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East Asia
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. What is next?
By Pooneh Nedai Publisher, Shokran & Amrood Tehran: US president Donald Trump exited Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last year. Iran, England, Germany, China and Russia objected this one-sided action mostly in their statements and gradually broke the commitment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Russia and China apparently stood…
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East Asia
South Korea recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Lingling
Seoul: South Korea is working to recover Sunday from the damage caused by Typhoon Lingling, which hit the Korean Peninsula with heavy rains and strong winds the previous day. According to an anti-disaster government agency, Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, made landfall here Saturday, killing three people and injuring 23…
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East Asia
3 South Koreans dead amid hundreds of accidents due to Typhoon Lingling
Seoul: At least three South Koreans were reported killed Saturday as Typhoon Lingling made landfall here, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that caused hundreds of minor accidents throughout the nation. A woman in her 70s died after she was knocked over by strong winds gusting at 39 meters per…
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South Asia
Third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan dialogue held in Islamabad
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan hosted the third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue here on Saturday. The latest round of talks covered trade, counter terrorism and ending Afghanistan’s 18-year war. The forum was established two years ago, and the earlier meetings were held in Beijing in…
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Pakistan rejects Indian president’s request to fly over its airspace
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday afternoon rejected a request made by Indian authorities to let the airplane of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind fly over Pakistani airspace on a tri-nation trip to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia from Monday. Pakistan rejected the request based on the alarming human…
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Citing security concerns, senior Sri Lankan cricketers refuse to travel to Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Several senior Sri Lankan players have expressed their reservations over travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming one-day international and T20 series. According to a report on BBC Urdu, senior players including ODI captain Dimuth Karunaratne, T20 captain Lasith Malinga and former captain Angelo Mathews…
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East Asia
Typhoon Lingling suspends hundreds of flights in South Korea
Seoul: South Korea worked to prevent any serious damage from Typhoon Lingling as the powerful storm made landfall here Saturday, causing heavy rains and strong winds throughout the entire nation. No serious damage has been reported yet, but more than 270 flights have been canceled or rescheduled due to strong…
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East Asia
Typhoon Lingling approaches South Korea
Seoul: A powerful typhoon is quickly moving northward to South Korea, with rain and strong winds seen on the country’s southern island of Jeju Friday. Typhoon Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, passed over seas 330 kilometers southwest of Jeju at a speed of 43 kph as of 6 p.m.,…
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Pakistan: Woman held captive by brothers for 10 years
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Police in Hafizabad town of Punjab province on Friday rescued a woman from a house where she had been held captive in a small room for almost ten years. The woman, identified as Naila Bibi, was kept captive in the house by two of…
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Indian Sikhs to get Pakistan visa under religious tourism policy
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has decided to add a religious tourism category to the online visa system for Sikh pilgrims looking to apply for visas to visit Kartarpur. A meeting of the Ministry of Interior decided that two separate categories of visa applications would…
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