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The cancellation of the US delegation visit to the WEF meeting came on a day Trump postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan, citing the shutdown.

The five-member Commission of Inquiry, to be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Upali Abeyratn, will investigate allegations of corruption that took place between January 15, 2015 to December 31, 2018, Sirisena's office said.

According to the report, 21.7 percent of respondents were subjected to sexual stories or offensive jokes, 14.2 percent received offensive remarks about their appearance, body or sexual activities and 13 percent were targeted by unwelcome attempts to draw...

It is a bitter day for Europe and Germany are well prepared, but the hard Brexit would be the least attractive choice, for the EU and GB (Great Britain), said German Vice Chancellor Scholz.

The terrorists were also involved in the killing of senior intelligence officials.

More than 90 people were also wounded in the attack near the Green Village compound, which houses several international companies and charities, in eastern Kabul.

The two hostages who had been held at a UPS mail sorting facility in Logan Township, New Jersey, were not injured and the wounded suspect was rushed to a hospital.

Trump, speaking at the White House before departing for New Orleans, said a Washington Post report that he had concealed details about his meetings with Putin and confiscated his interpreter's notes was false.

As he left the White House for a trip to Louisiana, Trump told reporters he did not agree with Republican senator Lindsey Graham's proposal to reopen the government for three weeks.

Female students can be gifted scarves and Abayahs (clothes) as decided by the Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture in Faisalabad. The VC maintained that it was 'compatible with Pakistan's culture and Islam'.

Ivanka Trump in 2017 was the driving force behind a $1 billion, Saudi-supported World Bank fund to promote entrepreneurship by women.

Trump's tweet comes as a good news for Indian professionals, especially in the IT sector, who currently have to wait for nearly a decade to get a Green Card or permanent legal residency.

The two journalists, while being punished in Myanmar for their investigation on Rohingya refugees, have been hailed as media freedom heroes outside the country

Two firemen were among the casualties. The blaze had been brought under control by daybreak.

The move was praised by Human Rights Watch, which had last year launched the #BehindtheBling campaign to pressure jewelry companies to be more transparent.

A website set up to raise funds for the boxer Christophe Dettinger showed on Tuesday that it had received pledges of more than 114,000 euros.