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UN aid going to Assad-linked companies: report
United Nations aid contracts worth tens of millions of dollars have gone to people closely associated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite US and EU sanctions, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The newspaper’s analysis of hundreds of UN contracts granted since the Syrian conflict began in 2011 showed many awarded “to companies run...
Tennis: Murray, Serena swing into action at US Open today
NEW YORK (AFP) – Serena Williams launches yet another bid for Grand Slam history on Tuesday, part of a blockbuster second night of the US Open that also features mens second seed Andy Murray.Williams, in search of a seventh US Open crown, opens the action under the floodlights on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court against Russian veteran Ekaterina...
Man United meet Fenerbahce in tough Europa League group
MUNACO (Reuters) – Manchester United will come up against their former striker Robin van Persie after being drawn in a tough Europa League group on Friday alongside Fenerbahce, Feyenoord and Zorya Luhansk.Three-times European champions United must negotiate a competitive group if they are to win one of the few titles that has eluded...
Guardiola to return to Barcelona with Manchester City
MONACO (AFP) – Pep Guardiola will return to former club Barcelona with Manchester City in the Champions League after the two sides were drawn together in Thursdays group stage draw in Monaco.Guardiola, a European Cup winner with Barca as a player in 1992 before twice guiding the Catalan giants to the Champions League title in 2009 and 2011,...
Preventive measures against Congo virus advised: Experts
Health experts on Thursday advised the citizens to take special preventive measures to protect from carrying Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). According to them, healthcare workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Congo virus or handling specimens from them should implement standard infection control precautions. These...
Trump adviser’s Russia credentials come under scrutiny
When Donald Trump named a little-known US energy consultant as part of his foreign policy team, the adviser’s ex-boss was puzzled; how could the relatively junior banker he knew in Moscow a decade ago be qualified to brief a presidential candidate? Carter Page, who worked in Russia at US investment bank Merrill Lynch, paints an impressive...
Biden vows ‘rock solid’ NATO ties as allies slam Trump
RIGA (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden promised unwavering commitment to NATOs collective defence Tuesday as he sought to reassure Baltic allies spooked by a resurgent Russia and White House hopeful Donald Trump.Let there be no doubt — Americas Article 5 commitment is rock solid and unwavering, Biden said, referring to a cornerstone...
Afghans push India for more arms, despite Pakistan’s wary eye
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight militants, Kabul’s envoy to New Delhi said, even if Pakistan is wary of closer military cooperation between countries lying to its east and west.India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years,...
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia ‘illicit’ due to civilian deaths in Yemen: watchdog
GENEVA (Reuters) – A group that campaigns for stricter arms sales controls said on Monday that Western powers were breaking international law by selling vast amounts of weapons to Saudi Arabia that are being used to hit civilians in Yemen.The Control Arms Coalition said Britain, France and the United States were flouting the 2014 Arms Trade...
Afghans push India for more arms, despite Pakistan’s wary eye
India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight militants, Kabul’s envoy to New Delhi said, even if Pakistan is wary of closer military cooperation between countries lying to its east and west. India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years but has been more measured...
