BEIJING, June 1, (APP/AFP) - Wielding an “inspector” badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs out violators of China’s toughest-ever tobacco control law, enacted a year ago on Wednesday, …
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NEW YORK, May 31 (APP): Amid daily battles between government forces and Taliban insurgents, the number of internally displaced Afghans has risen to 1.2 million people, up from 500,000 in 2013, …
UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (APP): Noting that from 2008 to 2013, air pollution levels in urban areas increased by eight per cent, a new report from the United Nations Environment …
MUMBAI, May 31, (APP/AFP) A fire at a massive military ammunition depot in central India on Tuesday has killed at least 17 people and left many more injured, according to …
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (APP): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of …
ABIDJAN, May 30 (APP/AFP): Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo will be tried for crimes against humanity starting Tuesday, having already been jailed for 20 years for her part in …
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 29 (APP): Pakistan's massive military operation aimed at rooting out terrorism is in its "final phase", but the menace is not going to just go away unless …
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (APP): The World Health Organization, which in February declared the spread of Zika in the Americas a global emergency, said Saturday there is “no public health …
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (APP): Some 31 natural and cultural World Heritage sites in 29 countries across the world are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a …
WASHINGTON, May 28 (APP): Prayers were offered in several mosques in the capital Washington and the neighbouring state of Virginia and Maryland for early recovery of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz …