Monthly Archives: October 2021

Russia using gas to bully Moldova says EU

The European Union’s top diplomat said on Thursday that Moscow was using natural gas to bully Moldova, as the prime minister of the ex-Soviet republic said the country could not afford the prices Russia was now offering. Moldova’s gas contract with Russia’s Gazprom expired at the end of September. Moldova’s …

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Iraq reports 1,471 new Covid-19 cases, 22 more deaths

Iraq recorded 1,471 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 22 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2,249 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

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Ancient dog-sized scorpion fossil discovered in China

Imagine a scorpion! What usually comes to mind is a reasonably small, finger-length, venomous creature who primarily inhabits the land. But imagine diving into a sea and coming face-to-face with a meter-long scorpion! Scientists from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology recently unearthed a fossil of a scorpion that …

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Salih: terrorists involved in ISIS attacks shall be brought to Justice

Iraqi President, Barham Salih, hosted the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote accountability for crimes committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), Christian Ritscher, at al-Salam Palace in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a readout issued by the President’s bureau, the meeting laid emphasis upon providing all the necessary …

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Ethiopia air strike on Tigray kills 6: Sources

Ethiopia’s military on Thursday carried out an airstrike on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region that a hospital official and rebel sources said killed six people and injured 21 others. The government said the strike, the latest in a campaign of air bombardments, hit a factory in Mekele used …

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China urges World Bank, IMF to help cash-strapped Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to resume financing support to cash-strapped Afghanistan for reconstruction. The Taliban takeover in August saw billions of dollars in central bank assets frozen and international financial institutions suspend access to funds, although humanitarian aid …

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India tests ballistic missile with 5,000 km range

India has tested a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead up to 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles), the defense ministry said, in what media called a “stern signal” to China as the two remain locked in a border spat. The Agni-5 missile blasted off from Abdul Kalam Island off …

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