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April 29, 2024

On Cam: Protesters Raise Palestinian Flag, Removed American Flag at Harvard

Student protesters at Harvard University sparked a controversy this week when Palestinian flags were raised over the iconic John Harvard statue, after whom the prestigious US university is named. The act was…

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April 27, 2024

Pro-Palestine Protests Persist in US: “We’ll Risk Expulsion, Arrest

A cause celebre is ringing out across Harvard Yard, Columbia’s South Lawn, Yale’s Beinecke Plaza and UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza: Disclose and divest. And university students say they won’t stop protesting against…

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April 26, 2024

Saudi Could Get Its First Ever Miss Universe Contestant This Year

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe contestant this year, organisers said this week, after a fashion model and influencer claimed she had been selected. The Miss Universe Organization “is currently…

China warns US “opening fire” on world with tariff threats

Beijing: The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, the Chinese government warned on Thursday, saying Beijing will respond the instant US measures go into effect as…

July 6, 2018

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Pakistan, US to work towards peace in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States agreed to remain engaged for peace in Afghanistan. This was agreed during a meeting between US Deputy Assistant Secretary at the State Department’s Bureau of South…

July 5, 2018

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Trump admin overturns Obama policy to encourage racial diversity in schools, colleges

Washington:The Trump administration will urge US schools and colleges to adopt race-blind admission standards overturning an Obama-era guideline aimed at encouraging diversity, according to reports. This will switch the country back to…

July 5, 2018

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Baghdadi’s son killed in attack in Syria’s Homa: Islamic State

Beirut: Hudhayfah al-Badri, son of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed during an attack by the jihadists in the central Syrian province of Homs, the IS propaganda agency Amaq…

July 5, 2018

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China presses EU for anti-US alliance on trade, faces resistance

Brussels: China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump’s trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European…

July 5, 2018

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Death toll in Indonesia ferry accident rises to 24; 41 missing

JAKARTA: At least 24 people, including children, died after a ferry ran aground off the coast of Indonesia, officials said, as rescuers raced to save scores of other passengers still missing or…

July 5, 2018

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Rohingya crisis needs political solutions: Red Cross

DHAKA: The international Red Cross leader said that humanitarian help alone will not solve the Rohingya refugee crisis and inclusive political solutions are needed for the 700,000 people who fled from Myanmar…

July 5, 2018

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UN Chief Antonio Guterres condemns Afghan terror attack on Sikhs, Hindus

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad that killed 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus, asserting that any attack targeting civilians is “unjustifiable”…

July 4, 2018

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Donald Trump meets with US Supreme Court contenders, two in focus

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said he met with four potential Supreme Court justices on Monday, while a person familiar with the selection process said Trump was focused keenly on two…

July 4, 2018

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South Korean President to visit India from July 8 to 11

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit India from July 8 to 11, his presidential office said on Monday, and hold a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi where their discussions…

July 4, 2018

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