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March 29, 2017 7:50 AM

US House of Representative voted to revoke broadband privacy rules

In a major development, the Republican-controlled US House of Representative today voted to revoke the broadband privacy rules that the Federal Communications Commission approved days before President Donald Trump's election. Republicans passed the measure 215 to 205 which would overturn Federa...

March 29, 2017 7:42 AM

UN appoints David Beasley to head World Food Programme

United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to head the Rome-based World Food Programme. Beasley will run the affairs of the world's largest humanitarian organization, serving more than 90 million beneficiaries in 80 countries. He will replac...

March 28, 2017 8:32 PM

U.S. House Republicans to pass legislation to replace Obamacare

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering a renewed push to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare sometime in the next month. <br/><br/>Lawmakers and aides said this in Washington today after the collapse of the effort last week. <br/><br/>U....

March 28, 2017 7:48 PM

Number of Kenyans going hungry doubles to 3 million

The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million as the effect of a devastating drought worsens. <br/><br/>The Red Cross said today that Kenya is one of several East African countries suffering from food crises, along with Ethiopia, S...

March 28, 2017 5:04 PM

Donald Trump to sign order sweeping away Obama-era climate policies

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations. The move is meant to bolster domestic energy production, but environmentalists have vowed to challenge it in court. <br/><br/>The decree, dubbed the "Energy Independe...

March 28, 2017 2:24 PM

Indian-American Vanita Gupta appointed president of 'Leadership Conference'

Indian-American Vanita Gupta, who headed civil rights division in the Department of Justice in the Obama Administration, has been appointed as President and CEO of 'The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights', becoming the first woman to head the prestigious organisation. Known fo...

March 28, 2017 2:19 PM

Donald Trump to sign order sweeping away Obama-era climate policies

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations. The move is meant to bolster domestic energy production, but environmentalists have vowed to challenge it in court. <br/><br/>The decree, dubbed the "Energy Independe...

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