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UN court orders US to ease Iran Sanctions
Oct 3, 2018The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out a nuclear deal last year. Siding with Tehran, it said exports of “humanitarian” goods, such as... -
China cancels security talks with United States
Oct 1, 2018China has canceled a security meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that had been planned for October, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, days after a top Chinese official said there was no... -
Building Energy inaugurates the largest solar photovoltaic plant on a Landfill in the US
Sep 12, 2018Building Energy S.p.A., a multinational company operating as a globally integrated IPP (Independent Power Producer) in the renewable energy industry, and Building Energy Holding US, through its renewable energy subsidiary Annapolis Solar Park, announce the inauguration... -
US to shut Palestinian mission over lack of peace talks
Sep 11, 2018The United States announced Monday it will shutter the Palestinians’ mission in Washington, accusing them of rebuffing peace talks with Israel. The State Department said the Palestinians had refused to engage with either the United States... -
Passengers fall ill on two flights from Europe to Philadelphia
Sep 7, 2018Passengers and crew on two flights arriving in Philadelphia from Europe on Thursday were screened by medical teams after 12 people aboard became ill with flu-like symptoms, a day after a similar outbreak on a flight... -
It’s all Serena in all-Williams US Open clash
Sep 1, 2018Serena Williams turned her 30th career meeting with her sister Venus into a one-woman showcase Friday, reaching the US Open fourth round with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Reluctantly rising to an occasion neither sister enjoys, Serena... -
US end funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency
Sep 1, 2018The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was “irredeemably flawed. Washington has long been the UN Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) largest... -
US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
Aug 17, 2018The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday. The... -
Turkey to boycott US electronic products
Aug 15, 2018Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara. “If the US has the iPhone, there’s Samsung on the other side,” Mr Erdogan said,... -
US health officials issued a travel alert for Pakistan following an outbreak of typhoid
Jul 7, 2018US health officials issued a travel alert for Pakistan following an outbreak of typhoid. This has been issued by The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
