Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dies at 100
Former UN chief, Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, died Wednes
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Pakistan reopens mosque for women
Pakistan on Wednesday reopened a mosque for female worshippers after two decades, in what observers called a move in defiance of the hardline Islam fo
Iraq announces first coronavirus death
Iraq said a 70-year-old Muslim cleric died on Wednesday from the novel coronavirus, the first death from the outbreak in a country where 31 people hav
Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague
Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the cou
Germany bans export of medical protective gear over coronavirus
Germany’s interior ministry on Wednesday said it had banned exports of medical protection gear such as masks and gloves to ensure that health wo