The Role of Minorities and their Significance in Building Social Stability. Let 2021 Be the Year of Minorities in Iraq. Remarks by SRSG Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Thursday 31 December 2020Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,I am very pleased to be addressing this timely workshop on a topic that could have easily been ignored, given the numerous competing challenges…
Liu Xiaoming, the current Chinese envoy to the United Kingdom, will leave his post in the near future, Tam Yiu-chung, a delegate to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee confirmed to CNN. At 64, Liu is a few years off the unofficial retirement age for senior Communist Party members of 68, though well above the…
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has overtaken Australia’s Steve Smith and India captain Virat Kohli to be the number one Test batsman in the world in the latest ICC rankings released Thursday.Williamson leaped from third to first after his player-of-the-match effort leading the Black Caps to a 101-run victory over Pakistan this week, scoring 129…
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida vacation and will be returning to Washington on Thursday, a day earlier than originally expected.Trump’s early return comes as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran in the final weeks of his administration.The White House has offered no explanation for the change in…
2020 has been a year that no one will forget and it’s not just because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic or President-elect Joe Biden’s big win.A lot of major events have taken place this year. Here are recaps from a few of those big stories.Kobe Bryant’s deathThe sports world was absolutely shaken to its core…
, | USA TODAYShow CaptionHide CaptionElectoral College vs. the popular vote, explainedPresident Trump and President George W. Bush won the electoral vote during the election, but not the popular vote. How does the electoral college work?Just the FAQs, USA TODAYSen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, says he will object to the Electoral College results next week…
Photo by Alexander NguyenAbove: Shoppers wearing masks at the Fashion Valley Mall food court in this file photo from Nov. 28, 2020.UPDATE: 3:26 p.m., Dec. 30, 2020Los Angeles County surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus Wednesday as California also hit a record high number of fatalities. The governor also announced the first detected case of…
In a statement released on Thursday, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani pointed out that the execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was the fourth confirmed for a child offender this year and urged Iran to end the “appalling practice”.Despite the fact that the execution of child offenders is categorically prohibited under international law, Mr. Rezaiee’s execution took…
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Cricket – New Zealand v England – Second Test – Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand – December 3, 2019 New Zealand’s Kane Williamson celebrates his half century REUTERS/Ross Setford NEW DELHI (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson enters the New Year as the top-ranked test batsman after…
U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured inside of his armoured vehicle while departing his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 31, 2020.Tom Brenner | ReutersPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will return to the White House on Thursday, cutting short their lengthy holiday break in Palm Beach and skipping a…
