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Biden raises economy, rights abuses in call with Chinese premier

Posted on February 11, 2021 by News Desk

In his first call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden voiced his concerns about Hong Kong and Xinjiang and discussed a range of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic. During the phone conversation, Biden affirmed his priorities of protecting the American people’s security, prosperity, health […]

House impeachment managers say Trump ‘inciter in chief’

Posted on February 11, 2021 by News Desk

The House of Representatives team tasked with prosecuting former US President Donald Trump used his own words Wednesday to make the case that he is directly responsible for the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol. The House managers said during the first day of arguments that […]

Biden forms China task force to meet growing challenges

Posted on February 11, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the Department of Defense has established a China task force. “We need to meet the growing challenges posed by China to keep peace and defend our interests in the Indo-Pacific and globally,” Biden told reporters during his first […]

Palestinian group declines to take part in elections

Posted on February 10, 2021 by News Desk

The Islamic Jihad movement announced Tuesday that it will not participate in upcoming Palestinian elections as the polls were being held in accordance with the Oslo Agreement signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in 1993. In a statement after the main Palestinian factions began a national […]

Iran says armed forces member involved in nuclear scientist’s murder

Posted on February 10, 2021 by News Desk

Tehran – A member of the armed forces is suspected of involvement in last November’s assassination near Tehran of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country’s intelligence minister said Monday. “The person who carried out the first preparations for the assassination was a member of […]

Hope fading for survival of 180 missing in Indian flood

Posted on February 9, 2021 by News Desk

More than 180 people are still missing in the major floods that hit northern India on Sunday, when part of the Himalayan glacier burst, officials confirmed on Tuesday, adding that the death toll has now reached 28. A portion of Nanda Devi glacier, India’s second-highest mountain, broke […]

Russia to hold conference on counter-terrorism this year

Posted on February 9, 2021 by News Desk

On Monday, Russia plans to hold a conference on counter-terrorism this year with the participation of representatives from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Turkey, a government official said. The conference is expected to be held in Moscow at the level of the heads of parliaments of these five […]

Canada’s COVAX vaccine order criticized by opposition

Posted on February 9, 2021 by News Desk

With Canada within hailing distance of 21,000 virus deaths Monday and experiencing a vaccine shortage, the government announced its plan to take 1.9 million doses from COVAX, the worldwide vaccine-sharing program intended mainly for poorer countries. But the decision has met with a firestorm of negativity both from within […]

UN sends 60 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria

Posted on February 9, 2021 by News Desk

On Tuesday, the UN sent 60 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, North-western Syria, where millions of people need assistance due to internal conflict in the country. The trucks carrying supplies passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey’s southern Hatay province. The aid will be […]

Bill Gates pinpoints two main threats to humanity after Coronavirus pandemic

Posted on February 8, 2021 by News Desk

Recently, Bill Gates proposed to create a global organisation tasked with providing the first response to potential infectious disease outbreaks, drawing a certain amount of criticism online. American multi-billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates said in an interview with the YouTube channel, Veritasium what the main threats to […]

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Biden raises economy, rights abuses in call with Chinese premier

House impeachment managers say Trump ‘inciter in chief’

Biden forms China task force to meet growing challenges

Palestinian group declines to take part in elections

Iran says armed forces member involved in nuclear scientist’s murder

Hope fading for survival of 180 missing in Indian flood

Russia to hold conference on counter-terrorism this year

Canada’s COVAX vaccine order criticized by opposition

UN sends 60 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria

Bill Gates pinpoints two main threats to humanity after Coronavirus pandemic

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