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No more tax havens?
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No more tax havens?

For a better part of last decade, leading Western scholars have been trying to understand the root-cause behind the...
Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:35am
One million US vaccine doses due in Malaysia on Monday
World

One million US vaccine doses due in Malaysia on Monday

  • The doses are from an initial batch of 80 million US-made vaccines the Biden administration pledged last month to share globally amid concern about the disparity in vaccination rates between advanced and developing countries.
Updated 03 Jul, 2021 05:38pm
U.S. to complete Afghan withdrawal by mid-July ahead of Biden’s September deadline, reports NYT
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U.S. to complete Afghan withdrawal by mid-July ahead of Biden’s September deadline, reports NYT

  • The United States and their NATO allies have accelerated their withdrawal from Afghanistan, intending to be out of the war-torn country as early as mid-July, which is significantly earlier to their original September 11 deadline.
  • The Pentagon has yet to determine how terrorist threats like an Al Qaeda resurgence could be contained in the absence of American military presence.
Updated 26 May, 2021 12:56pm
Blinken says US to provide $75mn in assistance to Palestinians
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Blinken says US to provide $75mn in assistance to Palestinians

  • Speaking after his meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Blinken said the United States would also provide $5.5 million in immediate disaster assistance for Gaza and $32 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Published 25 May, 2021 08:21pm