UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers

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The International Labour Organisation said that the reform "effectively dismantles the "kafala" sponsorship system and marks the beginning of a new era for the Qatari...

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Violence in Portland: 1 killed as protesters, Trump backers clash

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

President Trump to visit Kenosha on tuesday, meet with law enforcement officers and survey damage done during protests. [caption id="attachment_10248" align="alignnone" width="957"] Medics and police...

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Donald Trump seeks ‘law and order’ in tweetstorm on Portland death

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

The string of messages enlivened criticism from Democrats, including presidential candidate Joe Biden, that Trump is looking to inflame unrest in US cities because he...

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Joe Biden says Donald Trump fanning ‘unacceptable’ Portland violence

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

The nation has been wracked by sporadic racial justice protests since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in...

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British universities should not reopen next month, says union

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10226" align="alignnone" width="956"] Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has come under fire over its moves to restart education. [/caption] LONDON: British universities should scrap...

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What’s next as Japan PM Abe quits, potential successors

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

Abe and his cabinet will run the government until a new premier is elected but will not be able to adopt new policies. The winner...

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One shot dead as rival protesters clash in Portland

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10206" align="alignnone" width="999"] Medics and police personnel (bottom) surround the victim of a shooting in Portland, Oregon, US August 29, 2020, in this still...

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Japan’s Suga to join race to succeed PM Abe, report media

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10214" align="alignnone" width="976"] Japan’s top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga smiles during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020....

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Trump to visit Kenosha in wake of racial unrest

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10211" align="alignnone" width="975"] A protester waves a flag near a Wisconsin National Guard vehicle, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man,...

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Sparking fury, White House halts election security briefings to Congress

August 29, 2020August 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10220" align="alignnone" width="974"] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the administration and intelligence community to resume the briefings. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The White House has...