Biden describes life at the White House: ‘A gilded cage’
AP, Washington :Four weeks into his presidency, Joe Biden says he’s still getting used to the trappings of the office.Biden offered a frank description of...
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24 foreign envoys arrive in Srinagar on two-day visit
The Hindu :A 24-member high-level delegation, including envoys and Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and other foreign countries, arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday morning...
35 dead in Chad herder-farmer clashes
AFP :Thirty-five people have been killed in fighting in recent days between semi-nomadic herders and farmers in south-eastern Chad, where clashes between the two communities...
Israel finally allows Covid-19 vaccine shipment to Gaza
Reuters :Gaza received its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday after Israel approved the transfer through its border with the Hamas Islamist-run territory, Israeli...
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
Reuters :Students chanted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters on Tuesday demanding the release of a 22-year-old environmentalist accused of sedition for an online document...
Singapore says Myanmar situation ‘alarming’
Reuters, Singapore :Singapore’s foreign minister today spoke out about “alarming developments” in Myanmar but said he did not support widespread sanctions on the country in...
North Korea tried to hack Pfizer for vaccine data
AFP :North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and...
Singapore says Myanmar situation ‘alarming’
Reuters, Singapore :Singapore’s foreign minister today spoke out about “alarming developments” in Myanmar but said he did not support widespread sanctions on the country in...
Rape in parliament Australian PM apologises, promises probe
Reuters, Canberra : Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged she was raped in the country’s parliament by an...
North Korea tried to hack Pfizer for vaccine data
AFP :North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and...
Australian PM apologises, promises probe
Reuters, Canberra :Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged she was raped in the country’s parliament by an unnamed...
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
Reuters :Students chanted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters on Tuesday demanding the release of a 22-year-old environmentalist accused of sedition for an online document...