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US Woman Arrested For Forcing Child’s Head Into Toilet, Asking To Drink Its Water

April 7, 2024 admin

Representative Image A woman in Texas, United States, was arrested after she allegedly dragged a child to a bathroom and forced him to drink water from a toilet, as per a report in the New York Post. According to a news release from the Woodway Public Safety Department, Claudia Velediaz-Bonifazi was placed in custody on April…

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US Health Body Issues Alert For H5N1 Bird Flu Infection

April 5, 2024 admin

The farm worker from Texas was reported to be infected on April 1, making it the 2nd case of H5N1 strain. Washington: The U.S. CDC on Friday issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows…

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US Support Depends On Gaza Civilian Protection: Biden Warns Netanyahu

April 4, 2024 admin

During phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. Washington: President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday that US policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions on military aid after an Israeli strike killed seven aid…

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Could The Palestinians Become A Full United Nations Member?

April 3, 2024 admin

The Palestinians are a non-member observer state at the United Nations. United Nations: The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday formally asked for renewed consideration by the United Nations Security Council of its 2011 application to become a full member of the world body. Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour told Reuters on Monday that the aim was…

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US Slams Israeli Strike That Killed Aid Workers In Gaza

April 2, 2024 admin

“There’s accountability to be held here,” the White House official said after Israel killed aid workers. Washington: The White House said on Tuesday it was “outraged” by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed seven people working for World Central Kitchen (WCK), and that President Joe Biden called the charity aid group’s founder to share…

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U.S. minority students concerned as diversity programmes vanish

April 2, 2024 admin

The latest battle in the culture wars cleaving American society centres around diversity programmes on university campuses, now restricted or banned in a growing number of U.S. States. The debate pits those on the Left, who advocate for boosting minority students victimised by deep-rooted inequality, and those on the Right who say people should be…

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US To Impose Fresh Visa Curbs On Hong Kong Officials Over Rights Crackdown

March 30, 2024 admin

The announcement comes after US’ annual review of Hong Kong’s autonomy (Representational) Washington: The United States announced on Friday that it was “taking steps” to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force. In a…

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U.S. President assures Pakistan PM Shehbaz of continuous support

March 30, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Marking the first official communication with a Pakistani Premier during his tenure, U.S. President Joe Biden has dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing continuous support and highlighted that the ties between the two nations are critical for bilateral and regional peace and…

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US Military Says It Destroyed 4 Drones Launched By Yemen’s Houthis

March 29, 2024 admin

The drones were aimed at a coalition vessel and a U.S. warship, the US military said. (Representational) Washington: The U.S. military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen. The U.S. Central Command said on the social media site X that the drones “presented an imminent…

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US Says Baltimore Bridge, Port Recovery Will Be “Very Long Road”

March 28, 2024 admin

Baltimore is the biggest vehicle-handling port in the United States. Washington: A ship carrying a giant crane was en route Thursday to the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen. The machinery will be deployed in a tricky operation to…

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