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Biden appoints Sameera Fazili to National Economic Council
Days before the new administration takes over, Fazili's profile made it to the landing page of the White House Senior Staff on the Biden transition website. She joins more than a dozen Indian Americans nominated or appointed to senior level positions in the incoming administration.
'US forces in Afghanistan, Iraq reduce to 2,500 level'
Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller said in a statement on Friday that the drawdown in Afghanistan has resulted in the reduction of US forces in the country to the lowest level since the war began, reports Xinhua news agency.
Trump to fly to Florida shortly before Biden's inauguration
In a report published on Friday, the Associated Press cited people familiar with the plan as saying the farewell ceremony, to be held in Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, will probably feature the reception Trump used to get as President during state visits abroad, "complete with a red carpet, colour guard, military band and even a 21-gun salute", reports Xinhua news agency
PIA passenger aircraft 'held back' at Kuala Lumpur airport over lease dispute
A PIA spokesman said that a leasing dispute was going on between the PIA and an Irish company and the latter had filed a case in the UK six months ago and the Malaysian court took an ex-parte decision about the plane. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the Pakistan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur was in close contact with the Malaysian authorities to resolve the matter.
UN to restart negotiations for Security Council reform on Jan 25
Calling it a "complex challenge", he said the process is driven by the member states and "I believe that dialogue among member states is the most effective way to bring the reform process forward".
'This is not a game': Global COVID-19 death toll hits 2 million
The numbing figure was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The number of dead, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.
Chinese health experts call to shun Pfizer's mRNA-based Covid vaccine
According to a Chinese immunologist, the new mRNA vaccine was developed in haste and had never been used on a large scale for the prevention of infectious disease, and its safety had not been confirmed for large-scale use in humans.
Joe Biden highlights growing economic divide in United States
Noting that some 18 million Americans are still relying on unemployment insurance, and some 400,000 small businesses have permanently closed their doors, the President-elect said "a crisis of deep human suffering" is in plain sight.
United States: New Mexico declares state of emergency due to riot threat
According to the report published on Thursday by the Albuquerque Journal, the executive order referenced the events of January 6 when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Pakistan International Airlines plane seized in Malaysia
The PIA plane was seized on the orders of a local Malaysian court, the Geo News report said citing sources as saying. PIA had leased two aircraft, including the seized Boeing-777, from a Vietnamese company in 2015.
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