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Biden to roll back Trump policies, remake US role in climate crisis

WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2021 (BSS/AFP) : President Joe Biden committed the United States to rejoining the Paris climate accord, blocked an oil pipeline project and froze Arctic drilling in a

WHO grants ’emergency validation’ to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

FBD Desk: The World Health Organization on Thursday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve its import and distribution. Britain launched

344 Nigerian schoolboys released after mass kidnapping

FBD Desk: More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released on Thursday after being abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more

Iran’s top nuclear scientist killed in assassination

International Desk A top nuclear scientist who “led Iran’s military nuclear program” was assassinated on Friday before it was shut down in the early 2000s, state television said.According to the

Direct flights between Israel and the UAE began

International Desk Direct flights between the UAE and Israel have begun. Fly Dubai, a low-cost airline, has launched a direct flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Thursday. Last September,

US ‘Muslim ban’ set to end ‘on day one’ of Biden presidency

FBD Desk: Repealing Donald Trump’s travel ban on some Muslim majority nations will be one of the four executive orders that President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue on his first