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Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans
July 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University sued the government over […]
Read More...Harvey Weinstein: Judge rejects $18.9m settlement
July 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Harvey Weinstein: Judge rejects $18.9m settlement A US judge rejected a proposed $18.9m (£15.3m) settlement of misconduct cases against abusive Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday. The fund would have been distributed between dozens of female claimants. However various other accusers had called it unfair, saying it “absolved” Weinstein, his producer brother and the company […]
Read More...Eleven plead not guilty to multiple counts of abuse
July 17, 2020 · By Orla O'Donnell for www.rte.ie
Six women and five men have pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of sexually abusing, exploiting and neglecting four children in Munster. One of the men is also charged with inappropriately administering medication to one of the children. The 11 defendants range in age from 26 to 77 and live at various addresses in Munster. […]
Read More...Is US on Course for Violent Collision With China? Senior GOP Lawmaker Says Yes Posted at 3:00 pm on July 12, 2020 by Mike Miller
July 17, 2020 · By Mike Miller for www.redstate.com
Is US on Course for Violent Collision With China? Senior GOP Lawmaker Says Yes Posted at 3:00 pm on July 12, 2020 by Mike Miller The relationship between the United States and China is a tricky — and complicated — relationship, at best. At worst, according to one senior Republican lawmaker, the two nations could […]
Read More...Why some people risk everything to be whistleblowers
July 17, 2020 · By Catherine A Sandersonfor www.bbc.com
Some people are able to challenge bullying, bad behaviour and corruption, even at personal risk. Where does this strength come from, and can anyone learn to do it? Utah senator Mitt Romney voted in February to convict US President Donald Trump on the charge of abuse of power, becoming the first senator ever to vote […]
Read More...US criticises Chinese ‘missile launches’ in South China Sea
July 16, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The US has accused China of conducting missile launches in the South China Sea, describing Beijing’s actions as “meant to intimidate”. US media first reported the launches citing unnamed Pentagon officials. Beijing had announced military drills but did not confirm the allegations that it launched missiles in the disputed waters. Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia […]
Read More...South China Sea dispute: China’s pursuit of resources ‘unlawful’, says US
July 16, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
China’s pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea is “completely unlawful”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. He condemned Beijing’s “campaign of bullying to control” disputed waters that are potentially energy-rich. China, which has been building military bases on artificial islands in the area for years, said the US […]
Read More...US Supreme Court rules half of Oklahoma is Native American land
July 16, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US Supreme Court rules half of Oklahoma is Native American land The US Supreme Court has ruled about half of Oklahoma belongs to Native Americans, in a landmark case that also quashed a child rape conviction. The justices decided 5-4 that an eastern chunk of the state, including its second-biggest city, Tulsa, should be recognised […]
Read More...Japan’s bishops urge world to abolish nuclear power
July 16, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Tokyo for www.ucanews.com
Japan’s bishops urge world to abolish nuclear power An English version of a book by Japan’s bishops appealing for the abolition of nuclear power is now available for free on the internet. Abolition of Nuclear Power: An Appeal from the Catholic Church in Japan is available as a PDF file on the website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference […]
Read More...The scourge of fair and lovely
July 15, 2020 · By Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka for www.ucanews.com
There were muted cheers among feminists and women’s rights campaigners in South Asia at the news at the end of June that the Indian arm of global consumer goods giant Unilever would rebrand its popular skin-whitening cream for females, Fair & Lovely, to Glow & Lovely. It also announced dropping the words “fair, light and […]
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