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China’s Ambassador to EU tries to distance Beijing from Moscow

14 Apr 2023 23:46 PM IST

China’s Ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong downplayed the Russia-Chinese partnership and said the relationship between Beijing and Moscow has been “deliberately misinterpreted,” The New York Times reported. In an hourlong interview ahead of a European diplomatic mission to Beijing, China’s ambassador to the European Union said that critics

Welcomed in Ireland, ‘Cousin Joe’ Biden cuts jokes of staying

14 Apr 2023 23:27 PM IST

In Ireland this week, well-wishers have lined the streets to catch a mere glimpse of President Joe Biden. Photos of his smiling face are plastered on shop windows, and one admirer held a sign reading, “2024 — Make Joe President Again.” No wonder Biden keeps joking about sticking around. Back

USA to move Supreme Court to stop limits on mifepristone sale

14 Apr 2023 23:26 PM IST

Soon after an appeals court judgement that limited an earlier ruling that would have revoked the abortion pill’s clearance for use, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will move the Supreme Court to stop limits on the sale of mifepristone, Al Jazeera reported. The ruling was made shortly after an

Palestinian Authority blocks registration of legal aid group

14 Apr 2023 23:25 PM IST

The Palestinian Authority has blocked the registration of a legal advocacy group representing critics and opponents detained in Palestinian prisons, the group said on Friday, a move condemned as the authority’s latest effort to stifle civil society in the occupied West Bank. Without proper registration, the group, Lawyers for Justice,

Protesters storm Louis Vuitton’s Paris Headquarters

14 Apr 2023 23:24 PM IST

Protesters stormed the headquarters of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton on Thursday as the nationwide protest movement against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul morphed into a populist rebuke of France’s establishment, The Wall Street Journal reported. Video footage captured a crowd of men waving flares and banners as

‘Pro-Chinese elements trying to tarnish Dalai Lama’s image’

14 Apr 2023 23:22 PM IST

A top political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration in India said the Tibetan people were hurt by the insinuations made over a recent viral video linked with the Dalai Lama and a boy, and alleged that “pro-Chinese sources” were trying to tarnish the spiritual leader’s image. Addressing the Foreign

Form inclusive government, lift curbs on women, Taliban urged

14 Apr 2023 23:21 PM IST

China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan in the second informal meeting of their Foreign Ministers on Thursday released a joint statement, urging Taliban to form an inclusive government, Pakistan-based Khaama Press reported. The meeting was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in the framework of the 4th Ministers’ meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries.

US energy secretary says G7 can lead global emissions cuts

14 Apr 2023 23:18 PM IST

Wealthy nations can lead by example in cutting carbon emissions, though much faster action is needed to stem global warming, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. Granholm and other senior energy and environment officials from the Group of Seven advanced economies

German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future

14 Apr 2023 23:17 PM IST

For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power plant in northwestern Germany has reliably provided millions of homes with electricity and many with well-paid jobs in what was once an agricultural backwater. Now, it and the country’s two other remaining nuclear plants are being shut down. Germany long ago decided to

Workers at anti-poverty World Bank struggle to pay bills

14 Apr 2023 23:16 PM IST

Andre Blount has been serving food to dignitaries at World Bank headquarters for nearly 10 years and says he has gotten exactly one raise — for 50 cents.This week, as leaders from around the world are in DC for the spring meeting of the poverty-fighting organisation, Blount and his coworkers

‘Prachanda’ asked to scrap petition against killing of 5000 during Moist insurgency

14 Apr 2023 23:15 PM IST

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has requested the Supreme Court to scrap the write petition filed against him for allegedly taking moral responsibility for the killing of about 5,000 persons during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. On March 10 the Supreme Court, responding to write petitions seeking the court’s

400,000 migrants may cross Darien Gap in 2023

14 Apr 2023 23:14 PM IST

Two U.N. groups said Thursday that the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year. That would represent a huge increase from the 250,000 migrants estimated to have crossed the roadless, jungle-clad route in 2022. The U.N.