WASHINGTON: Confidence among US authorities is waning that the Taliban will reverse course and allow women and girls in Afghanistan to pursue education or take action to improve the overall human rights situation in the country, according to Rina Amiri, l ‘US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights. During a briefing on … Read more
US President Joe Biden rarely mentions electric car maker Tesla Inc. in public. But privately, his administration has leaned on the company to help come up with a new policy to allow electric vehicles to benefit from lucrative national subsidies for car makers. renewable fuels, according to emails reviewed by Reuters. The Biden administration contacted … Read more
NEW DELHI: Unprecedented floods in northeastern India have left a trail of destruction, with villages submerged, crops destroyed and dozens of deaths due to increasing landslides or floods, authorities said Tuesday. Up to 5 million people are believed to have been abandoned after heavy monsoon rains brought Assam’s worst floods in decades. Authorities said 33 … Read more
Commodity Update – Gold prices at four-week lows; Wheat, corn fall; Indonesia changes its palm oil policy RIYADH: Gold approached a four-week low on Tuesday as some bears tried to post profits, but prices remained largely under pressure from a strong dollar and investors dumped bullion to cover losses in other assets. Amid prospects of … Read more