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First Ever S. Korean Artist Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar

27/04/2021
Seoul, 26 April 2021 (Yonhap News) South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year's Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film "Minari," becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. At the awards ceremony held at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (U.S. time)...

Turkish Leader Blasts Biden's 'Unfounded' Remarks On 1915 Events

27/04/2021
Ankara, 26 April 2021 (Anadolu News) The Turkish president on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden's "unfounded" statement on the events of 1915, saying it is "contrary to the facts."Addressing a news conference following a three-hour Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "US President Biden made a statement that is unfounded...

Common Ground Sought in 5+1 Cyprus Talks in Geneva, UN Secretary General To Attend

26/04/2021
Lefkosa/Ankara, 26 April 2021 (Anadolu News) At a UN-led unofficial Cyprus conference this week in Geneva, a common ground will be sought to negotiate a lasting solution to the decades-old conflict on the island. The meeting will be held from April 27-29 with guarantor countries Turkey, Greece, and the UK. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will...

Pakistan supports Turkey's thesis on events of 1915, Azerbaijani Parties Slam Biden's Remarks

25/04/2021
Islamabad/Ankara / Lefkosa, 25 April 2021 (Anadolu News) In response to Saturday's US President Joe Biden's recognition of the events of 1915 during the Ottoman Empire era as a "genocide," against Armenians, Pakistan's Foreign Minister on Sunday supported Turkey’s thesis on the events of 1915.  In a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Shah...

Turkey Rejects Biden's Remarks On Armenian Claims, US Ambassador Summoned

24/04/2021
Ankara, 24 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said remarks by US President Joe Biden on Armenian claims about the events of 1915 lacks any scholarly or legal basis and is not supported by evidence. "We reject and denounce in the strongest terms the statement of the President of the US regarding...

Turkish, US Presidents Agree On Greater Cooperation

24/04/2021
Ankara/Washington, 23 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden spoke over the phone on Friday and discussed bilateral relations, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. Erdogan and Biden agreed on the strategic character of the bilateral relationship and the importance of working together to build greater cooperation on...

Five Energy Producing Countries To Join Hands Forming 'Net Zero Producers Forum'

23/04/2021
Doha, 23 April 2021(QP) In a statement issued for media, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs has said that *“The State of Qatar, United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and  Norway, collectively representing 40 percent of global oil and gas production, will come together to form a cooperative forum that will develop pragmatic...

'Global Climate & Environment Challenges Can Be Overcome If We all Work With Solidarity and Combine Efforts, President Xi Xi Jinping

22/04/2021
Beijing, 22 April 2021 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that ” Climate change poses pressing, formidable and long-term challenges to us all. Yet I am confident that as long as we unite in our purposes and efforts and work together with solidarity and mutual assistance, we will rise above the global climate and...

Turkey Announces 4-Day Holiday Curfew

22/04/2021
Ankara, 22 April 2021 (Anadolu News) As a measure to stem the spread of COVID-19, Turkey has announced a nationwide curfew starting Thursday evening until Monday morning. The four-day curfew from 7 p.m. on April 22 until 5 a.m. on April 26 will cover the National Sovereignty and Children's Day holiday as well as the...

Pakistan: 4 Killed, At Least A Dozen Injured In Blast At Quetta's Serena Hotel

22/04/2021
Quetta, 21 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) A powerful bomb exploded in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Quetta on Wednesday night, killing at least four people and wounding 12 others, officials said. DIG Azhar Ikram said that the explosive device was apparently fitted in a vehicle, according to initial investigations. He added that...

USA: Police Officer Derek Chauvin Convicted Of Murdering George Floyd

20/04/2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA), 20 April 2021 (Media Reports) Judge Peter Cahill read the jury's decision shortly after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The 12-member jury consisted of three black men, one black woman, two white men, four...

Istanbul Conference On Afghan Peace Postponed: Turkey

20/04/2021
Ankara, 21 April 2021 (Anadolu News) A much-anticipated Istanbul conference for Afghan peace was postponed until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. "We thought that it would be beneficial to postpone it ... we consulted Qatar, the US and the UN, and decided to hold it...

Duterte Bats For ‘Complete’ Abolition Of Kafala System

20/04/2021
Manila, 20 April 2021 (PNA) President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday called for the “complete” abolition of the controversial Kafala scheme, a sponsorship system that monitors and restricts the migrant laborers’ movement. In a taped video message aired during the virtual forum on labor mobility and human rights, Duterte said the Kafala system is “unjust” and...

Pakistan: Journalist Absar Alam Shot In Islamabad, Another Journalist Matiullah Jan Released By The Abductors

20/04/2021
Islamabad, 20 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) Senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra), Absar Alam, was shot in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said in a video message uploaded on Twitter. In a video shared by journalist Asad Toor, Alam can be heard saying he was shot at while walking outside his...

TRNC And Turkey With New Consensus As Hope For Cyprus Federation Fades

20/04/2021
Lefkosa (TRNC), 19 April 2021 President Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ersin Tatar stated that a new political consensus has been improved with Turkey, a solution is no longer possible on the basis of a federation and noted that there is no hope with this conjuncture and understanding in the framework of an agreement. President...

9,592 Troops Of 36 Countries Serving In Afghanistan

19/04/2021
Kabul, 18 April 2021 (Anadolu News) In line with US President Joe Biden’s announcement, all American troops will depart from Afghanistan by September later this year, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US. Deployment of foreign troops began in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, when the US...

Passengers Arriving In Pakistan To Follow Strictly The Guidelines Issued By The Government

17/04/2021
Islamabad, 17 April 2021 Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination of Pakistan via dated 18 December 2020 issued guidelines to the Civil Aviation Authorities and crew regarding identification, management and reporting of suspected case of COVID 19 to reduce the risk of COVID 19 transmission from passengers arriving from abroad. Rationale The COVID-19...

Pakistan Blocks Social Media Amid Fears Of Protests Against France

17/04/2021
Islamabad / Ankara, 16 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Amid fears of further protests against France, Pakistan on Friday blocked access to all social media platform. In a brief statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced “complete access to social media platforms [Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Telegram] may be blocked from 1100hrs to 1500 hrs [local...

France’s Little-known History Of Looting In Algeria

17/04/2021
Algiers (Algeria), 16 April 2021 (Anadolu News) History has a lot to say about the atrocious crimes committed by French colonial authorities in Algeria when it colonized the country for 132 years between 1830 and 1962. At least five million people were killed and hundreds of thousands more injured during the course of the struggle...

Turkish Foreign Minister Arrives In TRNC For Talks

16/04/2021
Lefkosa, TRNC, 15 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey’s foreign minister arrived in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for talks late Thursday. Mevlut Cavusoglu was welcomed by Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu, Turkey’s Ambassador to Lefkosa Ali Murat Basceri and other officials. “In #TRNC to defend together our national cause w/a new vision,” Cavusoglu wrote...

Biden Ready To Take Further Action If Russia Escalates

16/04/2021
Washington, 15 April 2021 (Anadolu News) US President Joe Biden warned Russia on Thursday that he is ready to take further actions if Moscow continues to "interfere with our democracy" but held out hope for improved ties. The warning came shortly after the US imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals and companies and expelled...

US Forces To Withdraw From Afghanistan By 11 Sept, Biden; Taleban Regards Violation Of Doha Accord

15/04/2021
Doha, 15 April 2021 (NYT/Taleban) President Biden, frustrated in his efforts to end America’s “Forever War” a decade ago, announced on Wednesday a Sept. 11 deadline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 20 years, a move that immediately triggered similar action among the country’s NATO allies. While a complete withdrawal has long been...

India, Russia Committed To S-400 Missile Deal: Envoy

14/04/2021
New Delhi, 14 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Moscow and New Delhi are committed to “agreed timelines and other obligations” of the S-400 missile system deal, Russia’s ambassador to India said on Wednesday. Amid the threat of US action against India, Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev said bilateral sanctions are “illegal tools of … pressure and even blackmail.”...

Pfizer Jab Drastically Reduces Virus Infections: Study

14/04/2021
Oviedo (Spain),  14 Apr. 2021 (Anadolu News) The Pfizer vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19 infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, according to a new study in Spain. The investigation followed more than 116,000 nursing home residents, staff, and healthcare workers who were vaccinated in Catalonia starting late last December. Not only did the study confirm...
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