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German strikes bring public transport to standstill
All major airports in Europe's largest economy were hit by the strikes on Monday, except for Berlin, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the German Airports Association (ADV), some 380,000 business and private travellers were affected by cancelled or severely delayed flights.
Hungarian Parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO
A total of 182 MPs voted in favour and six against, while 11 lawmakers were absent, reports Xinhua news agency. Besides the far-right party Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), all parties voted in favour of Finland's accession. Elod Novak, vice president of Mi Hazank, had said last week that his party would veto Finland's accession because "expanding the military alliance on Russia's border would be a provocation, while the neutral zone is an international interest".
US aircraft carrier in South Korea amid Pyongyang's saber-rattling
The USS Nimitz carrier docked at ROK Fleet Command in the city, 325 km southeast of Seoul, after its strike group trained with the South Korean Navy in the international waters south of the southern island of Jeju the previous day, reports Yonhap News Agency. Its presence here is expected to send a warning to Pyongyang, which has been ratcheting up tensions through missile launches and repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in a contingency, observers said.
Yoon calls for full disclosure of N.Korean human rights violations
"The reality of the appalling human rights violations against the North Korean people must be fully revealed to the international community," he said during a Cabinet meeting. Under the North Korean Human Rights Act passed in 2016, the Unification Minister is required to submit an annual report to the National Assembly on the reclusive.
I was called 'pagan, greasy Indian': California state Assembly candidate Darshana Patel
The 48-year-old research scientist, who is the board president of California's Poway Unified School District, said that microaggressions were common, and the term ABCD -- American-Born Confused Desi -- haunted her as a child. "The term ABCD haunted me as a child... As a young girl in second grade, I was called a pagan, greasy Indian (because my mother put oil in my hair), asked what tribe I was from, and often teased when I wore more traditional attire to school," Patel, who hails from Vadodara, said in an interview to IANS.
H-1B visa cap for FY 2024 reached
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Monday that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption (master's cap). We have randomly selected from the registrations properly.
Ukraine gets first batch of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany
The German-made tanks were handed over to Ukraine two months after Berlin's decision to supply them, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Monday, citing German news outlet Der Spiegel. It did not specify the number of tanks that were transferred to Ukraine. In January, Germany decided to supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and green-lighted requests by other countries to do so, Xinhua news agency reported.
Controversial Israeli judicial reform bill now in next Knesset session: Netanyahu
The delay comes from a will to reach a broad consensus, he said in a TV address to the country, the BBC reported. As protests raged and calls were made for a general strike, halting flights from Tel Aviv and led to McDonald's shutting, Netanyahu had called on the protesters on all sides "to behave responsibly and refrain from violence".
India the net security provider, protector of the region: Sri Lanka President
Joining an online interview organised by Harvard University, President Wickremesinghe said that "as a small country with a strong democratic tradition and an open economy, Sri Lanka has always maintained its political independence and viewed India, its closest neighbour with the longest relations, as the protector of the region".
6 killed in yet another US school shooting
The shooter a 28-year-old girl -- was "engaged" by law enforcement officers and killed. She was carrying two "assault-type rifles and a handgun", as per police. The shooting took place in a private Christian school in Nashville that runs from preschool through to the sixth grade. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has been briefed on the school shooting.
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