WASHINGTON: Colleges can focus their recruiting in high minority areas, for example, and take steps to retain students of color who are already on campus, including by offering affinity clubs geared toward students of a certain race. Colleges can also consider how an applicant’s race has shaped personal experience, as […]
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Grain Infrastructure: Pope urges Russian ‘brothers’ to restore Black Sea grain deal
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its seaports despite the ongoing war. Russia walked out of the Black Sea deal on July 17 after saying its […]
West puts up united front against Russia, but urges talks
MUNICH: Russia must not attempt to move Ukraine’s borders by force, Western leaders warned on Saturday, saying they would be ready to respond even if Russia created a pretext for an invasion by accusing Ukraine of aggression. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the United States would reinforce Nato’s eastern […]
canada: US urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption
WINDSOR, Canada/WASHINGTON: Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital US-Canada trade route by anti-coronavirus-mandate protesters, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Thursday. The closure of the Ambassador Bridge, North America’s busiest international land border crossing and a vital supply […]
New Zealand PM Ardern urges unity on Covid on Waitangi Day
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders on Sunday to unite in their battle against COVID-19, as the pandemic forced the country to celebrate its national Waitangi Day online. A growing outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has pushed all commemorations online, prompting Ardern to urge vaccinations. « We all […]
Dying Light 2 Has A Day One Patch, Techland Urges People With Early Retail Copies To Wait For It Before Playing
After years and years of waiting, Dying Light 2 Stay Human is almost out and in the hands of players. In fact, it’s already in the hands of some players who have received early retail copies of the zombie parkour sequel. If you’re one of those people, Techland really wants […]
US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 Covid shots
WASHINGTON: US regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorisation for a two-dose regimen of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as soon as late February, a person […]
China senior diplomat urges Pakistan to investigate bus blast
BEIJING: Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Pakistan to investigate a blast on a bus that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, but stopped short of calling it an attack, according to a post on Thursday on the foreign ministry’s website. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson called the Wednesday […]
Russia urges Kabul, Taliban to start talks on transition government: Report
MOSCOW: Russia has urged Afghanistan and the Taliban to start meaningful negotiations on forming a transitional coalition government before it is too late, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday. A Taliban delegation in Moscow last week said that the group controlled more than 85% […]
England to lift Covid curbs next week but urges caution as cases surge
LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid urged people on Monday to show caution when nearly all the remaining Covid-19 restrictions are lifted in England next week, saying an increase in cases underlined that the pandemic was by no means over. England will be the first nation in Britain to lift […]