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Report: Biden Giving Federal Employees Paid Leave to Help Border Crossers President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly begging federal employees from various agencies to take paid leave to provide care to thousands of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) arriving at the United States-Mexico border. A report by the New York Times this weekend alleges the Biden administration is sending emails to federal employees asking them to take paid leave to help care for UACs who are arriving by the...

US behind Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe in gene sequencing, claims paper chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-12 15:19 The United States lags many other countries in employing the essential tool for keeping abreast of variants – gene sequencing – increasing the risk that a variant could spread undetected, USA Today reported. This year, the United States ranks 33rd in the world for its rate of sequencing, falling between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe, according to COVID CoV Genomic,...

The meeting touched on reviewing ways of boosting commercial and investment cooperation relations between both sides

WORLD / EUROPE EU citizens back 2030 ban on gas cars By Reuters Published: Apr 12, 2021 07:23 PM A majority of residents of European cities support a Europe-wide phaseout of combustion engine car sales from 2030 to reduce planet-warming emissions, a YouGov poll conducted on behalf of environmental campaigners said on Monday. A Hyundai Kona electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) in a cradle on the assembly line at the Hyundai Motor Co. plant in Nosovice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 7,...

SOURCE / COMPANIES By Global Times Published: Apr 12, 2021 03:03 PM Consumers play games powered by 5G technology in a shopping mall in Shanghai on Wednesday. The applications, which are supported by China Telecom, allow local residents to experience the high speed of the 5G network and games driven by cloud computing. Photo: ICTencent Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, said on Monday that it launched the first internet data center (IDC) in Indonesia to me...

WORLD / AMERICAS By AFP Published: Apr 12, 2021 06:08 PM Photo taken on March 15, 2020 shows a few cars running on streets in Quito, Ecuador. (Photo by Santiago Armas/Xinhua) Former banker Guillermo Lasso won Ecuadors presidential election on Sunday after his opponent Andres Arauz conceded. Conservative Lasso declared himself president-elect and accepted the "challenge" of changing Ecuadors "destiny." With 93 percent of votes counted, Lasso held a lead of almost 5 percentage points over eco...

India continues to remain at the top globally with an average of 40,55,055 doses administered per day. Mond

WORLD / EUROPE By Reuters Published: Apr 12, 2021 07:13 PM Four in 10 European business travelers plan to fly less after COVID-19 travel restrictions are fully lifted, a survey showed  Monday, with many intending to stick to video conferences. Passengers board Ryanair flight FR2190 to Malaga at London Southend Airport on July 1, 2020 in Southend-on-Sea, England. Photo: VCG Changing habits during the pandemic and worries over climate change are likely to reduce business flights in the long...

Monday, 12 April 2021 - 19:17 The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Monetary Board) has decided to suspend business of Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (SFSP), in terms of Section 31(1) of the Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011 (FBA) with effect from 5:00 p.m. on 12th April 2021. Having considered the continuously deteriorating financial condition and non-availability of a viable revival plan, the Monetary Board decided to suspend the business of SFSP and its parent Company E...

India continues to remain at the top globally with an average of 40,55,055 doses administered per day. Mond