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New VC of Kabul University barely got pass marks, disrespected professors
Further, a Facebook post written by a person named Arif Bahrami who claims to be college class fellow of Ghairat has also been doing the rounds on social media, the Pakistan-based Friday Times newspaper reported. Bahrami claims that Ghairat was always disrespectful towards his women class fellows and professors while he was studying at the Kabul University.
On eve of Biden-Modi summit; a primer on what Biden needs, wants, and will ask from India
It is but obvious that aides of both leaders would have drawn up a very tight-knit agenda for the discussion, and the topics to be covered in the 50 or so minutes at their disposal. These topics of discussion can be organized in a 5-cornered pentagon. Biden has been handed several lemons, Modi has his own lemons, and the world has its own lemons.
Taliban unlikely to speak at UN session
Representatives of the former Afghan government still occupy the Afghan mission at the UN. On Tuesday, they attended the session that US President Joe Biden addressed.
Ukrainian President's top aide survives assassination attempt
Shefir was unharmed in the assault on Wednesday, which took place near the village of Lesniki, about 20 km from the capital Kiev, but his driver was wounded, Xinhua news agency quoted the National Police as saying. Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU) Mikhail Podolyak, said the OPU associates the attempt on Shefir with Zelensky's campaign against the oligarchs.
Security Council condemns attempted coup in Sudan
In a statement, the members of the Security Council reiterated their full support to Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in his endeavours to see Sudan through a successful transition in a manner that achieves the hopes and aspirations of the Sudanese people for an inclusive, peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future, reports Xinhua news agency.
UN releases emergency funds for Afghanistan's healthcare system
"Allowing Afghanistan's health care delivery system to fall apart would be disastrous," Xinhua news agency quoted UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths as saying in a statement on Wednesday. "People across the country would be denied access to primary health care such as emergency caesarian sections and trauma care," he said.
Top US military official meets Russian counterpart in Finland
While the agenda of Wednesday's meeting was not made public, Milley's spokesperson told the media that the two officials discussed efforts to improve communications between the US and Russia as well as how to reduce potential risk factors, reports Xinhua news agency. Although the meeting was held at the Finnish government premises at Konigstedt Manor in Vantaa, near Helsinki, Finland was not represented in the meeting.
Bipartisan negotiations over police reform in US collapse
"After months of exhausting every possible pathway to a bipartisan deal, it remains out of reach right now, even after working collaboratively with and securing the support of policing groups," Senator Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, said in a statement on Wednesday. "Unfortunately, even with this law enforcement support and further compromises we offered, there was still too wide a gulf with our negotiating partners and we faced significant obstacles to securing a bipartisan deal," he said.
UNGA Prez to hold high-level event on universal vaccination in 2022
"As president of the UN General Assembly, I will host a high-level event Towards Universal Vaccination: From Hope to Action," Shahid told the Global Covid-19 Summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. While Shahid did not reveal when the event will take place in his short remarks at the summit, his spokesperson Monica Grayley said that it is slated for 2022. "We will work to shore up political support for COVAX and the multilateral mechanisms for vaccine supply and distribution," the UNGA President said.
US Fed signals tapering could start soon
The Fed on Wednesday pledged to continue its asset purchase program at least at the current pace of $120 billion per month until "substantial further progress" has been made on employment and inflation since last December, reports Xinhua news agency.
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