US gunmaker offers $33 million to school shooting victims
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The company that made a rifle used in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, one of the worst school shootings in the US,...
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Amazon denies media report of accepting Bitcoin as payment
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Amazon.com Inc has denied a media report saying the e-commerce giant is looking to accept Bitcoin payments by the end of the...
Terrors of war: US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year
WASHINGTON DC, USA: President Joe Biden has said the US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year but...
US warns action against companies engaged in business with Xinjiang
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The USA has warned businesses with supply chain and investment ties to China’s Xinjiang province that they could face legal consequences, citing...
New York governor declares gun violence emergency in state
NEW YORK, USA: New York has become the first US state to declare a disaster emergency order to address a surge in gun violence. New...
150 people killed during US Independence Day celebrations
WASHINGTON DC, USA: At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July...
US forces leave Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase after 20 years
KABUL, Afghanistan: After nearly 20 years, the United States military has left Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase, the epicentre of its war to remove the Taliban and...
486 die as Canada grapples with record-breaking temperatures
OTTAWA, Canada: Authorities in Canada said nearly 500 people have died in Canada’s westernmost province across five days, as record-breaking temperatures raise serious concerns for...
130 die in six days as heatwave shatters record in Canada
VANCOUVER, Canada: Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has broken all temperature records. Police in the Vancouver have responded...
US Supreme Court rejects military contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by CACI International Inc, a private military contractor, in a lawsuit by...