President Joe Biden has already ordered significant changes to US immigration policy. But he has not issued an order that Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan claims he did. ( read original story ...)
Jordan White: Ross County sign striker as Motherwell spell is cut short
Ross County sign Jordan White as the striker's Motherwell spell is cut short, with manager John Hughes impressed with the 28-year-old's "hunger". ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Bats living in Cambodia in 2010 carried ‘nearly identical’ pathogen to COVID-19 virus, scientists discover
Scientists say the discovery could be crucial in finding where the disease started and to prevent further pandemics. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan climbs 19 positions, gaining 38 points for the first time in the Corruption Perceptions Index
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan climbed 19 positions, gaining 38 points for the first time in the Corruption Perceptions Index, Olga Shiyan, executive director of Transparency Kazakhstan, said at ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Judicial harassment of KIBHR and ILI Foundation
KAZ 001 / 0121 / OBS 013 Judicial harassment / Restrictions to freedom of association Kazakhstan January 28, 2021 The Observatory for the (...) ... ( read original story ...)
Independent Union Under Threat In Kazakhstan, HRW Says
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Kazakh authorities drop a lawsuit against an independent labor union, saying the case is a violation of workers' fundamental rights to organize and associate. ( read original story ...)
‘They use old cloths’: Sri Lanka to give schoolgirls free period products
In a country where women often still resort to rags as sanitary towels, campaigners are trying to break down a damaging taboo ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination drive starts in Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nepal from his official residence. ( read original story ...)
In Malaysia, cancellation of Hindu holiday stokes minorities’ concerns
The cancellation of a public holiday for a Hindu festival in Malaysia's Kedah state along with the country's de facto Religious Affairs Ministry recently signalling that the country's sharia law ... ( read original story ...)
UK under pressure to follow Biden’s lead with freeze on Saudi Arabia arms sales
Change of US policy under Joe Biden leaves Britain at risk of looking diplomatically isolated ... ( read original story ...)