[ad_1] New York: The House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 24-16 in favour of banning TikTok in the US, advancing a bill that would allow US President Joe Biden to ban the Chinese short video making app in the country. The Technological Adversaries Act, or DATA Act, directs Biden toContinue Reading
[ad_1] The vote came after a lengthy back-and-forth on Tuesday, with Republicans repeatedly shooting down Democratic amendments meant to rein in different parts of the legislation. In a brief interview with POLITICO on the sidelines of Tuesday’s markup, McCaul said he hoped the split wasn’t the start of a broaderContinue Reading
[ad_1] European lawyers challenged the ban on providing services to companies from Russia European lawyers challenged in the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) a ban on providing legal services to companies from Russia. This follows from a document published on Monday in the Official Journal of theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Seattle: The Seattle City Council voted today to pass a landmark ordinance to ban caste discrimination in Seattle City. The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, outlaws caste-based discrimination. This historic decision will have far-reaching implications for the oppressed castes in the States, and everywhere that the evils ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 20: The ban on stone quarrying in Jammu & Kashmir since 2016 has devastated thousands of households who relied on the business for a living. Although the Lieutenant Governor-led administration reduced sanctions on stone quarry activities in 2021 by allowing the owners to lift only piled-up looseContinue Reading
[ad_1] Photo: Unsplash Doha: Qatar has lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood from India, paving the way for enhanced exports to the Gulf nation, officials said on Friday. The ban was imposed in November last year, just ahead of the FIFA World Cup following alleged detectionContinue Reading
[ad_1] A ban on gay conversion practices has secured the support of both major parties in New South Wales after Dominic Perrottet gave the reform “in-principle” backing on the first day of Sydney WorldPride. “There is no room for any harmful practices in NSW, particularly if they affect our youngContinue Reading
[ad_1] That win on Election Day set up the abortion providers in the state who are challenging the laws to argue on Nov. 15 that both the state’s near-total ban on the procedure beginning at conception and a separate law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy violate provisions ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Fifa is considering lodging a rare appeal against a ruling by the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) after its lifetime ban on Yves Jean-Bart, the former president of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), was overturned. It is understood Fifa will hold a meeting on Friday to determine itsContinue Reading
[ad_1] Every morning, Paola Arbolera loads a few crates of smoked shark and stingray on to her wooden canoe and drags it to the river. Before the sun rises, she rows in darkness to the market in Guapi, a small fishing town on Colombia’s Pacific coast, to sell her goods.Continue Reading