May2024
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Trump praises Columbia University police raid
May 1, 2024According to the Associated Press, former US President Donald Trump commended the New York Police Department (NYPD) for removing pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Columbia University. Trump stated that the NYPD intervention ought to have happened sooner during... -
Smith axed as Australia name T20 World Cup squad
May 1, 2024Former captain Steve Smith and young player Jake Fraser-McGurk were left off of Australia’s T20 World Cup roster, which was announced on Wednesday. The team will be captained by all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, while veteran opener David... -
G7 agrees to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
May 1, 2024As a major step toward reducing the use of fossil fuels, the G7 energy and climate ministers decided on a timeline on Tuesday for the phase-out of coal-fired power facilities that are not fitted to capture... -
Bangladesh, IsDB signs $289.52 million loan deal for a rural housing project
May 1, 2024During the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) annual meeting program held in Riyadh, a credit deal for EURO 270.57 million (about US$289.52 million) named ‘Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project-Second Phase’ was signed. This project will run... -
PRAN, ERF launch media award
May 1, 2024The inaugural ‘ERF-PRAN Media Award’ was jointly introduced in the nation by PRAN, the pioneer in the agro-processing industry, and Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF). The journalists will be honored with this award for their insightful coverage... -
Nominations are open to succeed Yousaf as Scotland’s leader
May 1, 2024The Scottish National Party (SNP) opened nominations Tuesday for a new leader, setting up a potentiallyfractious internal fight, after First Minister Humza Yousaf said he was quitting. Yousaf, 39, announced Monday he would resign once a... -
UN concerned by police action against US campus protesters
May 1, 2024On Tuesday, the UN expressed alarm about the draconian measures used to break up and disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrations on American college campuses. In addition to employing pepper spray on demonstrators, police made arrests during the deconstruction... -
HSBC posts $12.7 billion pre-tax profit in first quarter
May 1, 2024The financial behemoth HSBC said on Tuesday that its first-quarter pre-tax profits dropped by $200 million to $12.7 billion. “We completed the sale of our Canada business and agreed the sale of our Argentina business, both... -
Clearing explosive threats in Gaza will take 14 years, UN estimates
May 1, 2024Al Jazeera television in Qatar stated that it might take at least 14 years to ensure that the Gaza Strip is secure from unexploded munitions, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).... -
China says Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah met for talks in Beijing
May 1, 2024China announced on Tuesday that rival Palestinian organizations Fatah and Hamas had “in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation” recently in Beijing. “Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement recently...
