TOKYO, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Japanese voters headed to the polls Sunday to cast their ballot in a parliamentary election with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party expected to cruise to victory despite lukewarm support. Abe, in power since late 2012, has yet to achieve a strong recovery in the world’s third-largest economy nor his […]
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Japan votes in upper house election
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Pakistan strongly condemns killing of innocent Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD, July 10 (APP): Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of Kashmiri leader Burhan Wani and scores of other innocent Kashmiris in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) terming such acts as ‘deplorable and condemnable.’ “Such acts are a violation of fundamental human rights of Kashmiris and cannot deter the people of Jammu and […]
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UK government rejects 4m-strong petition for 2nd EU vote
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – The British government on Saturday formally rejected a petition signed by more than 4.125 million people calling for a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. “We the undersigned call upon HM (Her Majesty’s) government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60 percent […]
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Speak out against US injustice and support cops: Biden
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday praised the five Dallas cops slain at a demonstration against police brutality, and also urged Americans to rally against disparities in the US criminal justice system. The message comes after days of marches in US cities over the deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana […]
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NATO keeps pressure on Russia over Ukraine
WARSAW, (APP/AFP) – NATO leaders on Saturday kept up the pressure on Russia over Ukraine, stressing the need for unity and a no-nonsense dialogue in dealing with a more aggressive Moscow. The 28 NATO nations, led by US President Barack Obama at his last alliance summit, on Friday endorsed their biggest military revamp since the […]
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India’s Kerala imposes ‘fat tax’ on junk food to counter obesty
NEW DELHI, (APP/AFP) – India’s peaceful tourist hotspot Kerala has become the first state in the country to impose a “fat tax” on junk food in a bid to counter rising obesity. The state’s finance minister Thomas Isaac announced a 14.5 percent tax on food including burgers, pizzas and sandwiches sold at restaurants and fast-food […]