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US President Joe Biden has authorised up to $100m from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also approved on Friday the release of $200m […]
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy. The curtailed celebration began with a video showing athletes training at home during the pandemic before fireworks burst […]
Nearly three-quarters of female journalists surveyed experienced online abuse, and a quarter faced physical threats. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/23/world-heritage-sites-how-are-they-selected
The United Nations has warned that more than four million people in Lebanon, including one million refugees, risk losing access to safe water as shortages of funding, fuel and supplies affect water pumping. “UNICEF estimates that most water pumping will gradually cease across the country […]
China said on Friday that it has imposed counter-sanctions on United States individuals including former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong. The sanctions are the first imposed by China under its new anti-foreign […]
More than 140 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli troops in the flashpoint village of Beita in the occupied West Bank, medics have said, during protests against an illegal Israeli settlement outpost. The Israeli army said two soldiers were also “lightly injured” in […]
United States stock indexes rallied to record highs on Wall Street Friday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 35,000 level for the first time, as the market continued to roar back from its short-lived swoon at the start of the week. The […]
A 66% stock jump on debut turned Zomato Ltd founder Deepinder Goyal into a poster boy for India’s fledgling startup scene, pushing his fortune close to the $1bn mark. Goyal is worth $650m based on his current 4.7% stake in Zomato, according to the Bloomberg […]
Spending at restaurants, shops and entertainment venues has come back in force as coronavirus vaccines become more common — and that spending fuelled a revenue surge at American Express during the second quarter. Momentum picked up as the quarter progressed, the company said Friday, particularly […]
