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Trump says he is free of Covid-19 as he aims to get back to campaign trail
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is fully recovered from Covid-19 and will not be a transmission risk to others, freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House.
11 October 2020, 16:57 PM
Iran nuclear chief tests positive for Covid-19
Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, state media reported on Sunday, as the country announced a new record high in daily fatalities.
11 October 2020, 15:19 PM
US Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views
Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week.
11 October 2020, 15:00 PM
Israel will oppose any US F-35 sale to Qatar, Israeli minister says
Israel will oppose any US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel’s Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen has said, citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region.
11 October 2020, 11:37 AM
Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England’s worst affected areas.
11 October 2020, 11:24 AM
Israeli protests against Netanyahu draw tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of Israelis calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign demonstrated across the country Saturday evening, saying he is unfit to rule while on trial for corruption charges and accusing him of mismanaging the nation’s coronavirus crisis.
11 October 2020, 07:05 AM
Africa needs $1.2 tn of financing to beat Covid-19 hit: IMF
African countries will need $1.2 trillion through 2023 to repair the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday.
11 October 2020, 05:55 AM
Brazil Reaches 150,000 Deaths From Covid-19 Milestone
Brazil’s count of Covid-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America's largest nation.
11 October 2020, 04:51 AM
Trump appears in public as his doctor says he is no longer a transmission risk
US President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self on Saturday as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID-19 and his doctor said he was no longer a transmission risk.
11 October 2020, 03:40 AM
Thunberg urges US voters to pick Biden
Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg yesterday asked US voters to choose Joe Biden, saying the outcome of the US presidential election was crucial for fighting climate change.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
N Korea displays huge new ICBM
North Korea showed off a gigantic new intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday that analysts described as the largest of its kind in the world, as the nuclear-armed country defied the coronavirus threat with thousands of maskless troops taking part in a military parade.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
India needs US as ally to counter China threat
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged closer ties with India as he warned of China’s growing might on its doorstep, amid a flurry of diplomacy between the world’s two largest democracies.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Germany says Thai king cannot rule from there
Germany’s foreign minister has said that Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn should not be conducting politics from the European country, where he spends much of his time.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Teen one step from becoming world’s first millennial saint
A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor was scheduled to be beatified by the Catholic Church yesterday.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Green Future: The car that emits water
India has conducted the first successful car run trial using hydrogen fuel cell with indigenous technology that is expected to cut down emission of harmful greenhouse gas from fossil fuel.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
White House hosted Covid ‘superspreader event’
Top US virus expert Dr Anthony Fauci has criticised the White House for hosting a gathering last month that has been linked to an outbreak of Covid-19.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region: Rivals trade accusations of breaching ceasefire deal
Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations of new attacks yesterday in breach of a ceasefire deal to end nearly two weeks of heavy fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Republicans risk election ‘bloodbath’
US Republican Senator Ted Cruz warned Friday that his party could face a “bloodbath of Watergate proportions” in next month’s election if voters are pessimistic about President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and the pandemic.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of swiftly and seriously violating the terms of a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, raising questions about how meaningful the truce, brokered by Russia, would turn out to be.
10 October 2020, 17:02 PM
4 dead, several injured in Beirut fuel tank explosion
Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
10 October 2020, 06:09 AM