Tag: #Inernational
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Italy virus toll tops 4,000, New York joins California in lockdown
New York, March 21 (AFP/APP): The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world’s worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other US states joined California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic under control. While new infections were being detected around the globe, the World Health…
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US to restart Taliban talks after Trump green light
Kabul, Dec 4 (AFP/APP): The US negotiator on Afghanistan will shortly resume talks with the Taliban, officials said Wednesday, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America’s longest war. Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Kabul on the start of his mission, which follows Trump’s trip last week to Afghanistan,…