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How hot will summers be in your city by 2100? Summer highs in Lahore could be more like Doha, Qatar, and Karachi could be more like Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — by 2100 without
Continue readingThis is How Climate Change Will Shift the World’s Cities (Interactive Map)
“(Indian) Foreign secretary dashing to Kabul suggests Feb 29 was sudden”; “Pakistan is effectively out of foreign policy wilderness” DESPARDES — Following a week of ceasefire between Afghan Taliban, US
Continue readingUS-Taliban Ink Peace Deal, Indian FM Dashes to Kabul
THE ONION — Declaring that he was looking forward to showing the influential global entity around the country, President Donald Trump held a diplomatic ceremony Wednesday to formally welcome the
Continue readingTrump Holds Diplomatic Ceremony To Formally Welcome Coronavirus To U.S.
DESPARDES — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border amid reports that the administration is
Continue readingFederal Contracting Laws Waived to Speed Up US-Mexico Border Wall
DESPARDES — The United States has ceased offensive military operations in Afghanistan against the Taliban in accordance with an agreement to reduce violence ahead of a possible peace deal, the
Continue readingEnduring Peace and Stability: Pakistan Set Stage for US, Taliban Accord on Feb 29
DESPARDES — President Donald Trump is heading Monday on his first official trip to India, its second largest trading partner after China, and a strategic ally in the region amid
DESPARDES — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination. “I am standing with Bernie because he stands with working families, and always has,”
Continue readingNew York Mayor de Blasio Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
DESPARDES — Cambridge in Massachusetts state has become the second city in the United States after Seattle to pass a resolution against a controversial citizenship law pushed by India’s Hindu nationalist government headed
Continue readingAnother US City Passes Resolution Against India’s Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law
The debt includes home mortgage loans, credit and retail card loans, auto loans, student loans, etc. SoDATA (South Data) — An average American’s personal debt increased over five year (22nd
Continue readingINSIGHT: Average American’s Personal Debt is $42,553, Income $34,000
Trump administration goes to war with states over immigration: The Justice Department sues California and New Jersey to overcome enforcement roadblocks DESPARDES — Attorney General William Barr vowed Monday to
Continue readingAfter Trump SOTU There’s ‘Significant Escalation’ Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions
The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI), a human rights collective, warns that Modi’s administration is sponsoring new violence. DESPARDES — City of Seattle adopted a resolution on February 3,
Continue readingSeattle Resolution Denounces Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat”
DESPARDES — Several voices of reason in the wider South Asia and Middle East region have been raising alarm at the developing situation in India on PM Modi’s watch amid
Continue readingINSIGHT: America is Making a Bad Bet on India