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World court to intervene in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

10:46 pm December 18, 2020

Caracas: The United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it will intervene to settle a decades-old border dispute between South American neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. The decision by the International Court of Justice means it will now move to judge the merits of the case, which will likely take months or years. Venezuela had argued that the world court […]

WHO: Vaccine programme gets access to nearly 2 billion doses

10:18 pm December 18, 2020

Geneva : The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the UN health agency’s programme to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need, whether rich or poor, has gained access to nearly 2 billion doses of several “promising” vaccine candidates. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agreements mean that some 190 countries […]

Cayman Islands jails US college student in coronavirus case

11:38 pm December 17, 2020

Washington: AUS college student and her boyfriend have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures following a recent ruling that will be appealed, their attorney said Thursday. Skylar Mack, 18, of Georgia, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, have been in prison since Tuesday, when the ruling was issued. They […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India, UK resolve to fast track negotiations on trade deal

11:54 pm December 15, 2020

New Delhi: India and the UK on Tuesday resolved to fast track discussions on a trade deal as well as concluding a comprehensive migration and mobility partnership agreement, a move that comes in the backdrop of Britain looking at ways to offset adverse financial implications of its exit from the European Union. During talks between […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

With a month until split, Brexit trade deal hangs in balance

6:24 pm December 1, 2020

London: The British government told businesses on Tuesday to make sure they are ready for big changes when the UK makes its final Brexit break from the European Union in exactly a month. But with negotiations on a free-trade deal with the bloc stuck, firms say they still don’t know key details of what those changes will be. Michael Gove, the […]