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Under a draft bill prepared last year, the government aims to ban sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2040 and encourage the installation of at least 3,000 megawatts a year of renewable capacity such as wind farms and solar plants.

han said Pakistan has the best tourist potential even though at the moment it hardly has any tourism. "Half the world's highest peaks are in Pakistan," he said, adding that the country has 1,000 kilometers of coastline.

The rights group Amnesty International warned that el-Sisi's chairmanship might undermine the African Union's human rights mechanisms.

Her announcement drew a swift rebuke from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the princess's younger brother, who issued a statement hours later saying it was 'inappropriate' for members of the royal family to enter politics.

The video shows a woman dressed in a black and white jacket and matching sneakers, swinging a multi-colored aluminum bat as bystanders tried to stop her before she walked away.

Polar bears are affected by global warming with melting Arctic ice forcing them to spend more time on land where they compete for food.

The Amazon CEO's accusations come after the tabloid last month reported Bezos was in a relationship with former news anchor and entertainment reporter Lauren Sanchez.

The judge informed Sharif's counsel that his client would be indicted during the next hearing and there will be no excuses acceptable on his absence.

A resident of the Fishers community in Indiana for over a decade, Khalsa is a prominent business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has worked with public service leaders and organisations across the state and nation.

The fund would receive income accrued by state-run oil firm PDVSA's US unit Citgo Petroleum Corp since last month, when US President Donald Trump recognised Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state.

The President also said that the US and its international partners freed more than five million civilians from the grip of the terrorist group and that virtually all of the territory previously held by ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been liberated.

Australia experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year, but the recent downpour has surged far above normal levels. Thousands of residents in the city of Townsville in Queensland were without power and cut off by flooded road...

MPs voted last week to send May back to Brussels to renegotiate the clause, suggesting her deal would then be able to pass after it was roundly rejected in parliament last month.

Last July, Sharif was transferred to hospital over an irregular electrocardiogram reading during his first prison term.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the Leave.EU lobby group funded by Arron Banks used the personal data of his insurance company's clients to send them targeted political ads.

Ahn Hee-jung was found guilty at Seoul's High Court of a total of nine charges, including sexual intercourse by abuse of authority -- a move welcomed by women's activists who were left infuriated by his acquittal last year.