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2 US detention centres shut after abuse allegations
Mayorkas said in a statement on Thursday that "this marks an important first step" in making "lasting improvements to our civil immigration detention system", reports Xinhua news agency. "DHS detention facilities and the treatment of individuals in those facilities will be held to our health and safety standards," said the statement.
Inquiry finds BBC 'fell below standards' over Princess Diana interview
The independent inquiry, by retired judge Lord Dyson, was commissioned by the broadcaster last year, after Diana's brother, Earl Spencer went public with allegations about how the interview was obtained. It found Bashir mocked up fake bank statements that falsely suggested individuals were being paid for keeping the Princess, who died in a car crash in France 1997, under surveillance.
Patent waiver not enough for vax rollout: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
She said this when answering a question on what measures are needed to accelerate equitable access to vaccines during a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Trade, Xinhua reported. "Getting the Intellectual Property (IP) rights waiver for vaccines will not be enough," she said on Thursday.
German Chancellor candidates hold 1st TV debate
In the debate on Thursday, Annalena Baerbock, the candidate of the Green Party, who is currently leading the polls with around 26 per cent backing ahead of the governing Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), emphasized environmental issues and recalled that a recent ruling by Germany's Constitutional Court was necessary for the country to take immediate climate action
Lab escape from Wuhan can explain coronavirus more easily
Writing in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Wade said, "For the lab escape scenario, a Wuhan origin for the virus is a no-brainer. Wuhan is home to China's leading center of coronavirus research where, as noted above, researchers were genetically engineering bat coronaviruses to attack human cells. They were doing so under the minimal safety conditions of a BSL2 lab. If a virus with the unexpected infectiousness of SARS2 had been generated there, its escape would be no surprise".
Egypt brokered ceasefire between Israel-Hamas comes into effect
The ceasefire came into force at 2 a.m., reports Xinhua news agency. According to Egypt's official MENA news agency, Cairo will send two security delegations to Israel and Palestine to ensure the implementation of the truce. The heaviest fighting between Israel and the Gaza militants since 2014 has so far killed 232 Palestinians, including 65 children, and 12 Israelis.
Indian-Americans recorded highest rate of voting in 2020 polls
The blog said that the election on November 3, 2020, witnessed a major increase in voter engagement among the AAPI community, "building on record gains in voting in the 2018 midterm elections, where midterm voter registration and turnout jumped across every segment, including by nativity, age, gender and geography".
'Racial disparities persist in US Covid vaccine campaign'
Only 22 per cent of African-Americans have received a shot, and the rates still trail those of Whites in almost every state, according to the data obtained and released on Thursday by Kaiser Health News from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data revealed a sweeping national look at the race and ethnicity of vaccinated people on a state-by-state basis, reports Xinhua news agency.
Canada-US border curbs extended to June 21: Justin Trudeau
"To protect your health and limit the spread of Covid-19, we're extending the measures currently in place by another 30 days. Non-essential travel between our two countries remains restricted until June 21," the Prime Minister tweeted on Thursday. The restriction, which was enforced in March 2020, has been renewed every month since, reports Xinhua news agency.
Bangladesh militant arrested over conspiring to establish caliphate
HM Mehdi Hasan Rana, the IT assistant for the banned outfit, was arrested on Wednesday evening by the anti-terrorism unit (ATU) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) from Palongkhali, near the Rohingya camp of Ukhia in Cox's Bazar. Speaking to IANS, Aslam Khan, Superintendent of the ATU's media wing, said that Rana used to preach online to motivate people to spread militancy
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