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Trump goads Biden for forgetting his name
US President Donald Trump on Monday taunted opponent Joe Biden for forgetting his name and calling him “George”. Biden’s habit of verbal gaffes reemerged on Sunday evening when he struggled to remember Trump’s name as he addressed a virtual concert by TV link.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Clinton says idea of four more years of Trump makes her ‘literally sick’
Hillary Clinton has described another Trump election win as an idea that makes her “literally sick”. The former US secretary of state told Sway, a New York Times Opinion podcast, that she “can’t entertain the idea of [Trump] winning” the 2020 election, which takes place in a week’s time.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded in 2020: UN
Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said yesterday.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Israel to approve settler homes in Hebron area
Israel is set to approve construction of Jewish settler homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank city of Hebron for the first time since 2002, the anti-occupation group Peace Now said yesterday.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Malaysia’s PM gets reprieve from key ally in political crisis
The largest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition has declared its support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, providing some respite for the premier as he faces calls to resign after a failed bid to impose an emergency to tackle the coronavirus.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Air pollution linked to 15pc of coronavirus deaths: study
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to research published yesterday that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
China tells US not to ‘bully’ Sri Lanka
China yesterday warned the United States not to “coerce and bully” Sri Lanka ahead of a visit to the strategically-placed island by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
With 367 Covid-19 deaths, UK records highest daily toll since late May
The United Kingdom recorded a further 367 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test today, the highest daily toll since May 27, government data showed.
27 October 2020, 17:49 PM
Blast at Pakistan religious school kills 7, including children
A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including children, and wounded dozens, police and hospital officials said.
27 October 2020, 06:59 AM
Senate set to confirm Barrett to US SC
The Republican-controlled US Senate was expected to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as the next justice to the Supreme Court, a move that will tilt the country’s highest court further to the right for years to come.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop using monarchy
Opponents of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday urged him to stop using the monarchy to justify his hold on power and resign, in remarks made to a special session of parliament called by the former junta leader to discuss months of protests.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Third attempt at Karabakh ceasefire quickly collapses
A third attempt at halting weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh collapsed quickly yesterday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading accusations of
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
China ‘to sanction’ US firms over Taiwan arms sale
China yesterday said it would impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, a Boeing defence division and other US firms involved in arms sales to Taiwan, the
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Japan sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga yesterday set a 2050 deadline for the world’s third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Russia strikes kill 78 rebels in Syria
Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia killed 78 fighters from a Turkey-backed rebel group in northwest Syria yesterday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We will not give in, ever’
France urged Arab countries to stop calls for boycotts of French products while President Emmanual Macron vowed the country would never give in to Islamic radicals.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
US battles homegrown disinformation crisis
Russia’s coordinated effort to nudge Americans toward voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election caught social media companies flat-footed and remains a stain on the reputation of Facebook in particular.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
US to allow India access to military satellite data
With an eye on China’s increasing assertiveness in Asia, India and the United States will sign an agreement tomorrow which will allow the Indian armed forces access to precision data and topographical images on a real time basis from the American military satellites.
26 October 2020, 16:43 PM
Bangladeshi workers in Singapore taking on leadership roles during Covid-19
It is almost dawn when Bangladeshi worker Billal Khan, 28, completes his 11-hour night shift on the MRT tracks, installing noise barriers along viaducts, and returns to his factory-converted dormitory in Singapore.
26 October 2020, 14:15 PM
Turkey extends research vessel mission for gas hunt
Turkey has extended once again a research ship’s search for gas in contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean in defiance of calls from the West to
25 October 2020, 18:00 PM