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It was reported that a car bomb implanted by the Taliban outside a hospital in the southern city of Qalat (southern Afghanistan) was exploded and killed 20 people on Thursday, 19 September 2019. Also about 95 people were wounded and the building of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was destroyed by the bomb. According
Viewers Corner News correspondent reported that the 46-year-old author, Kamila Shamsie’s literary award (Nelly Sachs Prize) has been withdrawn by the German city of Dortmund over her support for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The British Pakistani writer, Kamila Shamsie was announced as this year’s winner of the Nelly Sachs Prize (the
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Caracas reported that Edgar Zambrano (deputy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido) has been released from jail by Venezuela’s government after his arrest on treason charges. Edgar Zambrano was arrested in May 2019 for supporting a failed uprising led by opposition leader Juan Guaido on 30 April 2019. After his
Our correspondent in London reported that Amber Rudd has resigned from her post as the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. She accused Boris Johnson’s government of not trying hard for Britain to leave European Union with a deal. Mr Boris Johnson has promised to pull Britain out of the bloc (European Union)
Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group said recently that it shot down an Israeli drone over the village of Ramieh, southern Lebanon. The group stated that the drone was shot down shortly after it crossed from Israel. The Israeli military said that a drone on a routine mission in northern Israel fell, without saying more on
The UK prime minister (Boris Johnson) spokesman announced that the UK Parliament will be suspended at the end of Monday business, 9 September 2019 until the middle of October. Our correspondent in London learned that a bill that would prevent Britain from leaving European Union on 31 October without a deal is to be passed
It was reported that five people have lost their lives in North Korea and three others in South Korea after Typhoon Lingling struck Korea Peninsula. Also 13 people were injured in South Korea and three injured in North Korea. Our correspondent gathered that 460 houses and 15 public buildings were destroyed in North Korea by
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Kiev reported that Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners in a move to improve ties and ease tensions between the two nations. According to the report, after lengthy negotiations, the two countries released 35 prisoners each and on Saturday, 7 September 2019, Russian and Ukrainian prisoners landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo
Our (Viewers Corner News) correspondent who is monitoring Hurricane Dorian in Bahamas reported that not less than thirty people have lost their lives and the death toll is likely to rise further. Property worth about 7 billion dollars ($7bn) have been damaged and thousands of people are in need of help. The prime minister of
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Our correspondent reported that the Thursday car bomb attack in Shash Darak (a heavily fortified area near US embassy in Kabul) which killed ten people including US and Romania soldiers has been claimed by the Taliban. Also about 42 people were wounded in the attack. This is the second major attack in Kabul this week