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Two dead, several injured in Oslo nightclub shooting
The police said suspected shooter has been arrested but did not immediately reveal the motive behind the shooting, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the BBC, there were reports of gunfire at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway at about 1 a.m.
Lavrov compares EU, NATO to Hitler
"When World War II broke out, Hitler united a significant number, if not most, of the European countries under his banner for a war against the Soviet Union," TASS News Agency quoted Lavrov as saying at a press conference following talks with Azerbaijani top diplomat Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku on Friday.
US West Coast states launch joint commitment to protect abortion rights
The Governors of these states issued a Multi-State Commitment on Friday to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to export their abortion bans to the West Coast states, reports Xinhua news agency.
US abortion clinics begin to close after SC overturns Roe v. Wade
In the wake of the 5-4 order on Friday, about half of states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans, out of which 13 have outlawed abortion effective immediately, reports the BBC. Trigger laws, which allow an instant ban, have already been applied in Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama.
2 Sikhs sworn as ministers in Ontario
Parm Gill, 48, who was Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism in the outgoing ministry, took oath as Minister for Red Tape Reduction. Gill was re-elected from Milton on the outskirts of Toronto. His family comes from Punjab's Moga. Prabhmeet Sarkaria, 31, who became the first turban-wearing Sikh Cabinet minister in Ontario four years ago and was President of the Treasury Board in the outgoing Cabinet, again took oath for the same post.
Democrats create 'history' by passing new gun laws in both houses of Congress
The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades (30 years). The Chamber led by the Democrats approved the election-year legislation on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote, climaxing victory for voters whose ire and revulsion over last month's mass shootings in New York and Texas that claimed over 30 innocent lives reached an unprecedented echo in the nation.
US Supreme Court overturns fundamental right to abortion
The court has left abortion rights to be determined individually by the 50 states. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have state laws protecting abortion and will remain unaffected by the Supreme Court order. About 17 states do not have any explicit laws either upholding abortion rights or prohibiting abortion, according to one study and nearly half of all 50 states are expected to make abortion difficult or impossible.
Pakistan PM announces 10% 'super tax' on large-scale industries
In his address, the premier discussed the "tough" economic decisions taken by the incumbent coalition government, as Pakistan edges towards a default, the Express Tribune reported. The premier stated that the revenue generated from the "super tax" would be beneficial for "poverty alleviation" in order to support the burden of inflation on the masses.
Bloodbath in Pak stock market after Shehbaz announces 10% 'super tax' on large-scale industries
The benchmark KSE-100 index opened in the green in line with its positive trend a day earlier; however, it soon plunged a massive 2,053.35 points or 4.81 per cent, Geo News reported. In his address to the nation, the premier announced that a 10 per cent super tax would be imposed on large-scale industries including cement, steel, sugar, oil and gas, fertiliser, banking, textile, chemical, beverage, and automobile sectors.
US takes modest but long overdue step towards gun control
The legislation was passed in a 65-33 vote with 15 Republicans joining the 50 Democrats in a rare show of bipartisanship on gun control. The measure must now be passed by the House of Representatives to make it to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature and enactment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the House of Representatives will take up the legislation on Friday.
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