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​​​​​​​One day after releasing a new required poster for covered employers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on October 20, 2022, published an updated version...

Lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives have proposed a resolution urging President Joe Biden to recognise the atrocities committed by Pakistan forces during the 1971 liberation of Bangladesh as genocide and war crimes. The eight-page resolution is titled 'Recognising the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971' and urges that the "active role" played by the Pakistan army and its functioning ancillary units in mass rape and genocide be recognised.

Kwasi Kwarteng is no longer the United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer. As Liz Truss, the Prime Minister struggles to preserve her beleaguered premiership, the minister has as per reports been sacked. As speculation grew about a possible government u-turn on parts of the recently announced mini-budget in order to calm the markets, Kwarteng who was in the US returned early for "urgent discussions" with Prime Minister Truss, reports the BBC.

A Pakistani minister was greeted with an onslaught of heckling upon his arrival at an airport in the United States. Finance minister Ishaq Dar who as per reports had reached the United States to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank upon landing was met with calls of "chor" or "thief". A video of the incident has gone viral on Twitter and other social media sites. It shows Dar and his entourage walking through the airport when ...

As per reports the supreme leader of Pakistan's ruling PML-N party Nawaz Sharif may soon be ending his three years long self-exile and returning to Pakistan from London. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi as per the Daily Times recently informed that the former three-term Prime Minister will return by late November or early December. Watch | Pakistan: Thousands hit streets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly accepted Thailand's invitation to attend next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. Quoting an unidentified security source, Bangkok Post reported that the Thailand foreign ministry has already informed the security agencies to begin preparations for the November 18-19 meeting. Watch | Gravitas Plus: Ukraine war: Rising fear of a nuclear escalation

Shares in major Asian computer chipmakers slumped on Tuesday after the US announced tough new measures to restrict sales of technology to China. The US said it will ban American firms from selling certain chips used for supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Chinese firms, BBC reported. The rules, which were announced on October 7, also target sales from non-US companies that use American equipment. Watch | World Business Watch: Samsung Electronics posts first quarterly earnings drop in ...

As North Korea threatens to beef up its nuclear capabilities,  South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said that the nation has nothing to gain from it. "North Korea is consistently developing and upgrading its nuclear weapons and posing nuclear threats to not only our Republic of Korea but the world," Yoon told reporters, referring to South Korea by its official name. "I believe it has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons." Watch | WION Fineprint | North Korea is readying its...

At least 85 people are estimated to have lost their lives when an overloaded boat capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra, reports AFP quoting President Muhammadu Buhari. "The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in the Ogbaru area of the state, with emergency services confirming a death toll of 76," said Buhari's office. Watch | WION Climate Tracker | 20 million people on brink of starvation across East Africa

36 years since a catastrophic meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant unleashed one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, now "mutant" black frogs are spawning in the vicinity. The species of frog found in this area, known as the Eastern tree frogs (Hyla Orientalis) typically have bright green skin but now many have sprung up with dark or pigmented skin.  A study published in Evolutionary applications details the research surrounding these frogs' evolution. Scientists believ...