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Houston braces for protests crying for gun control as gun lobby group kicks off convention

UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on DPRK sanctions

The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt a resolution aimed to impose new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Turkey says Finland, Sweden's NATO bids not to progress unless Ankara's concerns addressed2022-05-26
Turkey has set out conditions for the Swedish and Finnish delegations to earn its support over the two Nordic countries' bids to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday.

Monkeypox cases rising in EU, authorities urge countries to take measures2022-05-26
With monkeypox cases rising in Europe, European health authorities are urging countries to take extra steps to bring the spread of the virus under control.

Russian passports distributed in Mariupol: Ukrainian official2022-05-26
Russian passports have been distributed in the city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine that had been taken under control by Russian forces earlier this month, Petro Andryushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, said on Wednesday.

Most deadly school shooting in decade amid unending U.S. gun violence exposes dysfunctional system2022-05-26
The names of at least 19 children and two teachers who were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest U.S. school shooting over nearly a decade are gradually being revealed in Uvalde, in the U.S. state of Texas.

Russia says likely to strengthen defense amid Japan hostility2022-05-26
Russia said on Wednesday that it is closely monitoring hostile activities of Japan and reserves the right to strengthen its defense capability in response.

Texas school shooting death toll rises to 21, including 18 children: senator2022-05-25
The death toll from an elementary school shooting in the U.S. state of Texas has risen to 21, including 18 children, a state senator said Tuesday, citing the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Lebanese currency sinks to new record low2022-05-25
The Lebanese pound on Tuesday sank to a new historic low on the parallel market amid the country's unprecedented financial crisis, local media reported.

Palestinian killed, over 90 injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: medics2022-05-25
A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 others were wounded early on Wednesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Afghan refugees hold U.S. responsible for worsening security, economy in Afghanistan2022-05-24
Battered and bruised by hardships, Abdollah Saebi, an Afghan in his late 40s, looks much older than his age.

Americans still mired in pandemic though COVID severity, threat downplayed: report2022-05-24
In every meaningful way, those who have sought to downplay or dismiss the severity and threat of the COVID pandemic have achieved the rhetorical high ground, despite the fact that Americans are still mired in the same disease that first hit the country in February 2020, said a report of U.S. nonprofit news organization Truthout.

Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australia's 31st prime minister2022-05-23
Australia's Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in on Monday to become the country's 31st Prime Minister.

World Health Assembly to focus on COVID-19, health and peace2022-05-23
The 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday to focus on major issues including response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the global health for peace initiative.

Monkeypox onward spread highly likely in future: WHO2022-05-23
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there will be more monkeypox cases identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries.

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Sino-Pak cooperation propels Pakistani auto industry to usher in golden age

As for the automotive industry, Pakistan is about to usher in a golden age of development. Chinese brands including BAIC Motor, Changan Auto and SAIC Motor, have set up their own assembly plants in Pakistan.

Quality control to accelerate Pakistan mangoes entering Chinese market

"Quality control is the keyword of this year’s mango export," said Adnan Hafeez, director of Imperial Ventures (Pvt) Ltd. The first shipment of Pakistani mangoes of the present season will arrive in Kunming, China this week.