NEW YORK: R. Kelly’s lawyers said Monday they would fight prosecutors’ bid to tell jurors about allegations beyond the actual charges at his upcoming federal sex trafficking trial. This is nothing more than a veiled effort to pile on to further shape the publics perception in this case, ignoring that Mr. Kelly is presumed innocent […]
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Covid-19 claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts; 16,000 crore cleared
MUMBAI: Even as the second wave of Covid ebbs, claims continue to pour in for health insurance companies. As a result, payout due to Covid-19 claims is likely to exceed the insurance claims of other ailments in the first quarter of the current fiscal. Insurance companies have already settled claims of more than Rs 16,000 […]
U.S. weekly jobless claims show surprise gain, well above expectations
Weekly jobless claims unexpected moved higher last week despite hopes that the U.S. labor market is poised for a strong recovery heading into the fall. Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 419,000 for the week ended July 17, well above the 350,000 Dow Jones estimate and more than the upwardly revised 368,000 from the previous […]
Amazon will investigate gender bias claims in its cloud division.
Amazon has hired an outside law firm to investigate claims of widespread gender discrimination in part of its cloud computing division, the company said in an email to employees late last week. The investigation comes in response to a petition filed by a group of employees in Amazon Web Services’s Professional Services group, an organization […]
Kazakhstan On Pegasus Spy Claims
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s president was named as a potential target of Pegasus. (File) Nur-Sultan: A top official in Kazakhstan has called claims that Israeli-made spyware was deployed to monitor top officials including the current president “without evidence”, as multiple countries began probing the allegations. Hungary, Israel and Algeria on Thursday joined France in announcing investigations […]
Top US Catholic Priest Quits Over Claims of Frequenting Gay Bars, Using Hookup App Grindr
A senior administrator in the US Catholic Church has resigned amid allegations that he frequented gay bars and used gay hookup app Grindr, according to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The organization released a statement on Tuesday acknowledging accusations of misconduct against its general secretary, Jeffrey Burrill, by Catholic outlet The Pillar. In order […]
UK PM Boris Johnson asked to apologise to over-80s after ex-aide’s Covid claims
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Wednesday asked to apologise in Parliament to the country’s elderly following his former top aide’s claims that he dismissed the need for a second lockdown last year as those dying from Covid were “essentially all over 80”. Appearing for his weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session in […]
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Afghanistan Capital Rocket Attack
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for rocket attacks in the Afghan capital Tuesday that struck near the presidential palace as the country’s leader held outdoor prayers to mark Eid. “Soldiers of the caliphate targeted the presidential palace… and the Green Zone in Kabul with seven Katyusha rockets,” it said in a statement circulated on […]
Jobless claims hit new pandemic low, NY manufacturing notches record high
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to a new pandemic-era low last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for benefits totaled 360,000, in line with Dow Jones estimates and the best number since March 14, 2020. The total represented a substantial decrease from the previous week’s upwardly revised 386,000. Continuing claims, which run […]
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