The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for another five years from Jan 1 of next year. Estonia’s UN Ambassador Sven Jrgenson, council president for this month, said the General Assembly was likely to meet to make the […]
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan, expressing grief over the killing of a Pakistani-origin family in Canada, urged the international community to holistically counter Islamophobia.In a tweet on Tuesday, the premier termed it a “condemnable act of terrorism” saying that the incident revealed growing Islamophobia in Western countries.”Islamophobia needs to be countered holistically by the international […]
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States across America are moving to cut pandemic unemployment benefits, a painful blow for millions of people who will soon be left without income.With punishing jobless levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment benefits had been extended — especially to the self-employed — and extended further until September 6, even for those who had reached the […]
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Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter Tuesday in the death of African-American George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on all charges related to George Floyd’s death by […]
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The United States said Wednesday it was restoring assistance to the Palestinians severed under former president Donald Trump with an announcement of $235 million. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, which has been in financial difficulties since losing $360 million in US financing in 2018, will receive two thirds of the proceeds. Regarding the […]
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It’s no coincidence US President Joe Biden chose manufacturing hub Pittsburgh to unveil his $2 trillion green infrastructure plan, a bold pitch to Americans used to hearing that climate action will wreck industry. So how does “The American Jobs Plan” try to place the environment at the heart of America’s future economic growth? – GREEN […]
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TikTok asked a Washington court Tuesday to stop an order from US President Donald Trump’s administration from taking effect this week as the White House seeks to ban the Chinese-owned app in the United States. Chinese company ByteDance is facing a Thursday deadline to restructure ownership of the app in the United States to meet […]
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Washington (Web Desk): President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to come together and heal Saturday in his first speech after winning US elections 20202. President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to come together and advance healing in his inaugural speech. A day filled with unplanned parades and celebrations across the country came to a conclusion […]
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The most polarized US election in decades was on a knife-edge Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to have held off predictions of a sweeping Democratic wave but Joe Biden also scored key wins. Eight states are still left to be counted, but in the race to achieve the magic figure of 270 to become […]
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Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden’s campaign on Sunday released an ad that urges President Donald Trump to keep one promise that he has made repeatedly during his campaign for the US election 2020. President Trump, warning crowds of voting against him in the November 15 election, has said on several occasion, that he wouldn’t return […]
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