Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for over 30 years. The president of Chad has been killed on the front line after a clash between the army and rebels at the border ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Deby has long faced insurgencies in the north. More to follow. .
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Read full article. Agence France-Presse20 April 2021, 11.51 am183;1-min read. Montreux. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday there is "no doubt whatsoever" that football's world governing body "disapproves" of the proposed European Super League (ESL) and that clubs involved could face "consequences" ... .
Jurors on Monday began mulling the fate of the white ex-Minneapolis policeman accused of killing African-American George Floyd, a death that sparked a nationwide reckoning on racism and which prosecutors called a "shocking abuse of authority" ... .
He replaced Ashraf Raslan Shalaby, who becomes an adviser to the minister. Mr Abul El Makarem’s appointment was part of a sweeping overhaul of the railway’s top-tier management, replacing officials in charge of different sections of the government’s ambitious plans to upgrade the unreliable and accident-prone service ... Read More ... .
The world's chemical weapons watchdog will decide this week whether to impose unprecedented sanctions on Syria for its alleged use of toxic arms and failure to declare its arsenal ... "It is now up to the international community to take appropriate action." ... Syria has rejected all the allegations and said the attacks were staged ... ....
The shares are expected to start trading on NasdaqDubai in the second quarter ... The company is likely to start trading on Nasdaq Dubai in the second quarter ... waheedabbas@khaleejtimes.com .
Iran began enriching uranium to 60 per cent purity in order to show its technical capacity after a sabotage attack at a nuclear plant, and the move is quickly reversible if the United States lifts sanctions, the Iranian government said on Tuesday ... Iran denies seeking a nuclear weapon ... Read More ...Israel has not formally commented on the incident ... .
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's space agency said Tuesday (April 20) it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing from the International Space Station (ISS) programme to go it alone ... "The first core module of the new Russian orbital station is in the works," Rogozin said in a statement on messaging app Telegram ... ....
Tottenham confirmed on Tuesday that former midfielder Ryan Mason would be in caretaker charge until the end of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho... </p>Mourinho was dismissed on Monday following a disappointing run of form that has left Spurs struggling to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Tokyo, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 20th Apr, 2021 ) .Call it the mite of Twitter. Japanese and Austrian researchers have confirmed a bug they spotted posted in a tweet is a previously unknown species, now aptly dubbed "Ameronothrus twitter." ... At just 0.7 milimetres long, the mites are miniscule and harmless to people, Shimano said ... ....
Berlin. Armin Laschet, leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), won the backing of senior party members at an internal meeting to run as the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel at a September federal election, party sources said on Tuesday ... He had not yet commented on the outcome of the meeting early on Tuesday ... Narrow lead ... .
Michael Gove is holding talks with Israeli ministers about introducing a UK version of the country's Covid passport scheme ... The scheme is similar to proposals being examined by Mr Gove as part of a review designed to allow the reopening of mass events without social distancing ... Israel has hailed its scheme as a 'world class experiment' ... .
Morrissey has accused The Simpsons of "hatred" and "complete ignorance" after he was parodied in a recent episode. In a letter on his website, the star called the show "a taunting lawsuit" but said he did not have the money to fund a legal action ... "What no one's talking about is how insulting it truly is ... .