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Biden signs executive order on abortion access
Friday's move came two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women across the country. The executive order aims to safeguard access to reproductive health care services and protect the privacy of patients and their access to accurate information, among other things, according to the White House.
Canada hit by massive mobile, internet outage
Friday's outage also affected passport offices and Canada's ArriveCAN app which is used for border control, reports Xinhua news agency. In a statement, Rogers confirmed that the outages are currently affecting its wirelines and wireless networks but the reason behind is still unknown.
Rishi Sunak bids to be UK's Prime Minister
He tweeted: "I'm standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and your prime minister." He added: "Let's restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country." He also launched a website ready4rishi.com Sunak posted along with the tweet a three-minute video setting out his intentions. He said: "I got into politics because I want everyone in this country to have those same opportunities, to be able to give their children a better future."
Huge moment for India's environment, says Solheim on single-use plastics
"A huge moment for India's environment," tweeted Solheim, adding: "Four years ago, I worked with Prime Minister Modi on a ban on single-use plastics. Now the government has delivered. Bravo!" Posting a video of the World Economic Forum, it says India uses 14 million tonnes of plastic annually and plastic pollution is a growing problem in the country.
Shinzo Abe - Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister
He worked in Japan's leading steel manufacturer Kobe Steel in 1979. In 1982, Abe served as an assistant to the minister of foreign affairs. He has since been elected to the House of Representatives nine times starting from 1993. He also once served as director of the Social Affairs Division of the LDP, deputy chief Cabinet secretary, secretary general of the LDP, and chief Cabinet secretary.
Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons shipment to Yemen
Nasser Kanaani dismissed the claim as "baseless and outdated," accusing Britain of being "complicit" in the war in Yemen. Britain has been continuously selling advanced weapons to the Saudi-led military coalition against "the defenseless people of Yemen," Xinhua news agency quoted Kanaani as saying. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa.
Massive crowd to march to Colombo demanding Sri Lankan President, govt to step-down
Parties representing farmers, fishermen, clergies, medical experts, civil rights groups, political groups and university dons are to march to Colombo and ride their bicycles as transportation has come to complete standstill with no fuel supply. For two weeks, Sri Lanka is in a virtual lockdown with government offices barely functioning with limited staff and schools completely closed with no transport for children and teachers.
NASA slams Russian cosmonauts for anti-Ukraine propaganda in space
In a statement, NASA said it "strongly rebukes using the International Space Station for political purposes to support (the) war against Ukraine, which is fundamentally inconsistent with the station's primary function among the 15 international participating countries to advance science and develop technology for peaceful purposes", the Washington Post reported.
Beijing sending senior Communist leader to Nepal next week
Liu is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with leaders from both the ruling and opposition parties of Nepal, according to sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Besides political party leaders, Liu, who holds a ministerial rank in the CCP, will be holding meetings with Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during the upcoming visit, media reports said.
Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot while campaigning
According to NHK, the attack took place at around 11.30 a.m. (local time) near the Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara city while the 67-year-old former leader was making a speech for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate's election campaign. The police said that Abe was shot twice, with the second shot hitting him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground.
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