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French investigators identify Nice attacker as a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant
The man suspected of killing three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday is a 21-year-old Tunisian who arrived in Europe just a few weeks ago, sources close to the inquiry have said.
29 October 2020, 17:41 PM
Labour suspends ex-leader Corbyn
Britain’s Labour opposition has suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn after he downplayed a report that detailed serious failings in the party’s handling of persistent anti-Semitism complaints during his 2015-2019 leadership.
29 October 2020, 17:21 PM
Indian and US relations with China can cast shadow on regional cooperation: Analysts
The Indo-China and US-China tensions can have a “deep negative shadow” on cooperation within the region, including Bangladesh’s economic cooperation with China, two foreign relations analysts have said.
29 October 2020, 14:08 PM
France raises security threat level to highest, PM says
France has raised the security alert for French territory to the highest level after the knife attack in the city of Nice, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
29 October 2020, 12:19 PM
Zeta slams into southern US, downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Zeta barreled through the southern United States as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and surging ocean waves as New Orleans residents were left without power.
29 October 2020, 10:35 AM
Three dead in knife attack in French church, woman beheaded
An attacker with a knife killed three people, including a woman who was decapitated, at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, in an incident the city’s mayor described as terrorism.
29 October 2020, 09:37 AM
Outsiders now can buy land in Kashmir
India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Virus ravages Europe, US
People in France and Germany were bracing yesterday for tough new curbs on their daily lives as Europe struggled to contain an alarming surge in coronavirus cases with winter looming.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Pompeo slams ‘predator’ China on Sri Lanka trip
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s Communist government a “predator “yesterday, during a trip to boost ties with Sri Lanka, which has received huge investment and diplomatic support from Beijing.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Italy's daily coronavirus cases hit new record
Italy has registered 24,991 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a record high and up from 21,994 on Tuesday as cases in the northern region of Lombardy surged.
28 October 2020, 17:33 PM
Germany and France prepare new lockdowns as Covid sweeps Europe
Germany and France were preparing to announce restrictions approaching the level of last spring’s blanket lockdowns on Wednesday as Covid deaths across Europe rose almost 40% in a week, while financial markets tumbled on fears of the likely economic costs.
28 October 2020, 16:11 PM
Two dead as Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam
Two people were reported killed as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam Wednesday, knocking down trees and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen in years.
28 October 2020, 16:03 PM
Melbourne ends 111-day virus lockdown
Coffee business owner Darren Silverman pulled his van over and wept when he heard on the radio that Melbourne’s pandemic lockdown would be largely lifted on Wednesday after 111 days.
28 October 2020, 10:46 AM
Qatar expresses regret as Australia says women on 10 flights searched
Qatar expressed regret over the treatment of the female travellers after Australia said women on 10 flights underwent invasive physical searches following the discovery of an abandoned baby at the country’s international airport.
28 October 2020, 06:17 AM
China accuses US of deflecting blame as diplomatic row shifts to climate
A senior Chinese official accused the United States on Wednesday of deflecting blame and breaking its word when it comes to fighting climate change, as the simmering diplomatic row between the world’s two biggest economies shifts to the environment.
28 October 2020, 06:14 AM
Australia's star vaccine maker not immune to virus anxiety
Earlier this year, a low-key biomedical firm briefly toppled Australia’s biggest bank and miner to become the country’s most expensive company and a household brand, thanks to its part in the race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine.
28 October 2020, 05:50 AM
Saudi Arabia plans to end ‘kafala’ labour system, report says
Saudi Arabia is set to announce major labour reforms that could effectively end its controversial “kafala” system for foreign workers, reports Arabian Business quoting a news outlet close to the government.
28 October 2020, 05:28 AM
Rate of fatal US police shootings of unarmed Black people '3 times higher than for whites'
US police officers shoot three times as many unarmed Black people as unarmed white people relative to their population size, according to a study published Wednesday on what researchers termed a "public health emergency".
28 October 2020, 03:17 AM
US approves $2.4b arms sale to Taiwan
The United States yesterday said it had approved a $2.4 billion sale of 100 Harpoon coastal defense systems to Taiwan, defying Beijing’s anger over a $1 billion missile deal last week.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump celebrates as Barrette takes oath as US SC justice
President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate US Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, 6 days before the election.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM