Pakistan outlines process for barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia
By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan has passed a special order to allow barter trade
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NATO official calls for transparency over nuclear weapons
By Greg Torode Singapore A senior NATO official on Friday urged Beijing to be more open about its
1970-01-01 08:00
NATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials this weekend as pressure mounts on Turkey to lift its objections to Sweden joining the military organization
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Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs
Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana
1970-01-01 08:00
Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights
The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred
1970-01-01 08:00
BRICS meet with 'friends' seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN Senior officials from over a dozen countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran were
1970-01-01 08:00
'Path is open' for Ukraine to join NATO -British defence minister
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE Britain supports adding Ukraine to NATO and "that path is open" to them, although
1970-01-01 08:00
Experts debate how much US Supreme Court ruling chills labor strikes
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered the latest in a series of rulings undercutting
1970-01-01 08:00
UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar
The United Nations has warned that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar and the country could face a major food crisis soon if farmers are unable to plant crops
1970-01-01 08:00
In Norway, Indigenous Sami protest outside prime minister's office against wind farm
Dozen of activists including Indigenous Sami are protesting outside the office of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
1970-01-01 08:00
Pro-Kyiv group reports second day of fighting in Russia's Belgorod
A group of pro-Ukrainian forces said on Friday they were fighting Russian troops on the outskirts of a
1970-01-01 08:00
Polish president backpedals on law on undue Russian influence
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Friday he would propose amendments to a law on undue Russian influence
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