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W.House says Biden has ‘resumed his duties’ after brief power transfer

Posted on November 20, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden has reassumed authority after briefly transferring power to Vice President Kamala Harris while under anesthetic for a routine medical procedure, the White House said Friday. Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that Biden had spoken with Harris and his chief […]

US newspaper calls Modi’s U-turn on agricultural laws one of his ‘biggest setbacks’

Posted on November 20, 2021 by News Desk

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (APP):Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U-turn following the massive protests by farmers against the agricultural laws introduced by him represents one of the “biggest setbacks” of his 7-year rule, according to The Wall Street Journal, a leading American economic and financial […]

France vows not to ‘abandon’ fishermen in UK dispute

Posted on November 20, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Friday that he would not “abandon” fishermen demanding post-Brexit licences for waters off the Channel island of Jersey, escalating a battle of words that could spiral into a trade war. “We are going to continue to fight, […]

Hundreds of migrants arrive back in Iraq on flight from Belarus

Posted on November 19, 2021 by News Desk

Arbil, Iraq, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of Iraqis returned home Thursday on an Iraqi Airways flight from Belarus, where thousands of migrants have camped on the Polish border for weeks hoping to enter the EU. A total of 431 people were aboard the Boeing 747, said […]

‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis

Posted on November 19, 2021 by News Desk

Baghdad, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of “hundreds” of fake Lebanese university degrees to Iraqis, including MPs. “At least three private Lebanese universities are implicated,” an Iraqi academic source, who requested to remain […]

Police disperse Sudan protesters after deadliest day since coup

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Khartoum, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Street clashes again shook Sudan’s capital Thursday a day after security forces shot dead 15 protesters in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. Police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-coup protesters who had stayed on the streets […]

US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Nairobi, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet’s oceans and save marine life. On a visit to the United Nations Environment […]

US, Kenya press for Ethiopia ceasefire

Posted on November 18, 2021 by News Desk

Nairobi, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):The United States and Kenya on Wednesday pressed for a ceasefire in Ethiopia, holding out hope for a negotiated solution between the government and rebels as diplomacy intensifies over the year-long war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a three-nation tour […]

US Capitol attack ‘shaman’ sentenced to 41 months in prison

Posted on November 18, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):The self-proclaimed “shaman” whose bare chest and horned fur headgear made him the face of the January 6 assault on the US Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison. Jacob Chansley had pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding […]

10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

Posted on November 18, 2021 by News Desk

Khartoum, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. The fatalities — all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts — raised to 34 […]

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W.House says Biden has ‘resumed his duties’ after brief power transfer

US newspaper calls Modi’s U-turn on agricultural laws one of his ‘biggest setbacks’

France vows not to ‘abandon’ fishermen in UK dispute

Hundreds of migrants arrive back in Iraq on flight from Belarus

‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis

Police disperse Sudan protesters after deadliest day since coup

US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic

US, Kenya press for Ethiopia ceasefire

US Capitol attack ‘shaman’ sentenced to 41 months in prison

10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

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