Sat, 25 Mar 2023

Despite promises, girls again barred from schools in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's education ministry has announced that the country's school year has begun, but the United Nations children's agency, ...

Seeking to reduce tensions, ex-Taiwan PM Ma Ying-jeou to visit China

TAIPEI, Taiwan: In an effort to ease tensions between Taiwan and China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Beijing ...

Following kidnapping, Frenchmen, US worker released in Africa

NIAMEY, Niger: Four weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger, an American aid worker and a French ...

Ukraine to receive more artillery shells from EU after agreement ok'd

BRUSSELS, Belgium: While chairing a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers in Brussels this week, European Union (EU) foreign ...

Media reports nine Chinese killed at Africa mine

BANGUI, Central African Republic: Authorities from the Central African Republic have said that nine Chinese nationals were killed and two ...

Australian river town reports millions of dead fish

MENINDEE, Australia: After recent floods and hot weather, millions of dead fish have washed up in southeastern Australia, which authorities ...

Idaho to OK death by firing squad when drugs not available

BOISE, Idaho: Under a bill passed by the Idaho Legislature thios with a veto-proof majority, the state will allow firing ...

California joins with drugmaker to manufacture affordable insulin

SACRAMENTO, California: The state of California and generic drug manufacturer Civica have announced a 10-year partnership to produce affordable, state-branded ...

Newly signed Wyoming law outlaws use of abortion pill

CHEYENNE, Wyoming: A Wyoming bill outlawing the use or prescription of medication abortion pills, which was passed by the state's ...

US, states using cloud seeding to generate rain in west

DENVER, Colorado: The Southern Nevada Water Authority has voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the US Bureau of ...

Wet winter ends three year California drought

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US government has reported that the exceptionally wet winter in California this year will offer relief from ...

German police crackdown on gangs blowing up ATMs in robberies

FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Authorities said that as part of a crackdown on gangs suspected of blowing up ATM machines and stealing ...

German visitor to talk computer chips in Taiwan

BERLIN, Germany: Germany will send a cabinet minister to visit Taiwan next week, at a time when Berlin is reviewing ...

France slammed for excessive force against protests

The violence must stop, said the Council of Europe's human rights commissionerThe French government has used disproportionate force against demonstrators ...

NaVi, FaZe Clan advance to semis at ESL Pro League 17

Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan earned the final two bids to the semifinals of the ESL Pro League Season 17 ...

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy among 16 advancing at Match Play

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy advanced to the knockout stage, Jon Rahm failed to join them and Kurt Kitayama and ...

UN 2023 Water Conference closes with bold action on new agenda

© Provided by Xinhua "This conference demonstrated a central truth: as humanity's most precious global common good, water unites us ...

Charlotte FC shuffling lineup ahead of clash with Red Bulls

Charlotte FC will host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night, with each side looking for an early-season Eastern ...

UN water conference showcases cross-border cooperation

© Provided by Xinhua In an unprecedented political push for cross-border water cooperation, ministers from Africa, Latin America and the ...

No. 9 Florida Atlantic eyes continuing run vs. No. 3 Kansas St.

NEW YORK -- The college basketball world did not harbor high expectations for either Florida Atlantic or Kansas State entering ...

Union try to put frustrating loss behind them, face Orlando City

One week after a disappointing 3-2 loss to CF Montreal, the Philadelphia Union will look to rebound when they host ...

Congress always did politics of dividing country, promoted Naxalism and terrorism, claims CM Yogi

Varanasi/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday claimed that Congress has always ...

Iran Condemns France for 'Repression' of Protests

tehran, iran - Iran on Friday condemned what it called France's repression of protests after more than 450 people were ...

Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers

Juba, South Sudan - The shooting deaths of two drivers with the U.N.'s World Food Program in South Sudan last ...

Kremlin explains why Russia will snub Earth Hour

The decision was made because the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was declared a ?foreign agent? in Russia, Peskov ...

Daughter of Indian sanitation worker praises country for uplifting Dalit, OBCs at UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The daughter of a sanitation worker from India's Indore city, who is doing her PhD ...

Kerala: NCB destroys 337 kg heroin, 3.5 kg Hashish Oil in Kochi

Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 25 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Kochi destroyed 337 kgs of Heroin and 3.5 kgs of ...

"In UP 2.70 lakh TB patients were adopted of which 70 pc are now disease-free": CM Yogi Adityanath

Varanasi/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): In Uttar Pradesh, the government has adopted 2.70 lakh TB patients, of which ...

China Threatens Consequences Over US Warship's Actions

BANGKOK - China threatened 'serious consequences' Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands ...

Indian NGO gives message of women empowerment at UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): An Indian NGO, Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) has given a message of empowerment of ...

Pakistan treating Sindh as colony, activist tells UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist exposed Pakistan and its army for carrying out atrocities on the ...

UN Weekly Roundup: March 18-24, 2023

united nations - Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this ...

Improved D.C. United set to face Revolution

D.C. United will try to turn promising performances into more consistent results, beginning Saturday night when they host the New ...

Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from LS triggers huge political row; BJP terms him habitual loose cannon, opposition leaders slam government

New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after his conviction by ...

Angry miners hold mock funeral of Greta Thunberg and EU suits

Polish coal miners are protesting that EU directives could lead to the loss of thousands of jobsPolish coal miners, angered ...

US imposed sanctions, banking restrictions primary cause of Afghanistan's ongoing economic crisis: Taliban

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 25 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister under the caretaker Taliban regime, Amir Khan Muttaqi in an op-ed ...

Short-handed Atlanta United puts hot start up against Crew

Atlanta United looks to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to five games but will do so without several of their ...

Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China evidence of fiasco of current US Administration

Singapore, March 25 (ANI): China recently mediated a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it has been stated ...

US VP Kamala Harris 'deeply saddened' by ban on Afghan girls' schooling

Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she is "deeply saddened by the one-year ...

UP setting new benchmarks in every field of development: PM Modi in Varanasi

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was in Varanasi on Friday to launch several ...

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U.S. stocks defy global gloom, concerns about giant German bank

NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street jumped on Friday, although gains were modest after bank shares in Europe came ...

30,000 teachers' aides, bus drivers, others strike at Calif. schools

LOS ANGELES, California: Some 30,000 education workers in Los Angeles, backed by teachers, went on a three-day strike, canceling school ...

Demand for US flights to Europe jumps 37%, prices also rise

LONDON, England: Despite rising air fares, a potential global economic recession and risks of gridlock at some airports in Europe ...

U.S. says businesses receiving federal funds cannot work with China

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Commerce Department has proposed new laws aimed at preventing China and other countries deemed of concern ...

Wall Street gives up early gains to cloe moderately higher

NEW YORK, New York - As concerns over the banking sector eased, U.S. stocks moved moderately higher on Thursday, but ...

Mexico to become EV production hub despite low local demand

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Amid Tesla's plan to open a $5 billion Gigafactory in the country, Mexico will soon become an ...

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