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Biden administration reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law

The Biden administration announced it would repeal the changes made by the Trump administration to an important law made to stop banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor

Strike from Gaza kills two as Israel topples 6-story building, says report

With the war showing no sign of abating, Palest­inians across the region went on a general strike in a rare collective action against Israel's policies

UK economy sees uptick as payroll improving after lockdown measures eased

Further evidence emerged Tuesday to show that the British economy is recovering strongly, with the number of people on payroll increasing as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.

Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war rages on in the second week

Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday

Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heir Lee Jae-yong

Pressure is mounting on South Korean President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who is back in prison after his conviction in a massive corruption scandal

Japan's economy shrinks 5.1% during Jan-March as pandemic dries up spending

The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1 per cent in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic, according to government data released Tuesday.

Over 38,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes: UN

The United Nations says over 38,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes and more than 2,500 people have been made homeless because their houses were destroyed

Bidens paid 25.9% rate and earned $607,336 in 2020, tax returns show

President Joe Biden restored a long-standing presidential tradition by releasing his tax returns, showing that 25.9% of the first couple's income went to the federal government in 2020

AT&T to merge media assets with Discovery in $43-billion deal

Discovery shareholders would own 29% of the new company

Microsoft investigated Bill Gates' affair before he left the board: Report

Board members investigated the billionaire's prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, according to a report in WSJ

China urges US to play a constructive role to end conflict in Gaza

China renewed calls for the US to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United Nations to demand an end to the bloodshed

Airstrikes by Israel kill 23 in downtown Gaza City in deadliest attack

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 23 people on Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out

Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire; greater US efforts

UN Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out deadliest single attacks in a week

Media demand Israel explain destruction of news offices in Gaza

News organizations demanded an explanation for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets

Pro-Palestinian protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other US cities to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip.

China cancels Mount Everest climbs over fears of Covid-19 virus from Nepal

China has cancelled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing Covid-19 cases from neighbouring Nepal, state media reported

Failing peace: Here's why Gaza Strip is almost always mired in conflict

The latest eruption of violence has raised the specter of another devastating war and once again drawn international attention to the impoverished, densely populated strip

Covid-19: Germany is putting the Britain back on a list of risk areas

Germany is putting the Britain back on a list of risk areas because of the emergence there of cases of a coronavirus variant first detected in India

China's spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for its space programme

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space programme

Neera Tanden lands White House job as senior adviser to Joe Biden

President Joe Biden's lone Cabinet choice who was rebuffed by Congress has landed a job as a White House senior adviser