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The United States confirms William Burns as CIA chief, Xavier Becerra as secretary of health
The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra, California's lawyer, to be the US Secretary of Health, the…
US House approves immigration bill that creates path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
The House voted Thursday to unlock a gateway to citizenship for young dreamers and immigrants who have fled war or natural disasters abroad, giving…
Lebanon’s political class is “in trouble over a ruinous field” when the economic…
Lebanon remains in a political dead end as the battle continues between President Michel Aoun and appointed Prime…
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is leaving Europe’s center – right group
On Thursday, the Hungarian ruling party submitted a letter of resignation from its center-right political family,…
Myanmar’s UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun: “I am proud to have been accused of high treason”…
On February 26, Myanmar's ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Moe Tun, took a sudden and unexpected step to declare his…
Lebanon: Closed supermarkets and empty shelves when food crisis hits
Protesters have returned to the streets of Lebanon in recent days as the country's economic collapse, which has led to the collapse of its currency,…
EU regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine is “safe and effective”
The EU's drug regulator said on Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was "safe and effective" and was not linked to…
French Prime Minister announces new Covid-19 restrictions for Paris region
French Prime Minister Jean Castex is expected to announce new coronavirus restrictions on Thursday, including a…
Spain’s parliament legalizes euthanasia and suicide
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday legalized killing and aiding suicide for people with serious and incurable or…
Berlin district hires “Covid guides” to help migrants hit hard by pandemic
Migrants and refugees account for a significantly higher proportion of patients in intensive care units at German…
Children still working in gold mines in DR Congo, say human rights groups
Videos and photos sent to the JowharObservers team on March 3 show children working in gold mines in Kamituga in the…
Debate rages over US Senate filibuster, legislative “weapons of mass destruction”
The Senate filibuster, a major cause of US political locks, has been the subject of fierce fighting in Washington. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said…
Tanzania’s Magufuli, the Bulldozer president who fired Covid-19
Tanzania was thrown into mourning on Thursday after the death of President John Magufuli, a corrupt "people" whose swing to authoritarianism and the…
The municipality, 150 years later
The Paris Commune began its uprising on March 18, 1871, when the largely radical National Guard refused to accept the authority of the French government,…
A year later, Italy’s Bergamo was still traumatized by Covid-19’s attack
Pictures of army cars transporting stacked coffins from the Italian city of Bergamo last year provided shocking…
Biden says “tough” to meet the May 1 deadline for Afghanistan withdrawal
US President Joe Biden has warned that it will be "tough" to meet a deadline of May 1 to withdraw US troops from…