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WHO says million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition

GENEVA, Nov 12 (Reuters): Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1.0 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday.Aid agencies have warned of famine as a...

Biden, Xi expected to hold virtual summit on Monday

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (AFP): US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a hotly awaited virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday, US media reported, as tensions mount over Taiwan, human rights and trade.Both CNN and Politico, citing unnamed sources, said the meeting was tentatively scheduled for...

Westerns at UN condemn Belarus over border crisis

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (BBC): The United States and European delegations on the UN Security Council condemned on Thursday Belarus's behavior in the migrant crisis on its border with Poland.Poland says the government of strongman Alexander Lukashenko has lured about 2,000 migrants, mainly Kurds from the Middle East, to Belarus...

Three killed in Kabul mosque blast

JALALABAD, Nov 12 (AFP): At least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan's restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said.The blast-for which no group has yet claimed responsibility-underscores one of the many challenges facing the new Taliban...

Saudi Arabia to grant citizenship to skilled professionals

JEDDAH, Nov 12 (Arab News): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) approved the granting of citizenship to foreign nationals with specialized skills in a number of professions on Thursday.The royal decree allows certain high-skilled professionals working in specialized areas within the legal, medical, scientific, cultural, sport and technical fields to...

Libyan political impasse threatens election

PARIS, Nov 12 (Arab News): As political wrangling threatens to derail Libya's proposed election, international powers see little choice but to start the vote as planned on Dec. 24 despite the risk of unravelling a year-long peace process.Despite the lack of any agreement six weeks before the election on rules...

News in Brief (13-11-2021)

US journalist jailed for 11 years in MyanmarYANGON, Nov 12: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday jailed American journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years, his lawyer and his employer said, despite US calls for his release from what it said was unjust detention. Fenster, 37, the managing editor of...