Category: World

Kathmandu: US President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID on Tuesday night, five days after first testing positive for the virus, and is set to exit isolation on Wednesday, as reported by the New York Daily News. Biden, 79, was fever-free, had not taken Tylenol over the previous 36 hours and was experiencing minimal… Continue reading Biden tests negative for COVID

Kathmandu: Four people protesting against a United Nations peacekeeping mission were killed on Wednesday in the Congolese city of Uvira when troops fired warning shots which hit an electric cable that fell on them, officials said. As reported by the Reuters, three U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed on Tuesday in protests… Continue reading Four dead as anti-U.N. protests spread in Congo

(New York Daily News): Mayor Adams admitted Thursday that his administration violated the law by failing to house several asylum-seeking families in a timely manner earlier this week as the city’s shelter system reels from a recent influx of thousands of Latin American migrants. As a “right-to-shelter” state, New York is required by law to… Continue reading Mayor Adams admits NYC violated law to shelter asylum seekers amid migrant surge

(BBC): Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka’s prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. His predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the country and resigned following months of mass protests over the island’s economic crisis. Wickremesinghe faces the immediate task of trying to lead Sri Lanka out of economic collapse… Continue reading Sri Lanka welcomes new President; Ranil Wickremesinghe

Kathmandu: New York City Mayor Adams is meeting with several other mayors from around the country Wednesday at Gracie Mansion to discuss how to better tackle gun violence and to send a strong message on the national level and the state level. Before the confab at the mayor’s official residence, Adams and three other mayors… Continue reading NYC Mayor Adams floats nationwide guns database before anti-gun summit of mayors

(New York Daily News): New York State Mayor Adams’ administration is dipping into the city’s monkeypox vaccine reserves in order to get as many first shots into arms as possible, flouting federal guidance to address severe supply shortages in the city as cases continue to mount. In a statement late Friday, the city Health Department… Continue reading NYC adopts ‘single-dose’ monkeypox vaccine strategy

(New York Daily News): Ivana Trump, ex- wife of former president of the United States of America, was found dead Thursday inside her Upper East Side home. She was 73. Detectives believe Trump was fatally injured in a fall down the stairs of her apartment, perhaps after a medical episode, as reported by the New… Continue reading Ivana Trump, ex-wife of Donald, dies at 73 in NYC apartment after fall

(BBC): Sri Lanka is seeking a way out of political and economic chaos after its President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned and fled the country. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as temporary leader on Friday and has the ruling party’s backing to take the role permanently. This makes him the favourite when a new president… Continue reading Sri Lanka seeks way forward after president quits

(New York Daily News): An Asian woman was kicked and told to leave America by a hate-filled stranger who accosted her on a Manhattan street, police said Thursday. As reported by New York Daily News, the 57-year-old victim was walking on W. 16th in Chelsea when the bigot confronted her near 10th Ave. in Chelsea… Continue reading Asian woman kicked in hip and told to leave America

(BBC): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed he will resign, the prime minister’s office has said, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. Sri Lanka is in deep financial crisis and the crowds say they won’t leave until both men quit their posts. The parliament Speaker had earlier… Continue reading Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirms resignation