Delhi asks Islamabad for stern actions against terrorists

NEW DELHI, Mar 09 (AP): India demanded on Saturday that Pakistan take concrete steps against terrorists operating from its territory, while at the same time returning its top diplomat to Islamabad amid an easing of tensions between the nuclear rivals.Pakistan announced earlier this week that its high commissioner to India...

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Philippines survey shows ‘shocking’ plastic waste

MANILA, Mar 09 (AFP): An audit in the Philippines has shown the country uses a "shocking" amount of single-use plastic, including nearly 60 billion sachets a year, a new report said on Friday.The report, produced by the NGO GAIA, is part of an effort to collect data on plastic consumption...

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US protesters demand ‘regime change’ in Iran

WASHINGTON, Mar 09(AFP): Hundreds of people turned out in Washington on Friday demanding regime change in Iran and denouncing "atrocity toward the people" under Tehran's regime.Protesters waved Iranian flags as they chanted for "regime change now" -with some holding portraits of Maryam Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin, an Iranian...

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