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Armenian president rejects army chief’s dismissal

Posted on February 28, 2021 by News Desk

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan on Saturday rejected a prime ministerial order to sack the army’s chief of General Staff. “The sole purpose of the President is to protect the country from threats against the constitutional order and security, to ensure stability in the country and the […]

$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House, heads to Senate

Posted on February 28, 2021 by News Desk

Washington-The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a critical step in funneling new funding toward vaccinations, overburdened local governments, and millions of families devastated by the pandemic. Four days after the Covid-19 death toll surpassed 500,000 in […]

UN rights chief concerned over Kashmir restrictions

Posted on February 28, 2021 by News Desk

Raids on human rights defenders in Indian-administered Kashmir show continued restrictions on civil society, which impair the public’s rights to impart and receive information and debate the government policies affecting them, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Friday. Bachelet said […]

Australia passes law requiring Google, Facebook pay for news

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Google Australia Managing Director Melanie Silva told Aussie senators last month that the news media bill, as it stood at the time, would result in a revocation of the country’s access to Google Search. In recent weeks, Facebook also responded to the legislation by blocking the […]

Biden to sign order to bolster critical supply chains

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday intended to strengthen the nation’s supply chains of key goods and materials after biting shortages hobbled public health efforts and manufacturing. Biden specifically pointed to shortages of personal protective equipment in the early days of the US coronavirus outbreak that included a […]

Malaysia under fire after controversial Myanmar deportation

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s government faced mounting criticism from opposition MPs and rights groups Wednesday over its decision to deport over 1,000 Myanmar nationals in defiance of a court order. The migrants, whom activists say include vulnerable asylum seekers, departed Tuesday on Myanmar navy ships from a […]

Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 24 – Amnesty International said Wednesday that it no longer recognises jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a prisoner of conscience because of past “advocacy of hatred” comments but vowed to still push for his release. Navalny’s arrest at a Moscow airport […]

US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout

Posted on February 25, 2021 by News Desk

Geneva – The United States is seeking a return to the UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump’s administration withdrew, the US top diplomat told the rights body Wednesday. “I’m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council […]

Biden, Trudeau look to ‘build back’ US-Canada relations

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in their first official bilateral meeting, as they vowed to cooperate on a range of security, health and climate issues, seemed eager to get beyond tensions lingering from Ottawa’s battles with the previous administration in Washington. Before […]

EU aims to create global vaccine c

Posted on February 24, 2021 by News Desk

The European Commission is preparing a digital vaccine certificate which is expected to be globally recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), an EU official said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference following a virtual meeting of EU affairs ministers, Maros Sefcovic, vice president of the European […]

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Armenian president rejects army chief’s dismissal

$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House, heads to Senate

UN rights chief concerned over Kashmir restrictions

Australia passes law requiring Google, Facebook pay for news

Biden to sign order to bolster critical supply chains

Malaysia under fire after controversial Myanmar deportation

Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout

Biden, Trudeau look to ‘build back’ US-Canada relations

EU aims to create global vaccine c

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