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Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary
PARIS (AFP) – Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year’s presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe.Ex-prime minister Fillon, 62, will now become a favourite to be France’s next leader after winning...
Giant new dome set to keep Chernobyl safe for generations
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine: The world´s largest metal moveable structure will be unveiled on Tuesday over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant´s doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. The giant arch — nearly as long as two football pitches and taller than New York´s Statue of Liberty — will...
Conservative Fillon wins French rightwing primary
PARIS (AFP) – Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination to stand in next years presidential election with a resounding victory.Ex-prime minister Fillon will now become a favourite to be Frances next leader after winning the US-style primary to pick the nominee...
Russia poised to gain from oil production freeze
With its oil output at record levels and state coffers running low, Russia has little to lose and much to gain from agreeing a deal with the OPEC cartel on limiting production. Ahead of an OPEC meeting set for November 30 in Vienna, Moscow — which is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — is pushing for an...
Warm and cool: Cuba?s ties with USSR under Castro
The death of Cuban socialist icon Fidel Castro at age 90 on Friday stirred memories of his island nation´s close but at times fraught relations with the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, on Saturday hailed Castro for having strengthened Cuba in the face of an American economic blockade, praising his former counterpart...
Putin presents Russian passport to Hollywood actor Seagal
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a Russian passport to U.S. actor Steven Seagal on Friday and said he hoped it would serve as a symbol of how the fractious ties between Moscow and Washington are starting to improve. At a Kremlin ceremony where Seagal signed his new passport in front of Putin, the Russian leader said: “I...
Liverpool great Gerrard calls time on career
LONDON: (Web Desk, AFP) – Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday at the age of 36, calling time on an emblematic career.Gerrard spent 17 years at his home-town club Liverpool, 12 as captain, and won nine honours including the 2005 Champions League before finishing...
Football: Benfica frustrated after stirring Besiktas fightback
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Benfica must wait on a place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Turkeys Besiktas on Wednesday.The Portuguese cruised into a 3-0 lead inside barely half an hour but were pegged back as the Turks maintained their unbeaten record with two goals in the final seven...
Pakistan signs deal to supply 52 Super Mushshak jets to Turkey
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain on Wednesday said that Pakistan has signed a deal with Turkey to supply 52 Super Mushshak aircrafts.Talking to media at IDEAS 2016 in Karachi, Rana Tanveer said the deal will strengthen ties between two brotherly countries and will result in huge foreign exchange for...
Envoy for enhancing trade ties between Pakistan, Ukraine
Ambassador of Ukraine to Pakistan Volodymyr Lakomov has said that Ukrainian Embassy considers enhancing business-to-business (B2B) interaction between the entities in Ukraine and Pakistan as one of the most promising and priority directions within the bilateral relations. Speaking at a meeting during his visit to Karachi Chamber, the Ukrainian...
