Protests greet President in Pittsburgh as he meets survivors With U.S. President Donald Trump getting a cool welcome from the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Israel’s envoys came to his defence, saying it was “unfair and wrong” to link him to the tragedy. Mr. Trump was greeted by hundreds of chanting …
Read More »Crisis continues in Sri Lanka
Speaker requests President Sirisena to convene Parliament Sri Lanka’s political deadlock entered its sixth day on Wednesday, with the sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, appointed in his place, vying for legitimacy. Mr. Rajapaksa, holding additional charge as Finance Minister in the new Cabinet, said: “We …
Read More »Pak. acquits Asia Bibi of blasphemy
Christian woman was facing death for ‘insulting Islam’; SC says prosecution failed to prove charges The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for blasphemy. This was her final legal appeal before execution. Ms. Bibi was accused of committing blasphemy in 2009. …
Read More »U.S. warships sail through Taiwan Strait
China said on Tuesday that it has expressed concern to the U.S. over what it considered an affront to its sovereignty after two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The move adds to increasingly fraught relations between the two countries, which have clashed over a number of issues, including …
Read More »Xi opens world’s longest sea bridge
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday inaugurated a 55-km bridge that will deepen the integration of Hong Kong and Macao with the rest of China. The world’s longest sea-crossing bridge will be at the heart of an integrated Greater Bay Area (GBA) covering 11 major neighbouring cities, which include Hong …
Read More »Trump targets migrant caravan
A caravan of more than 7,000 people, making its way through Central America, is being attacked by U.S. President Donald Trump as he seeks to rally people to vote for Republican candidates in the November 6 midterm elections to the U.S. Congress. The caravan, which began with over a 100 …
Read More »Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency
The model forms part of international best practices in dealing with such issues The Insolvency Law Committee (ILC), tasked with suggesting amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India, has recommended that India adopt the United Nations’ model to handle cross-border insolvency cases. “The ILC has recommended the adoption …
Read More »China’s first private university inaugurated
China’s first private research university has been officially inaugurated in Zhejiang Province’s Hangzhou city, official media reported on Monday. Five Nobel laureates attended the founding ceremony of Westlake University in Hangzhou on Saturday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/chinas-first-private-university-inaugurated/article25291881.ece
Read More »China asks U.S to ‘think twice’ before pulling out
China on Monday called on the U.S. to “think twice” about its decision to ditch the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Two top Republican lawmakers backed President Donald Trump’s worries about China on Sunday, saying there are concerns that the treaty is holding the U.S. back while allowing China …
Read More »An African island’s troubled waters
A rounded, rocky outcrop covered with metallic shacks, Migingo Island rises out of the waters of Lake Victoria like an iron-plated turtle. The densely populated island is barely a quarter of a hectare large. There’s little else but a few bars, brothels and a tiny port. Nevertheless, for over a …
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