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U.S ‘grateful’ to Pakistan for appealing acquittals in Daniel Pearl case
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U.S ‘grateful’ to Pakistan for appealing acquittals in Daniel Pearl case

  • The United States Department of Justice released a statement thanking the Pakistan government for appealing against a court order acquitting Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted over the 2002 beheading of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
  • This controversial decision is now being appealed separately by the Pakistani government, and by Pearl's family in the Supreme Court; stating that Sheikh's release from prison would endanger the public.
Published 30 Dec, 2020 07:33pm
Convicted U.S spy greeted by Netanyahu as he arrives in Israel
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Convicted U.S spy greeted by Netanyahu as he arrives in Israel

  • On Wednesday, Jonathan Pollard, an American jailed in the United States since 1985 on charges of spying for Israel, landed in Israel where he was received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Israel's raid on the Palestinian Liberation Organisation's Tunis headquarters in October 1985, that killed around 60 people, was planned through information from Pollard.
Updated 30 Dec, 2020 07:05pm
Using drones, tunnels and new routes, Mexico’s drug cartels seek to fend off the COVID’s economic fallout
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Using drones, tunnels and new routes, Mexico’s drug cartels seek to fend off the COVID’s economic fallout

  • The coronavirus pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the global economy, thrusting economies into uncharted territory - and drug cartels were no different.
  • The cartel - being one of the world's most powerful drug trafficking groups - used a mix of ingenuity and business acumen to adapt to the rapidly changing circumstances in a pandemic-stricken world.
Updated 30 Dec, 2020 05:22pm
Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defense bill veto
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Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defense bill veto

  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on increasing COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and urged senators to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense bill.
  • McConnell tied the larger checks, which were demanded by Trump and supported by Democrats, to two other measures the president wants but which most Democrats oppose.
Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:39pm
U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by Trump
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U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by Trump

  • The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
  • Trump last week threatened to block a massive pandemic aid and spending package if Congress did not boost stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 and cut other spending.
Published 29 Dec, 2020 03:01pm
Trump backs plan to contest election result in Congress, amid false claims of fraud
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Trump backs plan to contest election result in Congress, amid false claims of fraud

  • With a joint session of the House and Senate politicians set for the 6th of January, for the counting of electoral votes, President Trump engaged in another Twitter tirade to make unfounded claims about electoral fraud.
  • Several Republican congressmen have already mentioned that they will be objecting to the electoral votes, despite GOP leader Mitch McConnell requesting his party members not to.
Updated 28 Dec, 2020 03:03pm
US surpasses 19mn Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
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US surpasses 19mn Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins

  • More than a million Americans have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccines, a milestone in the biggest immunization drive in US history, but officials admitted the pace of rollout was slipping behind schedule.
Published 28 Dec, 2020 11:09am
Iran says U.S. approved its funds transfer to buy COVID vaccines
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Iran says U.S. approved its funds transfer to buy COVID vaccines

  • Iran has won U.S. approval to transfer funds for coronavirus vaccines from overseas, the central bank chief said on Thursday, as its daily death toll fell to a three-month low.
  • Hemmati said Iran would pay around $244 million for initial imports of 16.8 million doses of vaccines from COVAX, a multi-agency group dedicated to assuring fair access to vaccines for low- and middle-income countries.
Published 25 Dec, 2020 07:05pm
One million Americans vaccinated for COVID; Tennessee new epicenter
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One million Americans vaccinated for COVID; Tennessee new epicenter

  • Tennessee emerged alongside California on Wednesday as an epicenter of the latest COVID-19 surge even while more than 1 million Americans have been vaccinated as U.S. political leaders sought to guard against a highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across Britain.
  • Some public health officials say Americans’ traveling and gathering for Thanksgiving contributed to the latest nationwide explosion in cases.
Published 25 Dec, 2020 05:20pm
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit - minister
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Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit - minister

  • Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country during U.S. President Donald Trump’s term, which ends next month.
  • The White House has brokered rapprochements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco this year, with Morocco hosting an Israeli-U.S. delegation on Tuesday to flesh out the upgrade in relations.
Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:27pm
U.S Coronavirus relief package contains $25 million for gender, democracy programs in Pakistan
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U.S Coronavirus relief package contains $25 million for gender, democracy programs in Pakistan

  • The bipartisan coronavirus aid package, recently negotiated by the United States Congress, contains nearly $25 million allocated for "gender" and "democracy" programs in Pakistan.
  • President Trump berated the relief package, stating that "Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists and special interests, while sending the bare minimum to the American people who need it".
Updated 23 Dec, 2020 01:46pm
President Trump pardons 15 people, including two convicted for Russia probe
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President Trump pardons 15 people, including two convicted for Russia probe

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to George Papadopoulos, his former campaign aide who pleaded guilty after Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential Election.
  • These names were listed by the White House in a wave of pre-Christmas pardons, with President Trump granting full pardons to 15 people and commuted (fully or partly) the sentences of an additional five others.
Updated 23 Dec, 2020 11:51am
Google, Facebook agree to join hands against potential anti-trust lawsuit: Report
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Google, Facebook agree to join hands against potential anti-trust lawsuit: Report

  • Google and Facebook were aware that their cooperative agreement could potentially trigger anti-trust investigations, and subsequently strategised on how to deal with them.
  • According to a spokesperson from Google, such agreements over anti-trust threats are extremely common in the industry, to avoid any unprecedented legal challenges.
Updated 22 Dec, 2020 01:07pm