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US President Joe Biden Completes 1 Year In Office; Asserts “Enormous Progress” Made
Washington: A defiant US President Joe Biden acknowledged missteps over the still-raging pandemic Wednesday but hailed a year of "enormous progress" on the US economy as he took stock of his first year in office.
In a rare news…
2021 Was Among The Seven Hottest Years On Record: UN
Geneva: The United Nations confirmed Wednesday that the past seven years have been the hottest on record and 2021 year temperatures remained high among all.
"The warmest seven years have all been since 2015," the UN's World…
Global Covid Caseload Tops 333.5 Million
Washington: The global Covid caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Wednesday…
Roberta Metsola becomes youngest ever president of EU parliament
France: Roberta Metsola has been elected as the youngest ever president of the European Parliament and the first woman in the role for 20 years.
Metsola, 43, has a record of being anti-abortion, but has billed herself as pro-LGBT rights.…
Tourism Around The World Won’t Return To Pre-Covid Levels Until 2024
Madrid: Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday.
The highly contagious Omicron variant, though mild, will "disrupt…
“Don’t care”: US billionaire dismisses Uyghur abuse
San Francisco: Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he - and most Americans - "don't care" about abuses against the Uyghur minority in China.
Palihapitiya, a part-owner of San Francisco's basketball…
It’s Too Soon To Tell Pandemic Will End With Omicron : Fauci
Washington: Even if enough people build natural immunity to Covid-19 by catching the highly contagious Omicron variant, top US infectious disease expert Anthony S. Fauci said it is too soon to say if this will spell an end to the pandemic.…
Global Covid Caseload Tops 330.2 Million
Washington: The global Covid caseload has topped 330.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.54 million and vaccinations to over 9.64 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Tuesday morning,…
Several killed as earthquake hits western Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, an official said.
The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed on Monday in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, spokesman for…
French Teachers’ Union Call For Massive Strike Over Covid Protocols
Paris: In a bid to protest the government's Covid testing and isolation protocols, which they say are severely disrupting classes, French teachers' unions called Monday for a second major strike this week.
The move follows a one-day…