Indonesia s long and winding road to winning war on drugs 21 hours ago
Law enforcement officers showed suspects and narcotics to be destroyed during the global observance of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Office in Bali Province on Monday (June 28, 2021). ANTARA FOTO/Fikri Yusuf/hp. (ANTARA FOTO/FIKRI YUSUF) Indonesia, which has seen drug addiction spiral into a life-threatening problem for millions of people, on Monday joined the global observance of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
The theme of this year’s commemoration of UN Day was share facts on drugs, save lives”, since sharing reliable information on drugs is indispensable to substance abuse prevention efforts.
Merrick Garland: Ex-Supreme Court nominee tapped for attorney general
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US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for attorney general.
In 2016, then President Barack Obama nominated Mr Garland to the US Supreme Court but Republican senators refused to hold a vote on his nomination.
Mr Garland, 68, is currently the chief judge of the Washington appeals court.
He previously worked in the Department of Justice during the Clinton administration, where he oversaw several high-profile prosecutions.
Mr Garland was selected to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia by Mr Obama, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to allow a confirmation vote to occur, effectively blocking his nomination.