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UK PM vows post-Covid economic boost

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged the Conservatives will “change and improve” the economy after the pandemic, as the party opens its annual conference in Manchester later. The PM

Trump asks court to get him back on TwitterDonald Trump has filed suit asking a court to reinstate his account on Twitter and restore the online voice he lost for allegedly instigating the Capitol Hill riot. Twitter and other social media banned the former president from their platforms after a mob of pro-Trump supporters assaulted the US Congress building on January 6. They were riled up by a speech hours earlier in which Trump hammered away at his false claims that the election he lost to Joe Biden was stolen from him. Twitter said at the time that Trump tweets leading up to his removal violated its policy against glorifying violence and were likely to cause people to mimic what happened on January 6. In the filing Friday in a Florida federal court, Trump argued that the platform that served as his main megaphone for reaching his millions of conservative followers was “coerced” into suspending him by members of the US Congress. At the time he was banned Trump had more than 88 million Twitter followers. Twitter, the filing argues, “exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is immeasurable, historically unprecedented, and profoundly dangerous to open democratic debate.” The suit notes that the Taliban, in power in Afghanistan now and still considered a terrorist organization by the United States, is allowed to have a Twitter account. That account appeared on August 8 and “over the weeks that followed Twitter allowed the Taliban to tweet regularly about their military conquests and victories across Afghanistan.” Banning Trump but not the Taliban amounts to “ludicrous incongruity” on the part of Twitter, the suit alleges. Contacted by AFP, Twitter declined to comment on Trump’s move. Trump continues to hold a tight grip on the Republican Party and after keeping a low profile for some months after the election, he has resumed holding election-style rallies, often dropping hints that he will run again for the White House in 2024.

Donald Trump has filed suit asking a court to reinstate his account on Twitter and restore the online voice he lost for allegedly instigating the Capitol Hill riot. Twitter and

Huawei top official Meng Wanzhou released in Canada

A bitter diplomatic spat between Canada, China and the United States drew to a close on Friday, as Ottawa released Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, and Beijing freed two Canadians who

Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade deal

Joe Biden has played down the chances of a post-Brexit free trade deal between the US and UK, as he held talks with Boris Johnson at the White House. Downing

Biden to announce ‘good news’ on $100 billion UN climate fund

US President Joe Biden is expected to announce “good news” on addressing a shortfall in a $100 billion global climate fund, a UN official said Monday following a closed-door meeting

Bangladeshi Immigrant Day to be observed in NY on Sept 25

The state of New York in the USA will observe “Bangladeshi Immigrant Day” on September 25 next for the third consecutive times as the bill regarding observance of the day

UK to vaccinate over 12s against Covid

All children aged 12-15 will be offered Covid-19 vaccinations, Britain announced Monday, following the advice of four top medical officers. Britain has been one of the countries hardest hit by

US could authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation

Bangladeshi-origin Nusrat becomes judge in US Federal Court

A woman of Bangladeshi origin has been appointed as a judge in the US Federal Court for the first time. Two other women, Jessica Clark, 37, and Nina Morrison, 51,

Kamala Harris condemns China intimidation in South China Sea

US Vice President Kamala Harris has hit out at China during a speech made in Singapore on the first leg of a South East Asian tour. Harris accused Beijing of