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Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

7:46 pm September 19, 2020

Tehran: The chief of Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened on Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general’s January killing during a US drone strike in Iraq. The guard’s website quoted Gen. Hossein Salami as saying, “Mr. Trump! Our revenge for martyrdom of our great general is obvious, serious and […]

NSA Ajit Doval attends BRICS meet on security

11:31 pm September 17, 2020

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday attended a virtual meeting of top security officials of five-nation grouping BRICS. The 10th meeting of the NSAs of the grouping was attended by China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi and senior security officials from Russia, Brazil and South Africa, officials said. It was hosted by Russia, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Black scientists highlight racism in the lab and the field

8:59 pm September 13, 2020

Washington: University of Washington ecologist Christopher Schell is studying how coronavirus shutdowns have affected wildlife in Seattle and other cities. But when planning fieldwork, he also thinks about how he’s perceived in neighbourhoods where he installs wildlife cameras. “I wear the nerdiest glasses I have and often a jacket that has my college logo, so that people don’t mistake […]

Chinese Foriegn Minister Wang Yi to attend online BRICS FMs meeting

9:02 pm September 3, 2020

Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will participate in the virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of the five-nation BRICS grouping on Friday, a senior official announced here on Thursday. Announcing Wang’s participation in the meeting of the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing that the Chinese foreign minister would attend the online meeting […]

EU unveils plan to secure raw materials, cut dependency

7:06 pm September 3, 2020

Brussels: Worried by an increasing dependency on the raw materials used to make smart phones, televisions and energy-saving lights, the European Union on Thursday launched a new strategy to secure access to rare earth minerals and to reduce reliance on suppliers like Chile, China and South Africa. The EU is predicted to need around 60 […]