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Russian opposition leader detained upon arrival from Germany
In a statement on Sunday, Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service said its officers detained Navalny at the Sheremetyevo International Airport for his "systematic violations of the conditions of the probationary period", Xinhua news agency reported.
Iraqi political bloc confirms commitment to withdrawing foreign forces
Monday's confirmation by the al-Fatih Coalition, headed by Hadi al-Ameri, came because "the decision of ending the presence of foreign forces from Iraq was already passed in the Iraqi Parliament and approved by the government of resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi", Xinhua news agency quoted bloc spokesman Ahmed al-Asadi as saying.
UAE temporarily suspends visa-free deal with Israel
In a statement on Monday, Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said that the UAE government has notified its Israeli counterparts that the implementation of the agreement has been suspended until July 1 "in the wake of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus", Xinhua news agency reported.
Fearful Washington hunkers down; fire disrupts inauguration rehearsal
A rehearsal for the inauguration -- the swearing-in ceremony -- was disrupted when the fire and explosions happened, but it was not found to be a security threat as only propane tanks at the camp exploded from the accidental fire.
EU set to rule on 2018 WhatsApp-Facebook data sharing case
According to media reports, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has sent a draft decision to fellow EU data protection authorities, that will be looked into from the lens of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Covid-19 vax: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure'
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states, the BBC reported.
Melania Trump asks to choose 'love over hatred' in farewell speech| Watch
She made the remarks in a six and a half-minute video message posted on the White House website on Monday night. Trump begins her message by saying that it had been "the greatest honour of my life to serve as First Lady of the United States".
US Covid-19 catastrophe is Joe Biden's problem now
The pandemic's winter surge is raging, pushing the total death toll towards 400,000 (398,000 lives have already been lost to the virus), deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of the country's 50 states even as a strong variant is taking hold. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, the new variant is about 50 per cent more contagious than the one that has ravaged the country so far.
Joe Biden to tap Rohit Chopra for financial oversight role
Chopra previously served as the Assistant Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he led the agency's efforts on student loans. In 2011, the Secretary of the Treasury appointed him to serve as the CFPB's Student Loan Ombudsman, a new position established in the financial reform law. He also served as a Special Advisor at the US Department of Education.
From Shyamala Gopalan to Kamala Devi Harris: A timeline of two audacious journeys
Her journey was made possible by another audacious traveller - her mother Shyamala Gopalan, who arrived in America as a 19-year-old, in 1958. Below is a timeline that traces the two women's paths -- starting with Gopalan's arrival in America -- that finally culminated in Harris' barrier-shattering triumph.
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