Islamabad [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan's tax chief Dr Mohammad Ashfaq, who took reins of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) over three months ago, showed his inability to bring over 4 million willful law violators to the tax net due to the revenue authority's lack of capacity.
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Authorities in the US city of Aurora in Colorado have agreed to pay USD 15 million to the family of African-American Elijah McClain, who died after a confrontation with police, CBS4 TV channel reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Luanda [Angola], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 1.8 million square metres of land was cleared from landmines in 2021 in Lunda Sul province, Angola, the National Institute for Demining announced on Wednesday.
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Raising concern over the ongoing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Migration Agency said that Afghanistan may fall into "extreme poverty" by mid-2022 if no action is taken immediately to address the simultaneous humanitarian, economic and political c
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Axis Bank, India's third largest private sector bank and The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) guarantee arm, GuarantCo, have announced the partnership and intent to execute an umbrella guarantee framework of USD 200 mil
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): A self-portrait of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for a record $34.9 million at Sotheby, setting an auction benchmark for the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist.
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 (ANI): Da Afghanistan Bank, the central bank in the country, has announced the auctioning of USD 10 million to prevent the plummeting move of the country's currency Afghani, reported local media.
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 16 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam confirmed 9,650 new infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest rise in daily cases since September 26.
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia's conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that USD 40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations.
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI): Iran has deported over one million Afghan refugees to Afghanistan in 2021 so far, informed the United Nations migration agency.
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): At least 24 million Afghans are facing an acute hunger crisis in Afghanistan as the country suffers a combination of drought and economic meltdown.