Liu Liange, the ex-chairman of the Bank of China, has been arrested on corruption charges Liu’s arrest comes about a week after he was expelled from the ruling Chinese Communist Party following accusations of wrongdoing by the country’s anticorruption watchdog. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection accused Liu of a range of illicit activities, including illegally granting loans, bringing banned publications into the country and using his position to accept bribes and other perks. Liu is a prominent figure in China’s financial circles, having previously held senior positions in the…
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Jobs growth in America exceeds expectations, fuels interest rate hike fears
The U.S. economy is experiencing stronger-than-expected job growth, which in turn is raising concerns about the Federal Reserve (the central bank of the United States) raising interest rates. Here are some reasons why this might be the case: Strong Economic Recovery: If the U.S. job market is growing faster than anticipated, it could be a sign that the overall economy is recovering more robustly than expected. This could be due to factors such as increased consumer spending, business investment, or government stimulus measures. Inflation Concerns: Rapid job growth can lead…
United States warplanes have shot down a Turkish drone
The Pentagon says United States warplanes have shot down a Turkish drone, which was deemed a threat to its forces in Syria, in an incident that might raise tensions between the NATO allies.The drone, which belonged to the Turkish government, was armed with air-to-ground missiles and deemed a threat to the American troops and Syrian Democratic Forces at the Tal Baydar base. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone that was flying over a base in northeast Syria where American forces are located, a Pentagon spokesperson said…
Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, has won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
While behind bars, she was awarded the prestigious prize on Friday for her efforts “to promote human rights and freedom for all”, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs. Altogether, the regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes,” Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said in Oslo during the announcement..Narges Mohammadi, 51, is one of Iran’s leading human rights activists who has campaigned…
The unemployment rate among Pakistanis is the highest among all ethnic groups.
The unemployment rate is highest among women of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin at around eleven percent. Alford, a busy area of East London,here Pakistani origin have higher unemployment rates than other communities. Majority of citizen said that maybe it is because of the lack of education, people who come to this country are not so educated and education is to stay here and move forward. When it is most important. Some citizen explained that the reason for this is that Pakistanis do no. We Pakistanis do not support each other…
Iran government Crack down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary
Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating the anniversary of her death as sporadic protests broke out across the country. Rights group claim government in Iran have arrested Mahsa Amini’s father Amjad amini and prevented her family from holding a vigil to commemorate the first anniversary of her death, reports of sporadic protests across the country despite a heavy security presence. Amjad Amini was reported to have been arrested early on Saturday as he left the family home in Saqez in western Iran and released after being warned not to…
Afghanistan Sukoon Radio has begun broadcasts in southern Helmand province
Sukoon Radio has begun broadcasts in southern Helmand province on Thursday amid closure of many media outlets due to security and economic issues . . .You need to subscribe to view the full article.
Afghan Taliban boycott Istanbul talks, want foreign forces to leave
The Taliban have linked participation in any conference on Afghanistan’s future to the pullout of all international forces from the country. Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha, said this in a tweet hours after President Biden announced on Tuesday withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan by September. Naeem wrote: “Until all foreign forces withdraw from our homeland, we will not participate in any conference that shall make decisions about Afghanistan.” Under last year’s peace pact with the Taliban, the Trump administration had pledged pulling out all forces…
Turkey will host a peace summit for Afghanistan from April 24 to May 4
Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday the Afghan government and the Taliban would attend the 10 day summit. But the Taliban later said it will not attend any summits on Afghanistan’s future until all foreign forces leave the country. The meeting would include the United Nations and Qatar as part of a United States-backed push to advance stalled Doha talks ahead of a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. “The overriding objective of the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan Peace Process is to accelerate and complement…
President Biden announce shedule all US troops will leave Afghanistan by Sept 11
All US troops will leave Afghanistan by Sept 11 and the withdrawal will start before May 1, a deadline set in the US-Taliban agreement signed last year. We will begin an orderly drawdown of the remaining forces before May 1 and plan to have all US troops out of the country before the 20th anniversary of 9/11,” the official said. The US still has some 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. At a hurriedly called virtual conference, the official also said that US President Joe Biden would formally announce the pullout schedule…