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COP16 president hopeful of 'major announcements' soon

CALI, Colombia, Oct 24 (AFP): The Colombian host and president of the UN's COP16 biodiversity summit said Wednesday she expected "major announcements" soon regarding negotiations to increase funding and political commitment against the destruction of nature.The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)...

Xi tells BRICS summit world facing 'serious challenges'

KAZAN, Russia, Oct 24 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told leaders of BRICS emerging economies the world was facing "serious challenges" and urged the group to be a "stabilising force".Xi was speaking on the final day of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, a forum...

Harris calls Donald Trump a 'fascist'

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 24 (AFP): Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a "fascist" Wednesday and warned that her US election rival was "increasingly unstable" as she addressed his reported praise for Adolf Hitler at a town hall event.The Democrat's fierce criticism came as she answered voters' questions on Trump's suitability for office...

Los Angeles Times editor resigns over US polls stance

LOS ANGELES, Oct 24 (AP): The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday.Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview that she...

Chinese company to sell tickets for space tourism flights in 2027

BEIJING, Oct 24 (AFP): A Chinese company will launch sales on Thursday of two tickets for a commercial spaceflight planned for 2027.The tickets sold by firm Deep Blue Aerospace cost 1.5 million yuan ($211,000) and are for seats on a suborbital flight in which passengers will experience five minutes of...

Pakistani forces kill nine militants

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 24 (AP): Pakistani security forces killed nine insurgents in a shootout overnight in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the volatile northwestern region that borders Afghanistan, the military said Thursday.Troops also seized weapons and ammunition from the insurgents' hideout after the shootout in Bajur, a...