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Biden's loan forgiveness programme in danger of being shelved by GOP
Joe Biden had planned to cancel up to $20,000 of debt per student borrower, but McCarthy's bill seeks to cancel this and end the freeze on monthly repayments with interest on the borrowings, media reports said. Thousands of students in the US who had borrowed money for their higher education are on tenterhooks.
Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto rules out Indo-Pak bilateral talks during SCO meet
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said all members of the regional body have realised the importance of SCO and it would yield positive results. On India-Pakistan bilateral relations, the Foreign Minister said that SCO rules are clear that bilateral issues cannot be taken up at the summit, Samaa TV reported.
China whines as India becomes world’s most populous country
Responding to media queries about India overtaking China in population, Wenbin emphasized that talent resources matter most. He explained that although size matters, what matters more is the quality of a country's talent resources. He cited statistics, stating that nearly 900 million of China's 1.4 billion population are of working age and have received an average of 10.9 years of education.
Claims emerge that British Pakistanis leaving Conservative Party after Braverman's 'racist' comments
Braverman's comments that British Pakistani men "hold cultural values at odds with British values" and that they are "linked to the grooming scandal" have drawn wide criticism, with senior Conservative leaders accusing her of peddling racist and Islamophobic lies to gain the support of right-wing sections.
Video of dancer in mosque raises Uyghur anxieties about China's attacks on religion
The promotional video, put out by a local propaganda office, features a bare-armed Uyghur woman as a dancer from 'Women's Kingdom', a fictional polity whose queen sought to marry the Chinese protagonist of the classic Ming Dynasty novel 'Journey to the West', RFA reported.
Judiciary cannot re-write Constitution, says Shehbaz Sharif
"It does not happen anywhere in the world that a court issues a stay order against a legislation which is still in the making," Sharif said while addressing the launch ceremony of the 1973 Constitution mobile application, Geo News reported. He said that it is time for the state institutions to get united for upholding the Constitution in order to keep the national interest supreme, the report said.
After UAE & Saudi Arabia, Jaishankar discusses Sudan crisis with Egyptian counterpart
"Discussed the concerning situation in Sudan just now with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Deeply value his assessments and insights, as also his very helpful attitude. Agreed to remain in close touch," Jaishankar tweeted soon after his discussion with Shoukry. The minister's talks with his Egyptian counterpart.
South Asians in UK with darker skin suffer bullying, insults from kin: Study
The study by King's College London revealed that within families children with lighter skin were often favoured, while those with darker tones were subjected to insults and bullying. Almost half of the 33 people, aged 19-60, who were interviewed said that they had witnessed the prejudice, or had been the target. People of colour with light skin spoke about being favoured within their families.
SpaceX's Starship ready for second launch attempt on Thursday: Musk
This will be the second launch attempt, as the first on Monday was scrubbed at the last minute due to an issue with the pressurisation system on Starship's first stage, a huge booster called Super Heavy. "All systems currently green for launch," Musk wrote in a tweet on Thursday. Earlier on Tuesday, he tweeted that the company is working on many issues to prepare for the launch. "The team is working around the clock on many issues. Maybe 4/20, maybe not," Musk said.
Over 1 in 3 Americans live in areas with unhealthy air quality: Report
The "State of the Air" 2023 report, released on Wednesday by the American Lung Association, finds that after decades of progress on cleaning up sources of air pollution, about 119.6 million Americans still live in places with failing grades for unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution, reports Xinhua news agency.
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