Day: November 24, 2018

Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan

For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets — but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan. “I told them: ‘You can go where you want, but me, […]

Palampur to be developed as tourist destination: HP CM

Shimla, Nov 24:  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that the picturesque town of Palampur in the hill-state’s Kangra district will be developed as a tourist destination. Addressing a public meeting in Nagri, Palampur on Friday, Thakur said work on Himani Chamunda-Palampur ropeway would begin soon […]

Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters

WASHINGTON — As California’s catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming. The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump. The […]

A closer look at lung cancer in America and why there are reasons for hope

As the nation once again pauses to commemorate the journeys of patients and their loved ones during Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM), November also represents a moment of celebration. It is a time to share stories of survival, recognize progress achieved by advocates in the lung cancer community […]

Palampur to be developed as tourist destination: HP CM

Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that the picturesque town of Palampur in the hill-state’s Kangra district will be developed as a tourist destination. Addressing a public meeting in Nagri, Palampur on Friday, Thakur said work on Himani Chamunda-Palampur ropeway would begin soon to […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s judicial comments appear misinformed

WASHINGTON— Betraying no trust in an independent judiciary, President Donald Trump is using a federal appeals court in San Francisco as a punching bag for his frustrations about not getting his way on border security. He’s spreading misinformation in the process and appearing to misunderstand how appeals work. […]

Impeaching Trump not on House Democrats’ to-do list for now

WASHINGTON — Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump? As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins. The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering […]

Lump of coal? Taxes more likely for online gifts this season

WASHINGTON  — Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they’re being charged sales tax at some websites where they weren’t before. The reason: the Supreme Court. A June ruling gave states the go-ahead to require more companies to collect sales tax on online purchases. Now, more […]

For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood

BOSTON — When Sara Watson’s partner got pregnant with their son through in vitro fertilization, they were overjoyed. Then the fear came. They weren’t married, so Watson had no legal rights as Eli’s parent even though her eggs were used to conceive him with donor sperm. If the […]

Taiwan votes in local elections amid pressure from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese began voting in midterm local elections Saturday seen as a referendum on the independence-leaning administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure from the island’s powerful rival China. The elections that follow Tsai’s landslide victory in 2016 will decide the races for 22 mayors […]

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