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Hillary Clinton vows to advance progressive vision with new organization Onward Together
Photo by Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire/ Wikimedia Commons Hillary Clinton is back in action on the political scene with a new organization Onward Together that seeks to take forward the progressive vision of her...May 15, 2017 1254 0 -
D.C. Scientist Kára McCullough is Miss USA 2017
Kára McCullough, Miss District Of Columbia USA 2017, reigned supreme in the Miss USA pageant, winning the crown with grit and glamor on Sunday. According to the Miss USA website, she will move to New York...May 15, 2017 3667 2 -
Strong growth created 211,000 jobs in April, unemployment lowest in decade
Continuing an unprecedented streak of economic recovery, the United States added 211,000 jobs to the market in April, leading to a 10-year low unemployment rate at 4.4 percent. The robust job creation contrasts with March’s 79,000....May 6, 2017 1884 0 -
Afghan cross-border shelling kills 9 Pakistanis including 5 children
Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Photo Central Intelligence Agency In a setback to confidence-building efforts between uneasy neighbors, Afghan forces from across the border targeted Pakistani security personnel escorting a census team in Balochistan’s Chaman area early Friday. Reports...May 5, 2017 1714 1 -
Journalists face increasing online and physical threats – IFJ
A photographer running away from a burning vehicle – Photo Credit Aziz Ahmed The ongoing wars and conflicts are not the only threats journalists face in the line of duty. A variety of vested interests and...May 3, 2017 1397 0 -
‘Fragility of States, civil societies, key factor behind ongoing conflicts’
The Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, Photo UNICEF/Razan Rashid Fragility is a key factor in “practically all” of the protracted conflicts going on in the world today, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the...Apr 22, 2017 1215 0 -
Pakistani Raj Kumar picked for US Emerging Young Leaders Award
Photo: Courtesy Raj Kumar Facebook page The US State Department has selected a Pakistani Hindu youth Raj Kumar as one of the recipients of its Emerging Young Leaders Award in recognition of his efforts toward building...Apr 19, 2017 2562 0 -
Aided by technology, services exports form new avenues of growth
Boosted by rapid advances in technology, services exports—accounting for nearly one fourth of total exports—now play a central role in the global economy opening new avenues of growth for developing economies. An International Monetary Fund paper...Apr 10, 2017 1367 0 -
Malala Yousafzai to be designated as UN Messenger of Peace
Photo Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will on April 10 designate Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, global advocate for girls’ education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as a UN Messenger of Peace with...Apr 7, 2017 1736 0 -
US media censures Modi for anointing anti-Muslim politician as UP chief minister
Yogi Adityanath Photo:Screenshot/ABP News Confirming worst fears that a politically strengthened Narendra Modi would dole out top positions to BJP hardliners, the Indian prime minister picked Yogi Adityanath, a known anti-Muslim politician to lead Uttar Pradesh....Mar 25, 2017 1282 0