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Democrats reach deal on jobless aid in Biden’s COVID-19 bill
Democrats in the U.S. Senate said Friday they had resolved their differences over unemployment aid in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, enabling them to move forward with the sweeping package after hours of delay…
Joe Biden says not possible to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by May 1
US President Joe Biden answers a question during his first press briefing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2021. Photo: AFP Under an agreement negotiated by Donald Trump's administration with the…
Putin signs bill allowing him 2 more presidential terms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill, allowing him to hold the presidential office for two more terms. The bill also sets additional requirements for presidential nominees – only a Russian citizen above 35 who…
Struggle to refloat grounded megaship forces Egypt to shut Suez Canal
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 25, 2021 shows Egyptian tug boats trying to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and…
Israel arrests 230 Palestinian children in 3 months
Israeli authorities have arrested 230 Palestinian children since the beginning of this year, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said Sunday in a report. The report comes just a day before Palestinian Children’s Day, which is celebrated…
New Zealanders take to the slopes as incredible tremors trigger wave waves
Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Friday and authorities said thousands of residents who had evacuated to higher ground could now return to their homes.…
Pak-origin ‘Big Tech’ critic Lina Khan gets Biden’s nod for top regulatory post
WASHINGTON: The Pakistani-origin critic of 'Big Tech' companies, Lina Khan, has received US President Joe Biden's nod for the top post at the American antitrust regulatory body.In a move suggesting an aggressive posture on antitrust…
4 teens, 1 baby dead in capital suicide blast
Four teenagers and an infant have been killed and at least four more people were injured in a suicide attack in Somalia’s capital on Saturday evening, an official said. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy restaurant in Mogadishu’s…
Protests continues in Myanmar against the military coup, security forces firing kills more than 38…
Marking the most-violent day of unrest since last month's military coup with 38 deaths, Mayanmar pro-democracy activists have vowed to hold more protests on Thursday.
Police and soldiers opened fire with live rounds on…
Mumbai logs most COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a child to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a residential area in Mumbai on March 18, 2021. -AFPMUMBAI: India's wealthiest state Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai recorded on…