MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 25 NOVEMBER
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
PICTURE OF THE DAYKATHMANDU, NEPAL
Students wearing facemasks sit the grade 12th board exam at the school playground amid the Covid-19 corona...
FOREIGN MINISTER, FOREIGN SECRETARY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVI...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen have tested positive for Covid-19.
They are doing fine and remain in isolati...
BANGLADESH TO GET 68 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE FRO...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh will get 68 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the Gavi-- The Vaccine Alliance -- under the global arrangement called Covax facility wi...
J&K DGP REVIEWS SECURITY ON INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh along with NS Jamwal IG BSF Frontier Jammu and other officers visited BSF Border Out Post where 62 kg of Narcotics, 2 pistols...
PAKISTAN CATEGORICALLY RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF RECOGNISIN...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan has dismissed the “baseless speculations” that the country is contemplating to normalise its ties with Israel.
“Responding...
US COMMITTED TO ENDURING PARTNERSHIP WITH AFGHANISTAN: POM...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an address to Geneva Conference on Tuesday said that the United States remains committed to its own enduring part...
GERMANY STARTS REDUCING TROOPS IN KUNDUZ: REPORT
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Germany is reducing its military presence in the northern province of Kunduz that was planned by NATO’s mission in Kabul in late summer, Germany...
Bangladesh Air Force holds air defence exercise
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has held its air defence exercise 'ADEX 2020-3’ in Dhaka, Chattogram, Jashore, Cox’s Bazar, Tangail and Barisha...
CHAI BREAK: 25 NOVEMBER
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Wake up and smell the coffee! Or the chai, if you prefer. Start the day with this virtual visit to the delightful cafes, bistros and restaurants of th...
INDIA PLEDGES AID TO REBUILD AFGHANISTAN, COMMITS TO PROJE...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Signalling long-term commitment to Afghanistan’s future — be it under Taliban or other political forces – India on Tuesday announced...
SRI LANKA AND CHINA DISCUSS CONSOLIDATING BILATERAL RELATI...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka and China have had talks on consolidating bilateral relations between both countries.
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage to...
SINGAPORE EJECTS BANGLADESHI WORKERS OVER FRENCH TERROR CO...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
While the Singaporean authorities did not elaborate further on the content of the posts, made following a French magazine’s controversial republ...
EU ANNOUNCES €10M GRANT FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES, PAKISTANIS AF...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The European Union (EU) is providing 10 million euros to significantly boost the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) assistance for...
17 KILLED, OVER 50 WOUNDED IN BAMIYAN BLASTS: SOURCES
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
At least 17 people were killed and over 50 more were wounded in two explosions in the city of Bamiyan on Tuesday afternoon, sources said.
Local offic...
Malaysia's crucial Budget 2021 vote likely to be delayed
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz presenting the 2021 Budget in Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, on Nov 6, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
The vote o...
China accuses ‘dangerous’ US of ‘creating chaos’ in Asia
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
China has accused the US of 'creating chaos' in the Asia Pacific [File: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erica Bechard/US Navy via AP Photo]...
Pompeo predicts ‘many’ more mideast peace deals: ‘We broke...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an interview with National Review during one of the final stops of his extended, post-election foreign trip, voiced...
Military top brass expresses concern over Indian attempts...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Corps Commander Conference (CCC) presided over by army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa held at the military’s headquarters in Rawalpindi, wh...
Nepal: The new battleground for China and India
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Nepal seems to be the new battleground for India and China, as the two nations vie for better geopolitical influence in the strategically-located nati...
India bans 43 more mostly Chinese mobile apps
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Alibaba Group Holding's e-commerce app Aliexpress is among those newly banned in India. Photo: Reuters
India banned 43 mobi...
Dr. Sania Nishtar, Mahira Khan among BBC’s 100 Most Influe...
November 25, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Dr. Sania Nishtar,Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan and SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar have made it to the list of the BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women 2020....
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