Toronto cancels all events to stem Covid-19
Authorities in Canada's largest city of Toronto have announced the cancellation of all events for the rest of this year to prevent the spread of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic....
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US proposes 'fixed period of stay' for int'l students, journos
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a proposed rule to require "a fixed period of stay" for international students, exchange visitors and foreign information media representatives....
Golden Temple langar gets big donation from Canada India Foundation
The Canada India Foundation (CIF) has announced to donate C$21,000 to the langar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar where over 100,000 people eat free meals each day....
Trump, Melania pay tribute to late Justice Ginsburg at US SC
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump paid their tribute to late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died of pancreatic cancer on September 18, at the Supreme Court here....
Lack of fiscal support poses downside risk to US economy: Fed chief
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the lack of further fiscal support would pose a downside risk to the American economy, which is recovering from the cornavirus-induced recession....
Ramp up ambition, says UN Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for every government, business, civil and international organization in the world to develop a transition plan to net-zero emissions, and boost ambition in finance and adaption as an equal priority to cutting emissions, and the only way to reach the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature goal....
US unemployment claims increase slightly to 870,000
The number of initial unemployment claims in the US increased slightly to 870,000 last week, indicating a bumpy road to the recovery of the coronavirus-ravaged labour market....
[email protected], two-day virtual conference on Oct 3,4 to counter Hindu Nationalism and casteism
Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr. William Barber (Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign) to Address [email protected] Virtual Conference, Oct 3rd and 4th, 2020 on Defending Democratic Values a...
With eye on Nobel, Trump wants to mediate between India, China
With eye on Nobel Peace Prize, United States President Donald Trump wants to mediate the dispute between India and China, even though his offers have been turned down....
US to achieve herd immunity by 3rd or 4th quarter of 2021: McKinsey
US-based management consulting firm McKinsey & Company estimates that the most likely time for the United States to achieve herd immunity is the third or fourth quarter of 2021....