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Conservative Party worried about Boris Johnson's competence
Senior members of his own party said they needed Johnson to get the government back on track after a disastrous two weeks amid dismay about his performance at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, where he lost his place in his speech for about 20 seconds and diverted into a lengthy tangent about Peppa Pig, the report said.
US added to backsliding democracies for first time
"The United States, the bastion of global democracy, fell victim to authoritarian tendencies itself, and was knocked down a significant number of steps on the democratic scale," the International IDEA's Global State of Democracy 2021 report said. The study, which analyzed trends from 2020 to 2021, found that more than a quarter of the world's population now lives in democratically backsliding countries,.
We will allow India to transport wheat to Afghanistan: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
"Pakistan’s decision to allow the 50,000 MT of wheat India has offered to provide Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance to go through Pakistan as soon as modalities are finalized with the Indian side," said PM Khan. He made these remarks while addressing the Apex Committee meeting of the newly formulated Afghanistan Inter-ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC) in Islamabad.
White House to keep mask mandate as Washington D.C. lifts indoor rule
"The White House follows CDC guidance, which recommends masking in areas of high or substantial transmission," Xinhua news agency quoted Kevin Munoz, White House assistant press secretary, as saying to CNN. The nation's capital remains an area with "substantial" community transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is currently at a rate of about 90 new weekly cases per 100,000 residents.
Man charged with intentional homicide for ramming car into US city parade
According to the police, suspect Darrell Brooks from Milwaukee has a significant criminal history, reports Xinhua news agency. He had been free on a $1,000 bail in an earlier criminal case, in which he was accused of running over the mother of his child in the parking lot of a Milwaukee gas station. Addressing the media, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said the victims were aged betweem 52 to 81, and there were 18 children, aged from three to 16, among those injured.
45 killed in Bulgaria bus accident
Seven people with burns were saved and rushed to an emergency hospital in the capital, Xinhua news agency quoted the BTA report as saying. Among the victims were children. The accident took place at about 2 a.m. on a highway about 40 km south of Sofia.
Pakistan must end abhorrent use of enforced disappearance: Amnesty International
The report documents how enforced disappearance, a crime under international law in which state agents deny holding an individual or refuse to provide information on their fate or whereabouts, not only violates the human rights of the individuals who are disappeared, but also impacts affected families' mental and physical health, financial status, and security, as well as leading to stigma and social isolation.
"Nawaz Sharif has to be convicted as Army wants it" Pak Chief Justice says in leaked audio clip
Nisar indicates that he was issuing the instructions as the Generals want to bring Imran Khan to power. The revelation has come as a bombshell and is bound to add to the political turmoil in Pakistan in the days ahead. According to the transcript of the leaked audio clip, released by the UK-based investigative news website FactFocus.com, the conversation took place between the then Chief Justice of Pakistan SC and one unidentified person in 2018 before the general elections of Pakistan.
Over 90% US federal workers receive at least 1 dose of Covid vax
The vast majority of the 3.5 million employees covered by the mandate have been fully vaccinated, Xinhua news agency quoted the senior administration official as saying to the National Public Radio (NPR) on Monday. An additional 5 percent of workers have requested or received an exception or an extension, the official said.
'China will never seek hegemony': Xi Jinping assures ASEAN leaders amid rising tensions over SCS
President Xi made these remarks at the virtual meeting held on Monday between China and ASEAN members commemorating the 30th Anniversary of relations between the sides. China said that it would never seek hegemony nor take advantage of the smaller South Asian countries and instead would like to work with the 10 country bloc to eliminate interference.
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