Newswire Italians call their home country il bel paese for good reason. “The Beautiful Country” more than lives up to such a lofty moniker with miles of gorgeous coastlines, soaring mountains, and lush terrain stretching from the tip of the boot in the south to the peaks of the Alps in the north.Italy is synonymous […]
Read MoreIslamabad: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab this week visited Pakistan to discuss how the two countries can work closely together on the situation in Afghanistan.He held meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa. Discussions focused on securing a safe passage for those leaving Afghanistan, […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating recently said that China’s “great problem” is that “it [China] is now a state as large as the United States, and with the potential of being much larger – an unforgivable sin for American triumphalists.” The former Australian head of state made such a statement when accusing […]
Read MoreJoseph Dana The delta variant of the coronavirus disease is wreaking havoc around the world and wealthy countries are deploying booster shots as a defense. With remarkable speed, the US has pushed ahead with a plan to offer a third vaccination jab as an attempt to curb the spread within its borders. This response is […]
Read MoreAlistair Burt What a difference a few weeks makes. Since my highlighting, in a July column, the harsh media spotlight under which the US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was already being seen in London, we have had to confront the reality of the consequences. While by far the most painful aspect has been […]
Read MoreNewswire Bangkok: “The runway of the HKIA #Kabul international airport is open. I see airplanes landing and taking off ”. With a dry post on Twitter where he shares the most beautiful photos of his Rome and pets, career diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, born in 1957, seems like a spectator rather than a protagonist as […]
Read MoreVladivostok: Russian President Vladimir Putin named law, economics and politics as the spheres in which he considers himself an expert at a back-to-school gathering on Wednesday to mark the occasion of the Day of Knowledge during his visit to Russia’s Far East.“Technically we are having a ‘lesson’ today. Had it been a real lesson, then […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Denmark signed a DKK 10 million partnership agreement this week with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – UN Migration Agency in Pakistan to assist Pakistani authorities and build capacity to meet the challenges occurred on Pakistan as a result of irregular migration. Under the signed partnership agreement, Denmark will […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan is the host city of the 2020 Paralympic Games for a second time in the Games’ history, but Japan has been implementing barrier-free travel and accessibility throughout Tokyo and the entire country since 2006. The New Barrier-Free Law was passed in 2006 to help make Tokyo a more accessible city for the elderly […]
Read MoreNewswire Milan: Moise Kean will be the final piece of Juventus’ post-Cristiano Ronaldo attack after the Italy forward completed his move from Everton on Tuesday.Kean, 21, returns to the club where he began his professional career as an academy graduate on a two-year loan which will then turn into a permanent sale for a reported […]
Read MoreDing Gang “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” This saying has been repeatedly come into my mind as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches.I can still recall an exhibition of children’s artwork that debuted at the Museum of the City of New York on the first anniversary of […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The USS Kidd guided missile destroyer and the USCGC Munro cutter made a transit in the Taiwan Straits on Friday, the eighth time the US has sent warships through the Taiwan Straits this year. On the same day, the PLA held multiple military exercises on both sides of the Straits.The two pieces of […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro The blast at Kabul airport, the subsequent US retaliation, and the Taliban’s condemnation of America’s so-called unilateral action has maybe distracted us from the criticism of the British government’s failure to evacuate hundreds of Afghans eligible for asylum in the UK.That failure could be permitted had Britain under Boris Johnson and his Brexiteer-dominated […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: NATO head Jens Stoltenberg this week awarded Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the alliance’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, with a medal for his contribution to the evacuation mission from the Central Asian country. “Secretary General @jensstoltenberg awarded the #NATO Meritorious Service Medal to our Senior Civilian Representative @pontecorvoste & his team for their service […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi this week said the international community should continue its support to Afghanistan and should not abandon the country in the present situation.Addressing a news conference along with Foreign Minister of Netherlands Sigrid Kaag here, he said he discussed with the Dutch minister, the bilateral relations and the […]
Read MoreXu Keyue and Liu Xin Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Russia and the international community on the Afghan issue and stressed that China and Russia should deepen cooperation against interference in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.The top leaders of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Seasoned diplomat Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri held key meetings with President Arif Alvi and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi this week before flying to Canberra, Australia to take up the top job as Pakistan’s High Commissioner. In the meeting with Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri , President Arif Alvi expressed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen relations with […]
Read MoreA new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder reveals the complex history behind one of the Grand Canyon’s most well-known geologic features: A mysterious and missing gap of time in the canyon’s rock record that covers hundreds of millions of years.The research comes closer to solving a puzzle, called the “Great Unconformity,” that […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: When the Italian 4×100 meters relay team took home the gold medal, it was a new benchmark in what one key observer called a “magical summer” for sports in Italy.With a day to go before the closing ceremony, Italy has already won 39 Olympic medals, 11 more than the Rio Games in 2016 […]
Read MoreNewswire A day after Tokyo finally turned off the lights on an Olympic Games that had caused anxiety before it began but was met with gratitude and relief at its end, the ICC made an announcement. Cricket would make a formal push to be a part of the LA 2028 Olympic programme with ICC chair […]
Read MoreHu Xijin I think what we can expect most from the new Afghan government should be as follows, and in that order:First, they draw a clear line against the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist forces that pursue “Xinjiang independence,” and they do not support any activities aimed at destabilizing China’s Xinjiang Uygur […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: UNESCO Islamabad in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada in Pakistan, recently concluded a series of sensitization and information sharing sessions to strengthen climate change reporting. These sessions culminated in the formulation of a Cohort4ClimateConversations forum, with the aim to strengthen climate change reporting in mainstream and digital media in Pakistan. Throughout […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Senior Civilian Representative of NATO in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has been working round the clock these days as Afghanistan awaits a new government.“Round the clock coordination with diplomatic & military colleagues from NATO allies and partners to continue safe evacuation of our nationals and Afghans at risk from Kabul airport. #Afghanistan. Allied […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing China this week urged the United States to abide by the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques, sever military links with Taiwan and stop arms sales to the island.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said this week that Afghanistan faces major challenges and assured that there will be no confrontation with anyone.Addressing a press conference in Kabul, he said that freedom was “our ligitimate right,” adding that they do not have any animosity towards anybody. The spokesperson also congratulated the Afghan people.“I would […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said this week that in the fall of Kabul, there is a lesson for Indian Prime Minister Modi to not force someone to the extent that they respond and react more severely.He said that Modi must stop his brutalities […]
Read MoreWang Wen The Chinese think tanks’ report – “America Ranked First?!: The Truth about America’s fight against COVIID-19” – has been viewed at least 500 million times. The report named the US as the world’s No. 1 anti-pandemic failure, No. 1 political-blaming country, No. 1 pandemic spreader, No. 1 politically-divisive country, No. 1 currency-abusing country, […]
Read MoreYang Cheng This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Since its inception, the SCO has proved to be a multi-layered framework for political, economic and security cooperation, with China and Russia as the two engines driving it. The birth and development of the SCO have embodied China’s participation […]
Read MoreJarmo T. Kotilaine The global pandemic, now well into its second year, may not be over, but it has undoubtedly already become a historic inflection point on multiple levels. While disrupting the march of economic growth worldwide, it has also pushed people to consider alternative ideas about development. It has coincided with an unusually turbulent […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: “Did you know that Mount Etna is a woman? We know this because she’s been known to be peaceful one minute, but within five minutes can explode.” And with these reductive words, our tour guide gives life to Sicily’s grand old lady, who at 500,000 years of age and with more than 200 […]
Read MoreRome: The Italian government recently decided to make Covid-19 health certificates – proof of vaccination, recovery or a recent negative test – compulsory for teachers and anyone else who works in schools in Italy, starting with the new academic year in September.It’s a key part of the strategy to ensure that pupils can learn in […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that NATO will stay in Afghanistan as long as possible to assist in the difficult time. “We will stay here as long as possible to assist Afghanistan in this difficult time. The role played by the NATO it carries out to […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, was created in a lab, and none of the lab leak claims “hold up to scientific scrutiny,” a virologist with the University of Glasgow has said.The lab leak theory “offers no evidence other than the circumstantial location of the Wuhan […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator Rehman Malik Thursday set on fire the Indian presidential order of revoking Article 370 and 35A in held Kashmir.He said the illegal order was burned to convey a message to the world that the people of Kashmir don’t accept Indian any […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has appreciated the role that Afghan leaders and the Afghan security forces had played in reaching close to peace in Afghanistan.“This is a historic moment for Afghanistan as Afghans prepare to determine the future of their country through intra-Afghan negotiations. The Afghan people and […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing of Nagasaki this week, just three days after that of Hiroshima.In the annual ceremony, scaled-down this year due to Covid-19, citizens observed a minute of silence at 8:15 am local time – the exact time the first bomb hit Hiroshima 76 years ago. […]
Read MoreKarolos Grohmann Tokyo: Italy’s COVID-19 gamble that allowed a small group of elite athletes to train through the pandemic when much of the world was in lockdown has paid off handsomely at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the country setting a new medals record.Going into the final day of competitions Italian athletes have won 39 […]
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is preparing a bid for the game’s inclusion to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.Cricket was last featured in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – the Great Britain and hosts France. “A Working Group has also been formed […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Australian High Commission has launched an initiative with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to help double COVID-19 testing capacity across Islamabad and the four provincial capitals of Pakistan. The Australian grant will be administered by the Asian Development Bank through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).Australia’s assistance aims to enhance […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Austrian ambassador to Pakistan Nicolaus Keller is a huge supporter of closer Pakistan-Austria ties.He has been meeting Pakistan officials to achieve the goal of further cementing the friendship. Nicolaus Keller, born 1970 in Austria. Sinde 2018 to date, he said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to the Islamic Republic […]
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