China has sent back planes it ordered from the US in its latest retaliation over Trump tariffs, the boss of aircraft maker Boeing has said. Kelly Ortberg said two planes had already been returned and another would follow after trade tensions between the two countries escalated. Click here to join …
Read More »Pope Francis’ Coffin to Be Sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday
Pope Francis’ coffin will be sealed in a liturgical ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday at 8:00 AM, according to Vatican News. This rite will precede his funeral on Saturday morning, April 26. The sealing of the coffin, known as the Rite of Sealing, will be conducted by Cardinal …
Read More »Gunmen Kill More Than 20 People in Kashmir
At least 22 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of local tourists visiting a popular tourist attraction in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Indian government said the attack took place in the picturesque town of Pahalgam, in the Himalayas, once called the “Switzerland of India.” The region’s …
Read More »Judge Blocks Trump from Shutting Down Voice of America (VOA)
A federal judge in Washington has ordered the Trump administration to restore all operations and funding to the Voice of America (VOA) and other US-funded media outlets, saying efforts to dismantle them violate the law and the Constitution. More than 1,300 VOA employees, including 1,000 journalists, were furloughed following an …
Read More »Thousands Join Anti-Trump Protests Across US
Thousands took to the streets across the US on Saturday to protest over recent actions by President Donald Trump. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Known as “50501”, for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement”, the demonstrations were intended to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the start of …
Read More »Pakistan Expels Tens of Thousands of Afghans
Pakistan has deported more than 19,500 Afghans this month, out of more than 80,000 who left before the April 30 deadline, according to the UN. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Pakistan has stepped up the deportation of Afghans without permits and those with temporary residency permits, saying it …
Read More »Trump Says He is in No Hurry to Attack Iran
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was in no hurry to attack Iran over its nuclear program, a day before US-Iranian talks in Rome. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Asked about a New York Times report that he had prevented an Israeli attack on Iran, Trump said: …
Read More »Obama Describes Trump’s Decision to Halt Harvard’s Funding as ‘Illegal’
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Harvard University’s decision to refuse the White House’s demands that it change its policies or lose federal money, in his first social media post to criticise the Trump administration since at least Inauguration Day. President Donald Trump is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in …
Read More »Asian Stock Markets Continue to Tumble after Trump’s Tariff Hike
The Japanese stock market has opened lower due to the volatile environment caused by US President Donald Trump’s rapidly changing policies regarding tax increases. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Yesterday, President Trump told his cabinet that this difficult period was inevitable but insisted that investors were pleased with …
Read More »Relief for Breast Cancer Victims after New Drug Discovered in UK
A new drug to treat breast cancer has now been launched in the UK. The drug, called Capivasertib, is said to not have serious side effects on patients like other drugs that are very harsh. It has a specific treatment that targets the AKT protein, a molecule that stimulates cancer …
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