Global watchdog give Pakistan until February to curb terror financing
Pakistan has until February to improve its counter-terror financing operations in line with an internationally agreed action plan or face actions against it, a global watchdog said on Friday.
Global watchdog gives Iran until February 2020 to tighten anti-money laundering rules
A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms after which it would urge all its members to apply counter-measures.
Lebanese Christian leader calls for government resignation amid protests
The head of the Maronite Christian Lebanese Forces party urged the government on Friday to resign as protesters rallied across the country for the second day, blaming the political elite for an economic crisis.
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia shut down due to separatist protests
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia cathedral has shut down due to separatist protests, an official at the cathedral told Reuters on Friday.
Explainer: Bolivia’s ‘Evo’ – socialist icon or would-be dictator?
Bolivia will go to the polls on Sunday in an era-defining vote either to cement Evo Morales in power for a controversial fourth term or to dislodge the iconic left-wing leader, who has ruled the land-locked South American country for nearly 14 years.
UK’s Mann expects more than nine Labour lawmakers to back PM Johnson’s deal: RTE
Opposition Labour lawmaker John Mann will vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and expects over nine of his fellow Labour MPs to follow suit, he said on Friday.
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev urges Russia, U.S. to hold nuclear talks
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Friday that the world was drifting into a dangerous era of militarised politics and appealed to Moscow and Washington to sit down for urgent nuclear arms control talks.
China seeks to boost certified elderly caregivers by 2 million
China has scrapped a requirement of formal education for people seeking to be certified as caregivers for the elderly in a bid to increase their number by 2 million and plug a supply shortage.
Climate fears catapult Greens into mix for Swiss cabinet seat
Perched nearly 2,000 meters above the Swiss ski village of Lenk, a lake has emerged as the Plaine Morte glacier melts. When it burst it sent billions of liters of water gushing into the valley below and prompted a precautionary evacuation last July.
Hong Kong court upholds ban on same-sex civil partnerships
A Hong Kong court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage and civil union partnerships on Friday after a lesbian identified as ‘MK’ launched the city’s first judicial challenge on the issue, stating it violated her constitutional rights.
