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War-torn Myanmar struggles to finish census for election next year

October 16, 2024

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UN reports 20% rise in attacks on students, schools in war-torn countries

September 9, 2024

Trump targets Harvard visa applicants with new social media checks over anti-semitism concerns
The Trump administration is escalating its social media vetting of visa applicants seeking to travel to Harvard University, a State Department cable sent to diplomatic posts Friday shows. The cable signed by Secret of State Marco Rubio instructs all U.S. missions and consulates abroad to immediately enhance the vetting of such visa applicants, with the…
Airlines’ business-class wars are here
DALLAS — Armed with dollops of caviar and handfuls of Bang & Olufsen headphones, U.S. airlines are duking it out for international business-class dominance. There are even differences between seats in the same cabin. Next week, American Airlines plans to start flying its upgraded business-class “suites” that feature today’s premium-class must-have — a sliding door…
Astros pitcher Lance McCullers gets 24-hour security after online death threats
HOUSTON — Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.’s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros’ pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard wife Kara talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. “She asked me when I came home: ‘Daddy like…
Under-18 Marriages Officially Banned in Pakistan; Jail and Fine Announced for Violation
Under-18 Marriages Officially Banned in Pakistan; Jail and Fine Announced for Violation President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025, officially making it law. The legislation sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 for both boys and girls across Pakistan. Under the new law, no Nikah Khuwan is allowed…
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues federal government for failing to protect her and other victims
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Maria Farmer filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, alleging that it failed to protect her and other victims of the convicted sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the FBI of negligence…
Sydney Sweeney is selling soap that contains her actual bathwater
Sydney Sweeney fans can now lather up with the actor’s bathwater in a limited-edition soap made by men’s natural body wash brand Dr. Squatch. The Emmy-nominated star, who rose to fame on the HBO series “Euphoria,” appeared soaking in a bathtub in a viral Dr. Squatch commercial in October, inspiring the new product release. “You…
Pakistan’s weekly inflation drops by 0.81 pc
Pakistan’s weekly inflation drops by 0.81 pc Pakistan’s weekly inflation, based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), dropped by 0.81 percent for all spending groups during the week ending May 29, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The SPI for this week stood at 309.80 points, down from 312.34 points…
‘We all are going to die’
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House’s budget bill at a town hall in her home state on Friday, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths. “People are not — well, we all are going to die, so, for heaven’s sakes,”…
ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years
After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home. Lewelyn Dixon, a 64-year-old University of Washington lab technician, was released on Thursday from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, after a judge ruled that she does not qualify…