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Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell takes the Fifth in U.S. House committee appearance from prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from U.S. House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former president Bill Clinton had done anything wrong in their …
Read More »बांकेबिहारी मंदिर:हाईपावर्ड कमेटी का नया फैसला, गणेश मंदिर का ताला खुलेगा; यहां लगाया जाएगा नया दरवाजा – High-powered Committee At Banke Bihari Temple Decided To Open Locks Of Ganesh Temple
श्री बांकेबिहारी मंदिर परिसर के गणेश मंदिर का ताला खुलेगा। श्री बांकेबिहारी प्रबंधन हाईपावर्ड कमेटी के अध्यक्ष और सदस्य ने मंदिर का निरीक्षण करने के बाद यह आदेश जारी कर दिए हैं। मंदिर पहुंचकर पूरी जानकारी जुटाने के बाद अध्यक्ष ने मंदिर के ताले को तत्काल प्रभाव से खोलने के …
Read More »International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions). …
Read More »Hong Kong announces arrest warrants, rewards for exiles who formed political committee in Canada
Hong Kong police announced rewards for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas-based activists for their roles in what they called a subversive organization abroad, accusing them of violating a national security law imposed by Beijing. Police said in a statement Friday that the group, Hong Kong Parliament, aimed …
Read More »Transport committee will study B.C. Ferries receiving $1B loan for Chinese ships
The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study into the $1-billion loan B.C. Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder. B.C. Ferries announced last month that it had hired China Merchants Industry Weihai …
Read More »RFK Jr. ousts CDC’s entire vaccine advisory committee
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks. Major physicians and public health groups criticized the move to …
Read More »Saskatchewan advisory committee aims to improve accessibility in the province
The government of Saskatchewan has formed an accessibility advisory committee to help assess and improve accessibility in the province. Accessibility is challenging, as each disability can require different accommodations. “I am seeing strides in Saskatchewan,” said Bobbi Janzen, accessibility advisory committee member. The committee is made up of a range …
Read More »Ford government close to completing Greenbelt checklist, key recommendation will go to committee
It was a set of recommendations to ensure that the Greenbelt scandal, a controversial chapter in Ontario’s political history, would never happen again. A detailed investigation by Ontario’s auditor general into the government’s decision to remove 15 parcels of protected land from the Greenbelt resulted in 15 recommendations for systems-wide …
Read More »Liberal MP accused of derailing committee as witness demands apology – National
A witness who stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting in tears Wednesday is demanding an apology from a Liberal MP who put a halt to a planned discussion about violence against women in favour of a debate about abortion rights. Cait Alexander was on Parliament Hill to provide testimony …
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