Indian-American Girl In “World’s Brightest” Students List By: Web Desk on February 7, 2023Natasha Perianayagam, an Indian-American schoolgirl, was named to the “world’s brightest” students list for the second year in a row by the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth in the United States, based on the results of above-grade-level tests of over 15,000 students from 76 countries. Perianayagam, 13, is a student at Florence M Gaudineer Middle School, […]
Xi extends condolences to Erdogan, Bashar over earthquake on February 7, 2023BEIJING (Xinhua): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent messages of condolence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad respectively over strong earthquakes in the two countries. Xi said that upon learning of the earthquakes, which caused heavy casualties and property losses in Türkiye and Syria, he would like to express […]
UN agencies swing into action to help quake victims in Türkiye, Syria By: APP on February 7, 2023The UN aid agencies have scrambled to help many thousands of victims of the massive earthquake that hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria, amid fears of a gigantic humanitarian crisis. The initial 7.8 magnitude quake struck close to Gaziantep early Monday morning, followed by another 7.5 magnitude tremor several hours later. “My heart goes out […]
Biden’s State of the Union to tout policy wins on economy By: Agencies on February 7, 2023President Joe Biden will use his second State of the Union address today (Tuesday) to remind Americans of how their lives have been improved over his first two years in office, as he tries to confront pessimism in the country and navigate the tricky politics of a newly divided Washington. Rather than laying out major […]
North Korea party meeting set to discuss ‘urgent’ food issue By: Agencies on February 7, 2023North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector, a possible sign of worsening food insecurity as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid a defiant nuclear weapons push. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that members of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Politburo met […]
South Africa records two cholera cases By: APP on February 7, 2023South African health authorities said Monday that they have recorded two confirmed cases of cholera imported from neighboring Malawi, where an outbreak has claimed hundreds of lives. The health department said two sisters who had travelled together from Johannesburg to Malawi to attend a funeral service there developed symptoms of cholera upon their return to […]
Rallies held across Europe on ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ By: APP on February 7, 2023The call for ending atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) reverberated across the UK and the rest of Europe, as the world observed ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ on Sunday. Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK and Europe jointly held rallies, conferences and digital campaigns in Oslo, London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Luton, Birmingham, Dundee, Nelson, Edinburgh, Manchester, […]
US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump, Biden papers By: Agencies on February 7, 2023U.S. officials have offered to brief congressional leaders on their investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence as well as President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former private office, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. A briefing could come as soon as this week. But it may not […]
Iraqis protest after father kills YouTuber daughter By: AFP on February 7, 2023Iraqi activists protested on Sunday to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in a killing that has outraged the conservative country. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on Jan 31 in the southern Iraqi province of Diwaniyah, the country’s interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan […]
Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity By: Agencies on February 7, 2023Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on West ern powers not to pressure his tiny Balkan country into accepting a contentious association of five Serb-majority municipalities that is ramping up tensions between Kosovo and Serbia. Kurti told The Associated Press that the focus instead should be on making Serbia more democratic and getting rid of […]