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Turkey, Egypt launch 1st diplomatic-level contacts after 8 yrs
"We have contacts both at the level of intelligence and Foreign Ministries with Egypt. Diplomatic-level contacts have started," Xinhua Cavusoglu as saying on Friday. Neither Turkey nor Egypt had put forward preconditions for starting these talks, the Minister said, noting the bilateral ties, which were strained for years, could not be restored at once and easily.
US city to pay $27mn to settle lawsuit with Floyd family
The US city of Minneapolis, where African-American man George Floyd was brutally killed under police custody last year, has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit with the victim's family.
WHO probes reports of AstraZeneca vax blood clots
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the UN health agency "systematically reviews safety signals, and is carefully assessing the current reports on the AstraZeneca vaccine".
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo defiant despite inquiries, resignation calls
The investigation will focus on the alleged cover-up of nursing home deaths from Covid-19 in the state and allegations by several women of sexual harassment and improper conduct, said a report by WIVB.com citing Bill Conrad, a member of the state Assembly.
Quad summit agrees on vaccine cooperation
Marking the new, enhanced phase of cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the start of the quadrilateral virtual summit involving the US, India, Japan and Australia that "Quad has come of age". US Vice President Kamala Harris was also present at the meeting.
'Quad has come of age', says PM Modi at summit heralding broader agenda
Modi participated in the summit along with Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Yoshihide Suga of Japan, and US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. "We will work together closer than ever before for advancing our shared values and promoting our secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific," he said.
'Latest allegations against NY Guv Cuomo nauseating'
"The allegations of these women are serious. They're deeply troubling. Last night's was nauseating," Xinhua news agency quoted Schumer as saying during a radio interview on Thursday.
Afghans commemorate destruction of 2 Buddha statues
"Although the Taliban dynamited the two statues, the monuments are still popular as many people annually get together in Bamiyan to commemorate the giant Buddhas in ceremonies where the speakers express their anger over vandalising the world's cultural heritages," provincial governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati told Xinhua news agency.
US Secy of State to look into case of 83-yr-old priest held in India
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he would look into the case of an 83-year-old Catholic priest, Stan Swamy, held in India on allegations he was linked to Maoists. Responding on Wednesday to a request from a member of the House of Representatives while he was testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Blinken asked for more information and said: "We'll look into it."
Seven more dead in fresh Myanmar protests, Suu Kyi faces new charge
Signalling it is undeterred by global criticism and an UN call for restraint, the military junta also stepped up the ante by formally levelling allegations of bribery against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Six people were killed in the central town of Myaing on Thursday when security forces fired on a protest rally.
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