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China’s COSCO Shipping building $3.5 billion port in PeruNew Delhi: China is building ports in South America to expand its influence overseas, which could further damage its relations with the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reports that Beijing is developing a deep-water port in Chancay, Peru, which is expected to be opened by President Xi Jinping later this year.China’s COSCO Shipping is building a $3.5 billion port in the resource-rich region, which could boost trade between Asia and South America and open new markets for Chinese electric vehicles and other exports.The port has a depth of about 60 feet, making…
The T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday was a highly entertaining affair. It is not often that you see a team defend 119 runs in a T20I, but the Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma managed to do just that by restricting Pakistan to 113/7 in 20 overs. Pakistan’s top-order batsmen came close to victory but some brilliant performances from Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya helped India win by six runs. Popular actress Anushka Sharma, wife of India’s star batsman Virat Kohli, was also in the stands. On Thursday,…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In March, protesters surrounded the Supreme Court as the justices were hearing arguments in the case.The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a move to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.The decision, which comes two years after the court struck down a nationwide abortion guarantee, was welcomed by pro-abortion activists.The justices ruled that the plaintiffs, a group of anti-abortion doctors and activists, had no legal standing to bring the lawsuit. But they left room for other attempts to restrict access to the drug.Article informationauthor, Holly Honderichrole, BBC News, WashingtonJune 13, 2024Updated 8 hours agoMifepristone is…
The Schenectady County Metroplex Commission approved a $100,000 grant in October to help with the move into 9,000 square feet of office space on the third floor of the State Street Building above the BTM Movieland complex.The State Street office space will be home to Dallas-based MTX technology consulting firm and mavQ, a technology company that has developed an artificial intelligence-driven platform.The move will create 25 new jobs in the city, as the tech company plans to expand in the coming months and years.”We will grow,” MTX Group president Mahesh Nathanmai said Thursday. “Every year we hire 50 to 70…
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would have enshrined the right to fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization, the latest attempt by Democrats in an election year to highlight Republican opposition to reproductive freedom protections. The vote was 48-47, with all but two Republicans voting against moving forward with the bill, which would give Americans the legal right to fertility treatment and the right to decide how their reproductive organs are used, stored, and disposed of. That left the bill well short of the 60 votes needed to move forward, an outcome Democrats had expected…
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command also expressed concern that the restrictions could “increase regional tensions, undermine the sovereignty of coastal states, and impede freedom of the high seas.” 05:22Why the South China Sea dispute remains one of the most pressing issues in the regionWhy the South China Sea dispute remains one of the most pressing issues in the regionHowever, maritime observers expect Beijing to show some restraint in aggressively enforcing the guidelines.”Given how tense the situation in the South China Sea is and how it could escalate, it is highly likely that China First to trigger a reaction “It’s different from…
A video of a religious flag on top of a truck was shared with a post falsely claiming that residents of Bareilly city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh were waving the flag of Muslim-majority Pakistan to celebrate the failure of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win a majority of seats in the state in India’s general election. The flag shown in the video is different from the Pakistani flag, and the video went viral weeks before the results of India’s marathon nationwide elections were announced.”Bareilly has become Pakistan!!” this was part of a post in…
Hours later, few could agree on exactly what former President Donald J. Trump said about Milwaukee when he met with House Republicans in Washington on Thursday.But on the day that Trump returned to Capitol Hill to unite Republican lawmakers, more than three years after a group of his supporters staged a violent campaign to keep him in the White House, much of the attention was focused on his off-base comments, including about densely populated cities in key battleground states that will soon host nominating conventions.During a meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol Hill Club, Trump complained that pop music mogul…
Downtown Anchorage in August 2023. (Lauren Holmes/ADN) Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance on Thursday announced the 18 leaders of her transition team as she prepares to take office July 1 after winning a mayoral runoff election against incumbent Dave Bronson.According to a written statement, three teams led by prominent Anchorage residents, former lawmakers and community leaders will focus on LaFrance’s three priority areas: good government, safe streets and sidewalks and building for the future.Members of the team include Bill Popp, a longtime Anchorage economic development leader who lost the regular election for mayor and then supported LaFrance in the May runoff…
In Delhi, despite allied with the Indian National Congress, it lost all four seats it contested to the Bharatiya Janata Party.The AAP contested 22 Lok Sabha seats but managed to win only three in Punjab.Press Trust of India New Delhi Top leaders of Ahmed Ahmed’s party discussed the results of India’s Lok Sabha elections and vowed to work harder for the next general elections, a party leader said on Thursday. The AAP contested 22 Lok Sabha seats but managed to win only three in Punjab. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp In Delhi, despite aligning with the Indian…