More than 170 Palestinian worshippers have been injured in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in occupied East Jerusalem, as weeks-long tensions between Israel and the Palestinians over Jerusalem soared again. Earlier in the day, tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers […]
Day: May 7, 2021
Texas latest US state to advance Republican-backed voting limits
Texas joined other Republican-controlled states on Friday in advancing a slew of new voting restrictions, defying opposition from many of the state’s businesses and adding to a fierce national debate over voting rights. The state House of Representatives in Austin voted largely along party lines to give the legislation approval on Friday after […]
Carers at Google Children’s Centers demand transportation support
Google’s workers who provide childcare and education for staffers’ kids say the internet giant is summoning them back to the office without restoring the shuttle service they rely on, and they’re circulating a petition urging the Alphabet Inc. unit to provide a transportation stipend to […]
Dozens of Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes: Live
Dozens of Palestinian worshippers have been injured in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, as weeks-long tensions between Israel and the Palestinians over Jerusalem soared again. Earlier in the day, tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers packed into […]
COVID vaccine donations matter more than waivers, EU leaders say
European leaders voiced increasing scepticism on Friday that a United States proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines would solve the problem of getting shots into the arms of people in poorer countries, with some instead calling for more exports of the doses already […]
Super League trio face sanctions after nine clubs sign UEFA deal
The three teams that remain involved in the breakaway Super League operation, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, face sanctions from UEFA, which has reached an agreement with the nine other clubs. European football’s governing body said on Friday the nine clubs who backed out of […]
Crypto crackdown, Doge mania, space tourism and a big divorce
There has been no shortage of headline-grabbing business and economic stories this week. Once again, the pandemic topped the global news agenda with India’s devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections. But there was also good news: United States President Joe Biden’s administration joined dozens of […]
Who will keep Afghanistan safe as foreign troops leave?
The truck bomb in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam also wounded more than 90 people, interior ministry says. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/5/7/who-will-keep-afghanistan-safe-as-foreign-troops-leave
Houthis ‘passed up major opportunity’ by refusing UN meeting: US
Houthi representatives “passed up a major opportunity” by refusing to meet in Oman with United Nations special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths, the US State Department said on Friday, urging all parties to negotiate an end to the brutal six-year conflict. “There is a fair […]
California’s population drops for the first time in history
California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state. State officials announced on Friday that California’s population dipped 0.46 percent to just under 39.5 million people from January 2020 to January […]