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Macron, Biden to talk about Aukus pact

PARIS, Sept 19 (AFP/BBC): US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will talk on the phone in the coming days amid high tension over a submarines contract, a French government spokesman said Sunday.The announcement comes a day after France recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra, unhappy over...

Amateur astronauts return to Earth

LONDON, Sept 19 (BBC): our amateur astronauts have splashed down successfully in the Atlantic Ocean after three days in space.They are the first private, all-civilian team ever to orbit the Earth.The Inspiration4 crew left on a SpaceX capsule from Florida on Wednesday, and landed off the state's coast after 19:00...

HK chooses pro-Beijing electors

HONG KONG, Sept 19 (AP): Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city's leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates with Beijing loyalty.The Election Committee will select 40 of 90 lawmakers in the city's legislature during elections...

Protesters for Thai PM’s ouster

BANGKOK, Sept 19 (AFP): Hundreds of protesters drove through Bangkok's streets on Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of a military coup that ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.The billionaire ex-premier-now living in self-exile-has remained a prominent figure in the country's politics since the military deposed his government on September 19,...

Taliban tell female Kabul city workers to stay home

KABUL, Sept 19 (AP): The interim mayor of Afghanistan's capital says many female city employees have been ordered to stay home by the country's new Taliban rulers.Hamdullah Namony told reporters Sunday that only women who could not be replaced by men have been permitted to report to work. He says...

Military convoy hit by bomb near Yangon

YANGON, Sept 19 (AFP): Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February, sparking...

Putin's party set to retain parliament majority

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin's party was set Sunday to retain a majority in parliament on the last day of three-day elections in which most Kremlin critics were barred from the ballot.The vote comes in the wake of an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition this year, with...

News in Brief- (20-09-2021)

Legendary boxer to run for Philippines president MANILA, Sept 19: Philippine boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao declared Sunday he will run for president in 2022, ending months of speculation about whether the legendary fighter would seek the country's top job. "The time is now-we are ready to rise to the challenge of...