage along with Prime Minister Jean-Charles Enex, then visit Les Cayes on Haiti’s southern coast — […]
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Philippines faces ‘most damaging typhoon’: forecaster
MANILA, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – The Philippines faces what could be “the most damaging” storm this year as Typhoon Sarika headed for the archipelago’s heavily-populated main island, officials said Saturday. Sarika, packing maximum winds of 180 kilometres (112 miles) per hour, has already knocked out all power and telephone lines on the eastern island of […]
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Nations agree on phase-out of super greenhouse gases
KIGALI, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – World envoys reached an agreement Saturday on a timetable for the phase-out of potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major step in curbing global warming. The amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on protecting the ozone layer was greeted by applause from exhausted envoys who had […]
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New Syria talks to open in Switzerland
LAUSANNE, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – Fresh diplomatic talks to end the Syrian conflict open in Switzerland on Saturday, the first since Washington halted negotiations with Moscow earlier this month on efforts to revive a failed ceasefire. With violence still raging in Aleppo, US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet Russian Foreign Minister […]