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CEOs call for laws to protect US ‘Dreamers’

CEOs call for laws to protect US ‘Dreamers’

Washington, Feb 12 :  More than 100 corporate leaders and other prominent figures have called on US lawmakers to protect immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children. In an open letter to Congress, the heads of General Motors, Facebook, Coca Cola, Apple, Amazon, Google, AT&T and Microsoft, among others, Monday said these immigrants, […]

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Priyanka’s entry into politics would help Cong reduce resource, funding gaps with BJP

Priyanka’s entry into politics would help Cong reduce resource, funding gaps with BJP

Washington, Feb 12 :  It may not be clear as yet how Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joining Congress would impact its electoral fortunes, but it would help the party reduce its funding and resource gaps with the ruling BJP, an influential American foreign policy magazine has said. “The Congress Party’s newest campaigner may not actually contest […]

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US envoy heads for 6-nation tour for ‘intra-Afghan’ talks

US envoy heads for 6-nation tour for ‘intra-Afghan’ talks

Washington, Feb 11:  A senior US diplomat is set to lead a large delegation on a six-nation tour, including Afghanistan, to boost that country’s peace process and bring “all Afghan parties together in an intra-Afghan dialogue,” the State Department has said. The statement said Sunday that Zalmay Khalilzad, a former ambassador to Afghanistan who has […]

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Heartland Democrat Klobuchar joins 2020 White House race

Heartland Democrat Klobuchar joins 2020 White House race

Minneapolis, Feb 11:  Democrat Amy Klobuchar has joined the 2020 White House race, adding a pragmatic voice from the heartland state of Minnesota to an ever-growing field of contenders hoping to unseat US President Donald Trump. In a speech that was almost a point-by-point rejection of the president’s policies and of the country’s toxic divides, […]

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‘Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is’

‘Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is’

Washington, Feb 11: Riyadh does not know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign affairs official in the kingdom said in an interview broadcast Sunday. The dissident journalist was dismembered after his murder October 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul but his […]

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Iran slams US as huge crowds mark 40 years since revolution

Iran slams US as huge crowds mark 40 years since revolution

Tehran, Feb 11: Iran’s president on Monday blasted a US “conspiracy” against the country as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution at a time of heightened tensions with Washington. “The presence of people today on the streets all over Islamic Iran… means that the enemy will never reach its evil objectives,” President […]

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Trump defends ‘executive time’ after schedule leak

Trump defends ‘executive time’ after schedule leak

Washington, Feb  11:  Donald Trump pushed back Sunday at the suggestion he spends much of his work day taking it easy, as the White House kept up the hunt for the person behind an embarrassing leak of the president’s schedule. According to details published last week by Axios, 60 percent of Trump’s work life is […]

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Despite talks, ‘not yet reached’ any conclusion to end hostilities: Af Taliban

Despite talks, ‘not yet reached’ any conclusion to end hostilities: Af Taliban

Islamabad, Feb 10:  The Afghan Taliban has said that despite the ongoing talks with the US and other regional powers, it had “not yet reached” any conclusion that would entail an immediate end to hostilities against America and its allies, according to a media report. “We are forced to wage war. Our enemies are attacking […]

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India accords highest priority to partnership with Bangladesh: Swaraj

India accords highest priority to partnership with Bangladesh: Swaraj

New Delhi, Feb 9:  India remains ready to provide maximum possible support to Dhaka since a prosperous and progressive Bangladesh is in India’s national interest, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said. In her opening statement at the 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting held on Friday, Swaraj said the two sides should continue […]

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Afghan lawmaker says airstrikes kill 21 civilians

Afghan lawmaker says airstrikes kill 21 civilians

Kabul, Feb 10 (AP) Airstrikes in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province have killed 21 civilians, including women and children, a lawmaker from the region said Sunday. Mohammad Hashim Alkozai said 13 civilians were killed in one strike and eight in another. Both were carried out late Friday in the Sangin district, where heavy fighting is underway […]