Biden to name Jeff Zients as next chief of staff.

U.S. President Joe Biden will name former COVID policy coordinator Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, refreshing a key role as Biden readies a likely re-election bid and faces a probe of his handling of classified docum…

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Brazil declares Public Health Emergency for Yanomami People.

Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria because of illegal mining. The decree, signed by Health Minister Nisia Trindade on Friday (20), has no expiration…

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Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns.

Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced he is stepping down, sparking a potential power shift among the communist-ruled country's leaders. The move had been widely rumoured and follows the departure of two deputy prime ministers who served under him. Mr Phu…

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Global Fire Power Index - 2023.

Ranking the nations of the world based on current available firepower. The Global Firepower Index ranks the countries based on their potential military strength. The Global Firepower Index ranked 145 countries. The countries were evaluated based on prolonged offensive and de…

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Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand PM next month.

Jacinda Ardern is quitting as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead. The shock announcement comes as polling indicates her Labour Party party faces a difficult path to re-election on 14 Oc…

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SL President appoints three members for Constitutional Council.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed three representatives for the Constitutional Council for a period of three years, the President’s Media Division said. Accordingly, Dr. Prathap Ramanujam, Dr. (Mrs) Dilkushi Anula Wijesundere and Dr. (Mrs) Weligama Vidana Arachchi…

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Cabinet nod to establish International Trade Office

The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted to establish the International Trade Office, during the cabinet meeting held yesterday (Jan. 17). Initially, the office is expected to be established under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National …

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UN Declares Pakistan Based Abdul Rehman Makki a Global Terrorist.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist. Makki is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The development comes after India last year slammed China af…

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Kevin McCarthy elected as US House Speaker.

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered one fina…

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Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner.

The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has been released after 40 years in jail. Karim Younis was convicted in 1983 of the kidnapping and murder of an Israeli soldier, Avi Bromberg, in the occupied Golan Heights three years earlier. He became a significant fi…

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Star named after former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as ‘Good Governance Day‘ across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the ‘Bharat Ratna’ recipient.  The distance of the star from Earth…

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Lula da Silva sworn in as the President of Brazil for the 3rd time.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office for a third term as Brazil’s president, vowing to fight for the poor and the environment and “rebuild the country” after far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro’s divisive administration.  The 77-year-old veteran leftist, who previously led Braz…

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Croatia adopts euro and enters borderless Europe Club on New Year.

Croatia has switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone – two important milestones for the country after joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago. At midnight on Sunday (01), the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th …

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Ukraine’s missile graveyard in the second city, Kharkiv.

Ukraine’s missile graveyard 'is evidence against Russia’ Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, has suffered from heavy Russian shelling and air strikes since the start of the war in February. Officials there told the BBC they have been collecting the remains of Russian munition…

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Peru declares 30-day state of emergency amid protests at president’s arrest.

The government of Peru declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (14) as it sought to control widespread violence following the ouster last week of the country’s elected president, who had tried to dissolve Congress. It was an extraordinary turn of events even in…

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The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD).

The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting is scheduled to be held during 13-15 December 2022 in Bengaluru. This meeting, which will mark the start of discussions on the Finance Track agenda under the Indian G20 Presidency, will be hosted jointly by the …

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SAARC Charter Day - 08 December 2022.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed every year on 8th December. On this day in 1985, SAARC Charter was adopted in Dhaka, during the first summit of the group. This year marks the 38th Anniversary of the regional group. The ch…

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Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year - Volodymyr Zelensky.

Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and "the spirit of Ukraine" as its 2022 Person of the Year. The award goes to an event or person deemed to have had the most influence on global events over the past 12 months. Other finalists included p…

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Malaysia’s longtime opposition leader Anwar sworn in as PM.

Malaysia’s longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister on Thursday (24), ending days of uncertainty after divisive general elections produced a hung parliament.  Anwar was sworn in by the country's monarch at the royal palace…

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Donald Trump says he'll run for president again in 2024.

Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: "America's comeback starts right now." At his Florida estate, he said: "We have to save our country." Mr Trump's announcement comes as some fellow Republica…

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