Big and small oil companies summoned to meet Trump on Venezuelan oil
Big and small oil companies summoned to meet Trump on Venezuelan oil **White House Engages Oil Executives Amidst Venezuelan Sanctions** Washington D.C. – The White House has convened a meeting of oil company executives, encompassing both major multinational corporations and smaller, independent... read more »
Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says
Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says **Humanitarian Aid Lifeline Sustains Gaza and West Bank Amidst Winter Challenges** Gaza and the occupied West Bank are currently grappling with severe winter conditions that are exacerbating the already precarious humanitarian... read more »
Venezuela announces release of political prisoners; 5 Spanish citizens free...
Venezuela announces release of political prisoners; 5 Spanish citizens freed **Venezuela Releases Detainees, Including Spanish Nationals, Amid US Pressure** Caracas, Venezuela – In a move widely interpreted as a response to sustained international pressure, the Venezuelan government has released... read more »
Two wounded in a shooting with US federal agents in Portland: report
Two wounded in a shooting with US federal agents in Portland: report **Federal Agents Involved in Portland Shooting; Investigation Underway** Portland, OR – An investigation is underway following a shooting incident in Portland involving U.S. federal agents that resulted in injuries to two... read more »
Low oxygen bad for breast cancer patients
New York – Breast cancer cells, when exposed to low oxygen conditions, trigger the production of two proteins that make the cancer cells spread fast — making the patient’s... read more »
Styling for films not cakewalk:Designers
Mumbai – With 100 years of Indian cinema, fashion in films also has seen a drastic makeover. Designers feel that making clothes for movies is not a cakewalk. Renowned designers like... read more »
Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf’s ailing mother
Islamabad – The Pakistani government Friday offered to send a special plane or air ambulance to bring former president Pervez Musharraf’s mother to Pakistan from... read more »
Where a tarpaulin cover is home: Visiting the riot displaced
By Rosamma Thomas Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) – At the Malakpur relief camp in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest of the dozen-odd for the victims of the riots... read more »
Nobody has died of cold in UP: UP Principal Secretary
Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Home) Anil Gupta on Friday rejected charges that deaths of children in relief camps in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar District, had... read more »
