December2016
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Trump may pick ExxonMobil chief Tillerson as secretary of state
ExxonMobil Chief Rex Tillerson has emerged as the lead candidate for pick as secretary of state in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration taking shape ahead of its inception on January 20, 2016. Quoting unnamed Trump aides, several...December 11, 2016 764 0 -
Trump’s mixed signals on China
Photo by MikeRussia (MikeRussia) via Wikimedia Commons shows a sunset scene on the South China Sea off Mũi Né village on the south-east coast of Vietnam Days after upsetting Beijing with a telephonic conversation with Taiwanese...December 10, 2016 856 0 -
Hillary Clinton warns against dangers of fake news
Photo: Screenshot/NBC News Returning to Washington public scene for the first time since her election loss to Donald Trump last month, Hillary Clinton warned against consequences of the “epidemic of fake news” running unbridled in several...December 9, 2016 1197 0 -
‘No safe place left’ for surviving children in Aleppo; UN reports harrowing accounts
A Syrian child Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa A UNICEF official has come back from the battered Syrian city of Aleppo with descriptions of “haunting images” of children killed by mortars and malnourishment. “When I was there, nearly...December 8, 2016 1433 0 -
Airplane crash kills 48 passengers including Dil Dil Pakistan singer Junaid Jamshed
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane flying from Chitral to Islamabad Wednesday crashed on a hilly terrain near Havelian, some 87 kilometres from the capital, killing all the 48 passengers including crew members and singer of...December 7, 2016 2557 0 -
Immigrants contributed $ 2 trillion to US GDP last year : New Study
Immigrants who came from around the world contributed about $ 2 trillion to the GDP in the United States last year, making America the largest beneficiary of talented workforce in a variety of fields. McKinsey Global...December 7, 2016 2078 0 -
Pakistan sees ‘fresh opportunity’ to cement US ties under Trump White House
A top aide to the Pakistani prime minister is in Washington to explore avenues to cement US-Pakistan ties under the coming Donald Trump Administration following the president-elect’s call with Nawaz Sharif. At the start of the visit...December 6, 2016 881 0 -
Benazir Bhutto Leadership program launched at Harvard
College friends and the class of 73’ of late prime minister Benazir Bhutto have launched an international leadership course called Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program at Harvard University. Bhutto, the first female of the Muslim world, was...December 6, 2016 1175 0 -
Trump could help resolve Kashmir dispute, indicates VP-elect Pence
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Providing a window into forthcoming Donald Trump White House’s foreign policy approach, vice president-elect Mike Pence has indicated that billionaire businessman could use his “extraordinary deal-making skills” to reduce...December 5, 2016 1444 0