A billboard campaigning for each family to have two children in an effort to improve the birth rate stands along the street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Image credit: AP) Vietnam has officially ended its long-standing two-child policy. The country’s National Assembly amended the law on Tuesday that restricted families to having one or […]
In a sweeping administrative change, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has officially ended its role in issuing birth and death certificates. These vital registration services are now handled by Emirates Health Services (EHS) in the northern emirates, while Dubai and Abu Dhabi continue under their respective local health authorities.The transition was made […]
Representative image (AP) DETROIT: The Michigan supreme court on Wednesday dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021, ending efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting. Under Michigan law, immunity is a high hurdle to overcome in lawsuits against a government body, including public school […]
FIle photo: Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration on Monday officially ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals in the US, stating that improved conditions in Taliban-run Afghanistan no longer justify such humanitarian protections. The move is set to impact thousands of Afghans who fled the country following the […]
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: ANI) US secretary of state Marco Rubio after India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan, said that he is closely monitoring the unfolding situation between the nuclear-armed nations, expressing hope for a swift de-escalation and reaffirming Washington’s commitment to promoting peace in the region.Posting on social media […]
Donald Trump on Operation Sindoor. US President Donald Trumpsaid he just heard about India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan and hoped that the escalation ends quickly. “It’s a shame. We just heard about it as we were walking in the doors of the Oval.Just heard about it,” Trump said as he was asked to comment after […]
Jay Bhattacharya said he has put a stop to the practise of using beagles for health experiments in US. Jay Bhattacharya, the Indian-origin director of the National Institutes of Health, has ended the age-old practice of experimenting on beagles. Speaking on Fox News, Bhattacharya said Peta sent him flowers after he put an end to […]
Donald Trump says he won’t fire Fed chair Jerome Powell (File photo) US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve board chairman before his term ends in May 2026 while describing the central banker as “a total stiff” and repeating calls for the Fed to lower […]
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth boasted about dismantling a program supporting women on security teams, which he claimed that the “woke & weak” Joe Biden administration distorted & weaponized the “Women, Peace & Security” program. In a post on X, Hegseth said, “This morning, I proudly ENDED the ‘Women, Peace & Security’ (WPS) program inside the […]
LONDON: The UK government announced on Thursday it was lifting sanctions that were imposed on Syria’s interior and defence ministries during the rule of the now-deposed Bashar al-Assad.“The following entries have been removed from the Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze: ministry of interior and ministry of defence,” the office […]
