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Ex-US officer sentenced for manslaughter in George Floyd murder case
Washington, Dec 10 A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the latter's murder in 2020. On Friday, a Hennepin County Court judge sentenced J. Alexander Kueng to 42 months -- 3.5 years -- in ...Poland to see ‘weaker growth, but not recession’
Warsaw, Dec 9 Poland will not see a recession, though economic growth may fall to zero, said governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) Adam Glapinski. "We forecast at least 0.7 per cent growth in gross domestic product, but there are many factors involved," Glapinski was quoted as saying ...Sitharaman, Harris among Forbes’ 100 most powerful women
New Delhi, Dec 7 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Vice President Kamala Harris are among Forbes' 19th annual list of 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' of 2022. While Harris is ranked third, Sitharaman is at number 36 on the list that was released on Tuesday, highlighting "innovators and ...25 people were arrested in Germany for plotting to overthrow the state
London, Dec 7 Twenty-five people, including a 71-year-old German aristocrat, a retired military commander and a former MP for the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), have been detained in Germany on suspicion of a terrorist plan to overthrow the state and renegotiate the country's post-second world war settlement, according to ...Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests
London, Dec 4 Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general said, according to a media report. Attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri's comments, yet to be confirmed by other agencies, were made at an event on Sunday, BBC ...Germany eases residency rules for skilled workers
Berlin, Dec 3 The German Bundestag, or lower house of Parliament, has adopted a new law that will enable foreigners with a short-term "tolerated stay" permit to obtain a permanent residence permit. A "tolerated stay" permit is issued to individuals who are, in principle, obliged to leave the country, but ...India assumes UNSC presidency vowing to be ‘bridge builder’
United Nations, Dec 2 India took over the presidency of the UN Security Council on Thursday, promising to be a "voice of reason and a bridge builder" in a time of global polarisation that has pressed it into inaction. "One of our strengths is that we are a voice of ...From Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit to Ruchira Kamboj: Indian women head top UN bodies
United Nations, Dec 1 When Ruchira Kamboj takes the gavel on Thursday at the Security Council, she will be following in the footsteps of an illustrious Indian woman, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, who assumed leadership of a major UN body 69 years ago. In 1953, Pandit became the first woman President ...China warns US not to interfere with its relationship with India: Report
Washington, Nov 30 A Pentagon report revealed that China has warned the US not to interfere with Beijing's relationship with India. Throughout the 2020-2021 standoff in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis, emphasizing Beijing's intent to preserve border stability and prevent ...India to take over UNSC presidency at a time of acute crisis
United Nations, Nov 30 India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN's highest decision-making body paralysed in the face of an invasion by a permanent member of a ...
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