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NYC Agrees to Pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in Historic settlement

July 21, 2023

New York City has agreed to pay more than USD 13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020. If approved by a...

Russia ends Grain deal, exacerbating Hunger in Kenyan refugee camp

July 21, 2023

Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped out to make a 12-day journey with his wife and seven children to neighbouring Kenya in search of food and safety. To his surprise, “I found peace but no food,” the 30-year-old told...

60-Day Notices to leave Shelter system to be given to select migrants in NYC

July 21, 2023

With hundreds of migrants arriving daily, New York City will start giving adult asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system 60 days notice to find somewhere else to live, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday. The new policy is intended to make room for migrant families with children, Adams said. Caseworkers...

Gas explosion in Johannesburg injures 9 during rush hour

July 21, 2023

A suspected underground gas explosion during Johannesburg’s evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday, injuring at least nine people, authorities said. The nine were sent to the hospital with injuries that authorities said were not life threatening. Other people...

Tesla’s income jumps 20 pc, but shares fall after hours amid profit concerns

July 21, 2023

Elon Musk’s big bet that Tesla price cuts could boost sales and profits amid increasing competition and poor economic sentiment appears to be yielding mixed results. Sales jumped and the company beat analyst expectations for net income in the April-June quarter, although the company’s profit margins declined. Tesla shares followed...

34 killed, 12 injured in road accident in South Algeria

July 21, 2023

At least 34 people were killed and 12 others suffered injuries in a bus accident in Tamanrasset on Wednesday, reported Khaama Press. The accident happened when a bus collided with a pickup truck on a highway in southern Algeria. The Khaama Press News Agency is an independent and non-political news...

Protesters in Iraq protest against Quran burning

July 21, 2023

Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader...

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to transfer-money criminal case to Federal Court

July 21, 2023

U.S. District Judge Alvin K Hellerstein on Wednesday rejected the former president’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that Trump’s lawyers had failed to meet a high legal bar for changing jurisdiction. Hellerstein found that the allegations pertained to Trump’s...

China avoiding trade war with the US but will react against further curbs

July 21, 2023

China wants to evade a trade war with the United States but will retaliate against any further US restrictions on technology and trade, said the Chinese ambassador to the US. Ambassador Xie Feng criticised US curbs on the sale of microchips and chipmaking equipment to China that were imposed last...

White House warns Russia’s attack on civilian ships in Black Sea

July 21, 2023

Washington : Days after Russia suspended participation in a wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries around the world, the White House on Wednesday warned that the Russian military is preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea. Since leaving the Black...

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