News Archives for World - 2021-02-05

World Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:15pm

Protests against Myanmar junta spread despite arrests

International pressure on the junta increased with the U.N. Security Council urging the release of...

World Published 05 Feb, 2021 09:36am

Biden set to accept more refugees after years of Trump restrictions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed levels to historic lows.

World Published 05 Feb, 2021 09:34am

U.S. thanks Taiwan for support for auto chips in key trade meeting

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Friday the United States thanked the island for help on auto chip production in a meeting on semiconductor supply chains amid a global shortage of chips used by automakers.

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