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US Defence Secy arrives in Germany
Former US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticised Germany for not spending enough on defence, and late in his term announced the withdrawal of thousands of American troops from the country, dpa news agency reported.
1 dead in US high school shooting
A gunfight erupted on Monday police officers responded to a report of an armed man at the Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville city, Knoxville Police Department said in a statement. The armed man was killed as police officers approached him and fired shots, according to an NBC News report, adding a Knoxville police officer was struck at least once but suffered non-life-threatening injuries, reports Xinhua news agency.
Biden meets executives to address semiconductor shortage
"The semiconductor shortage, which is impacting American workers and families right now, is a top and immediate priority for the President and his senior most advisors on economic and national security," the White House said in a statement after hosting the virtual semiconductor summit on Monday.
EU rejects attempts to derail process to revive Iran nuclear deal
EU Foreign Affairs spokesman Peter Stano told an online press conference on Monday that the reported incident in Natanz "could have been an act of sabotage", but insisted that there had been no official attribution over who was responsible, Xinhua news agency reported.
Proposed UK bill could limit accountability for int'l crimes
"As currently drafted, the Bill would make it substantially less likely that UK service members on overseas operations would be held accountable for serious human rights violations amounting to international crimes," Bachelet said in a statement on Monday.
No nation more important than India: US tech think tank
The Washington based Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), in a significant paper authored by David Moschella and Robert Atkinson, has said that the economic and geopolitical stakes for the US could not be much higher. Reviewing geopolitics of the world, the ITIF said that based on what the Biden administration and the Modi government decide, the world could end up in two possible scenarios.
Confusion, complacency driving Covid pandemic: WHO
Adding to these behaviours is "inconsistency in public health measuresa, the Guardian quoted the WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as saying.Despite 700 million doses of vaccine administered around the world, there have been seven consecutive weeks of rises in infections.
Suez Canal celebrates arrival of large dredger
"We celebrate together CSD Mohab Mameesh, the largest in the Middle East and Africa, joining the SCA's fleet," Xinhua news agency SCA Chairman Osama Rabie as saying during a ceremony held in Ismailia province on Monday.The new dredger is considered "an unprecedented addition to the authority's dredgers fleet", the SCA chief added.
Putin suggests hiking cosmonauts' salaries by 50-70%
"I suggest increasing by 50 per cent the salary of those who have already been in space and have been holding prominent positions in the cosmonaut team. And by 70 per cent for cosmonauts-to-be who currently undergo training," TASS News Agency quoted Putin as saying on Monday.
Antony Blinken embarks on Brussels visit
Taking to Twitter, Blinken said: "Glad to be heading back to Brussels. The US is committed to rebuilding US alliances, particularly with our NATO allies. "We remain steadfast in our support for NATO as the essential forum for trans-Atlantic security."
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