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8 killed in shooting at US FedEx facility
An unknown number of others went to local hospitals with injuries. No law enforcement officers were among the wounded. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Spokesperson Genae Cook said that eight people were killed in and around the facility near the Indianapolis International Airport. The shooter has taken his own life, Cook added.
European Parliament committees vote for EU-UK trade deal
On Thursday, the Trade and Foreign Affairs Committees gave their seal of approval by 108 votes in favour, one against and four abstentions, and recommended that Parliament's plenary approves the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, reports Xinhua news agency.
US sanctions Pakistani firm, owners for working as Russian proxy
Pakistani nationals Mohsin Raza, Mujtaba Raza, Syed Hasnain, Muhammad Hayat, Syed Raza, and Shahzad Ahmed are the owners and employees of Second Eye Solutions (SES), the IT firm which has been accused of acting as a proxy for a Russian troll entity which interfered in the American elections.
Trust in J&J vax dips after pause over blood clot
Adults who said they believed the single-dose shot was safe dropped from 52 per cent before the pause was announced on Tuesday to 37 per cent afterwards, Xinhua news agency quoted the poll conducted by the global opinion and data firm YouGov along with The Economist.
Afghans show mixed reaction to US decision on forces withdrawal
US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that Washington would end its longest war by starting a pull-out of troops from Afghanistan on May 1 and would complete the process by September 11, the day when New York and Washington were allegedly attacked by the Al-Qaida network in 2001.
US imposes fresh sanctions on Russia
The move included the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from the US and sanctions on several organisations and individuals, the White House and State Department said on Thursday, DPA news agency reported. The US government also cited Russia's continued occupation of Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine seven years ago, and for reportedly offering bounties to militants in Afghanistan who killed US troops.
'Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt on schedule by 2024'
"The commitment for 2024 will be kept," President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. In 2024, the French capital is also due to host the Summer Olympics. Exactly two years ago, on April 15, 2019, the world-famous landmark in the heart of Paris went up in flames.
US Senate votes to open debate on anti-Asian American hate crimes bill
The evenly-split Senate late Wednesday voted 92-6 to move forward debating on the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill drafted by Democrats that intended to speed up administrative processing of hate crimes, which the Asian American community has seen a skyrocketing surge during the pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.
UAE mediating between India, Pakistan to restore 'functional relations'
As part of the backdoor talks and meetings, top intelligence officials from both Pakistan and India have had secret meetings in Dubai during January 2021 as the UAE played important part in bringing the two sides to calm military tensions over the Kashmir region.
EU to borrow 800bn euros to fund recovery
A diversified funding strategy was created to ensure that the member states of the bloc would receive loans under the package known as the NextGenerationEU at an advantageous rate, reports Xinhua news agency. The EU has set December 2058 as a deadline for itself to fulfil all the repayment and plans to generate new own resources to strengthen the repayment capability.
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