Afghanistan: Taliban reveal Mullah Omar's burial place

Today's headlines: Chinese exports and imports fall in October; Vietnam far from zero emissions target; Pollution: respiratory problems for Delhi residents; Russian air raid in Syria's Idlib province; Unemployment grows in Russia after military mobilisation; Armenia questions the future of the Csto alliance.  

AFGHANISTAN

Nine years after his death, the Taliban reveal the burial place of their founder, Mullah Omar. Yesterday, leaders of the fundamentalist movement now ruling the country paid homage to his grave in a cemetery near Omarzo, in the Suri district of Zabul province.

CHINA

Covid-19 lockdowns and reduced global demand have torpedoed Chinese trade. For the first time since May 2020, the country's imports and exports contracted simultaneously on a year-on-year basis in October: -0.3% for exports and -0.7% for imports, both below expectations.

VIETNAM

Hanoi's problems in 'decarbonising' its economy as a commitment against climate change continue. After China and India, the country is third in the world for coal-fired power plant projects in the pipeline. At the current rate, it is very unlikely that the Vietnamese will achieve zero harmful emissions by 2050.

INDIA

80% of households in the Delhi area have at least one member with respiratory problems due to poor air quality. In a survey published yesterday by LocalCircles, almost 18% of the respondents revealed that a member of their family had visited a doctor.

SYRIA

Nine civilians died in a Russian air raid in the province of Idlib, controlled by pro-Turkish rebels and fundamentalist groups; at least 70 were injured. The attack, also aided by artillery from soldiers loyal to Assad, targeted a refugee camp in a forested area.

RUSSIA

According to data released by the Ministry of Economic Development, the country lost 600,000 jobs in the month of military mobilisation, even though there are just over 300,000 mobilised workers, President Putin said. Workers over the age of 15 fell from 75.5 to 74.9 million.

ARMENIA 

The deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Defence and Security in Yerevan, Armen Khačatryan, said that the Csto's refusal to support a member country like Armenia casts doubt on the future of the Moscow-led alliance. The Armenian politician was referring to statements by Belarusian President Lukashenko, who told Armenians to agree with Azerbaijanis and Russians without asking for aid.

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