Ethiopia is set on January 1 to lose key trading privileges in the United States over rights concerns, despite a last-minute push backed by diaspora members who warn that Washington could lose an ally. President Joe Biden on November 2 announced the New Year’s removal of Ethiopia, a longtime US partner and the continent’s second …
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When he inherited power in North Korea 10 years ago, Swiss-educated basketball fan Kim Jong Un seemed open to foreign ideas and market reforms, but is increasingly shutting down outside influences as he enters his second decade in office. North Korea has long been one of the world’s most isolated countries, with authorities seeking to …
A year ago, the world kicked off one of the greatest initiatives in medical history: the rush to vaccinate Earth’s human population against Covid-19. Since the launch of mass vaccination in Britain on November 8 2020, billions of jabs have since poured off production lines and rich countries are lining up booster shots to top …
While many US and European shoppers went on a spree on Black Friday, some groups hit out with boycotts and campaigns against what they deem unfair business practices and the unbridled consumerism of the end-of-year holidays. In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving — celebrated the fourth Thursday in November — is marked by …
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More than a dozen Ethiopian staff working for the United Nations have been arrested in raids targeting ethnic Tigrayans, UN and humanitarian sources told AFP Tuesday, as foreign envoys scramble to end the country’s year-long war. The detentions in Addis Ababa followed the declaration of a six-month nationwide state of emergency last week after Tigrayan …
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Blockbuster job creation helped push US stocks to new records on Friday, with an added boost from news of Pfizer’s new Covid-19 treatment. The US economy added a better-than-expected 531,000 jobs last month as a wide range of industries took on workers, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent, Labor Department data showed. The …
MIAMI, FL – AUGUST 29: Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a briefing on August 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:05 AM PT – Saturday, April 17, 2021 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is criticizing the federal government for halting efforts to reopen, and as a result, eroding the …
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FILE PHOTO: An office building with the Commonwealth Bank logo is seen amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD April 15, 2021 By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) -Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s largest …
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A group of Republican lawmakers has renewed efforts to prevent Democratic lawmakers from expanding the Supreme Court after President Joe Biden issued an executive order to create a commission to study possible reforms to the nation’s top court. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who is leading the effort, proposed a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would prevent court-packing by limiting …
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NEW CASTLE, DE – JULY 21: Joe Biden spoke about economic recovery during a campaign event on July 21, 2020 in New Castle, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:00 PM PT – Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Joe Biden is continuing to push for bipartisan support on his infrastructure proposal. During a meeting …
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