13-07-2022 WILMINGTON: Twitter Inc has sued Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world’s richest person to complete the merger at the agreed $54.20 per Twitter share. “Musk apparently believes that he – unlike every …
Read More »WHO warns COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’
13-07-2022 GENEVA: Fresh surges of COVID infections show the pandemic is nowhere near over, the World Health Organization’s chief lamented Tuesday, warning that the virus is running free. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was worried that case numbers were shooting up, putting more strain on health systems and workers. The …
Read More »Sri Lankan President hits airport standoff in escape attempt
12-07-2022 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition of power” following …
Read More »‘US doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk’
12-07-2022 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said on Monday healthcare providers must offer abortion services if the life of a mother is at risk and that procedures conducted under such circumstances would be protected under federal law regardless of various state bans. The guidance comes days after President Joe Biden signed …
Read More »New UK Prime Minister to be announced on Sept. 5
12-07-2022 LONDON: Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to succeed Johnson …
Read More »US considering lifting ban on arm sales to Saudi Arabia
12-07-2022 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, despite Riyadh’s devastating military aggression against neighboring Yemen. According to sources familiar with the matter, senior Saudi officials have pressed their US counterparts in recent months in …
Read More »Erdogan urges Putin to keep Syria aid crossing open
12-07-2022 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend the authorization for cross-border deliveries of humanitarian aid into Syria. His appeal on Monday came as diplomats scrambled to find a solution that could overcome a Russian veto to a system that has kept …
Read More »Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
12-07-2022 WASHINGTON: With its excellent academic and music programs, Oberlin College in Ohio seemed like a perfect fit for Nina Huang, a California high school student who plays flute and piano and hopes to eventually study medicine or law but Huang, 16, said she crossed the college off her application …
Read More »Putin eases Russian citizenship process for all Ukrainians
12-07-2022 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree simplifying the process of acquiring Russian citizenship for all Ukrainian nationals. Russian shelling in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people on Monday and wounded dozens of others, according to regional governor Oleh Synehubov. Synehubov accuses Moscow’s forces of hitting …
Read More »China warns Asian nations to avoid ‘chess pieces’ by powers
12-07-2022 JAKARTA/ BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Monday that countries should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by global powers in a region that he said was at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors. Addressing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat in a speech …
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