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The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been adding challenges to the peace process and Khalilzad has said it created a need for urgency. DESPARDES — Afghanistan’s government has announced a
Continue readingAfghanistan Govt Announces Team For Peace Talks With Taliban
DESPARDES — Some children eating grass in India were photographed on the the third day of 21-day countrywide lockdown amid global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Local administrative officials intervened with ration
Continue readingHungry Kids Seen Eating Grass in Modi’s Constituency
Xi’s speech at the Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit via video link in Beijing on Thursday, stressed on cutting tariffs, removing barriers, and facilitating the unfettered flow of trade. DESPARDES —
It may take up to six months for China’s economy to recover, says a report on leaked notes of a private meeting held by Goldman Sachs after Coronavirus outbreak SoDATA
Continue readingCoronavirus Hit China’s Exports and Imports Plummet
DESPARDES — Russian media outlets faced penalties Friday after federal regulators invoked the nation’s newly enacted law against “fake news” to “censor reports about the coronavirus pandemic”, reports Washington Times.
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As of Saturday evening, there were 12,729 confirmed cases of the virus in Iran; 2959 have recovered while the number of deaths was 611 DESPARDES — Iran’s ambassador to France
Continue readingWorld Should Get Ready for Crisis of Century: Iran’s Envoy
No one claimed responsibility for the attack: VOA News Dozens of rockets fell on an Iraqi military base hosting coalition troops Saturday, the second such attack in less than a
Continue readingRockets Fall on Iraqi Base Where U.S. Troops are Housed for 2nd Time in Week
DESPARDES — Kuwait has suspended the issuance of all types of visas in a bid to control the Covid-19 outbreak, local media reported on Tuesday. As of Wednesday, 72 confirmed
Continue readingKuwait Suspends Visa Issuance, Shuts Cinemas and Postpones Sports Events
Investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan is an important moment, writes BBC analyst Jonathan Marcus DESPARDES — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorized prosecutors to investigate whether the Taliban, the
Continue readingAfghanistan War Crimes: ICC Authorizes Investigation
DESPARDES — Five Iranians — including two elderly people in the holy city of Qom. have died after contracting the coronavirus, with world health authorities warning it has spread to
Continue readingIran Reports More Coronavirus Deaths; Balochistan on High Alert
SoDATA (South Data) — Share of loans to cash-poor companies in India more than doubled in five years, as level of bad debt and nearly-bad debt rose, leading to credit
Continue readingINSIGHT: India Economy In Vicious Cycle or Near Collapse
DESPARDES — Renowned Indian lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar has called Narendra Modi a ‘fascist’ in his latest attack on the Prime Minister. Akhtar’s no-holds-barred comment comes back-to-back Noam Chomsky’s: The famed