Tag: #Wars
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Can a Country Conquer another Country in the Modern World?
This opinion is by Haseeb Haroon. In old times the King who was powerful will occupy the neighboring states through the use of force and weak states always remains in danger and required allot of struggle in order to safeguard and protect themselves. It was common thing at that time when the one state attacks…
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UN Talks About Conservation Plan
Paris, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): As crunch UN talks to reverse the accelerating destruction of nature loom, indigenous peoples are sounding an alarm over proposed conservation plans they say could clash with their rights. The COP-15 UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China — provisionally slated for early October — will see nearly 200 nations attempt to…
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Sudan: Torn apart by decades of war
Khartoum, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):Sudan hopes that a landmark peace treaty signed on Saturday will help turn a corner on decades of conflict in one of Africa’s largest countries. The partly desert nation sits between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Military coups Sudan gained independence in 1956 after a period of joint rule by Britain…
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Wars, rows and scandals: When the Nobels didn’t go as planned
Stockholm, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Wars, jailed laureates and diplomatic rows have occasionally put the brakes on the Nobel prizes through the years. This time it is the coronavirus pandemic that has thwarted plans, and while prize announcements will go ahead next week, December festivities will be scaled back. The traditional December 10 awards ceremony and banquet…