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Earth Day summit, US and other countries deepen climate goals

Editorial Bureau April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) -The United States and other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, an event meant to resurrect U.S. leadership in the fight against global warming. Biden unveiled the goal to cut emissions by

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Greta Thunberg warns US, tells they will be accountable for climate catastrophe

Editorial Bureau April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) -Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg warned US lawmakers that history will hold them accountable for climate catastrophes if they do not stop subsidizing fossil fuel production, calling tax breaks for the industry a “disgrace.” Thunberg, 18, whose activism has inspired a global movement, testified virtually to a House of Representatives

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George Floyd murder: Chauvin convicted in landmark US racial justice case

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (US): Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George Floyd. This is seen as a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans. A 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all three charges of second-degree […]

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US agencies investigate fatal Tesla crash believed to have had no driver

Editorial Bureau April 19, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Two US agencies on Monday said they were conducting a probe into a Tesla crash in Texas on Saturday leaving two dead. Local police said it appeared to have occurred with no one in the driver’s seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates vehicle safety, and the National Transportation […]

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Biden increases cap on refugee admissions post criticisms from lawmakers

Editorial Bureau April 18, 2021

WILMINGTON (US) – Following criticisms from Democratic lawmakers for agreeing to keep the figures of refugees low, President Joe Biden said that he will raise the cap on the number of refugees admitted this year to the United States. He signed a order extending a 15,000 refugee admissions cap issued by his predecessor however, he […]

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US Sikh group calls for probe of likely hate bias in deadly Indianapolis FedEx rampage

Editorial Bureau April 17, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – Half of the eight workers shot at an Indianapolis FedEx facility by a former employee before he killed himself belonged to the Sikh religious community. The incident has led to an advocacy group to for a probe of possible racial or ethnic hatred as a factor. Law enforcement officials said Friday […]

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Ghislaine Maxwell fails to dismiss sex crime indictment over Epstein connections

Editorial Bureau April 17, 2021

NEW YORK (US): Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to dismiss the original indictment accusing the British socialite of aiding the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girls was rejected by a US judge on Friday. US District Judge Alison Nathan rejected Maxwell’s arguments that she could not get a fair trial because of a drumbeat of negative […]

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Protesters rally against Chicago police killing of 13-year-old boy

Editorial Bureau April 17, 2021

CHICAGO (US) – Hundreds rallied through the streets of Chicago on Friday to protest the police shooting of Adam Toledo. This has come a day after the city released a graphic video of a police officer shooting and killing of the 13-year-old Latino boy in an alley two weeks ago. Demonstrators chanted “Hands up, don’t […]

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Biden and Japan’s Suga project unity to counter China’s assertiveness

Editorial Bureau April 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (US): President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga against an increasingly assertive China. This was the US leader’s first face-to-face White House summit since taking office. The talks offered the Democratic president, inaugurated in January, a chance to work further on his pledge to […]

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Gunman kills eight before taking own life at FedEx site in Indianapolis

Editorial Bureau April 16, 2021

In an unfortunate incident at FedEx operations center near the Indianapolis International airport, A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others before taking own life. Indianapolis police spokeswoman Genae Cook said the authorities had responded to a report that shots had been fired and “arrived to an active shooter incident.” “Preliminary