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UK ‘can prosper mightily’ under no-deal Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that Britain “can prosper mightily” without a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the day after agreeing to extend stalled talks with Brussels.
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
What happens if a candidate exits the race?
Unlikely. Congress set the date for the election and this one has already been scheduled, as per US law for the Tuesday after the first Monday in
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh: Cities hit as fighting intensifies
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchanged rocket fire as fighting intensified over Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, with the breakaway region’s capital and Azerbaijan’s second-largest city bombarded.
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Geneva adopts world’s highest minimum wage
Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of $25 an hour -- believed to be the
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Solomon Islands record first coronavirus case
The Solomon Islands announced they have lost the battle to stay free of the coronavirus, leaving just nine small, remote territories that have not
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
New Caledonia rejects independence from France
The French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia narrowly rejected independence in a referendum yesterday, the archipelago’s high commission
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Vaccine: India seeks up to 500m doses by July
India hopes to receive up to 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by July to inoculate about 250 million people, health minister Harsh Vardhan said yesterday, as infections in the world’s second-worst affected country continue to surge.
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
We won’t let them destroy farmers
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi yesterday promised Punjab farmers that the party will remove the contentious farm sector laws once it comes to power in the
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Biden leads by 10 points
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the US presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus,
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump’s condition improving, could return to White House tomorrow
US President Donald Trump’s condition is improving as he is being treated for Covid-19 at a military hospital, and he could return to the White House as early as Monday, the doctors leading his treatment have said.
4 October 2020, 16:09 PM
New Caledonia rejects full independence from France again
The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia voted against independence from France for the second time in as many years, a provisional final count has showed.
4 October 2020, 15:18 PM
Azerbaijan says Armenia attacked city, threatens retaliation
Azerbaijan has said that Armenian forces fired rockets at its second city of Ganja, killing one civilian and wounding four, and threatened to retaliate by destroying military targets inside Armenia.
4 October 2020, 13:29 PM
Pope says free market, ‘trickle-down’ policies fail society
Pope Francis has said that the Covid-19 pandemic is the latest crisis to prove that market forces alone and “trickle-down” economic policies failed to produce the social benefits their proponents claim.
4 October 2020, 13:17 PM
France steps up search efforts after floods
Rescue services stepped up their search efforts in southwestern France on Sunday after floods cut off several villages and killed two people in Italy, with eight still missing in France.
4 October 2020, 12:30 PM
Trump says 'real test' lies ahead in his Covid-19 fight
President Donald Trump said from his hospital room that the next few days will be the "real test" of his treatment for Covid-19, after a series of contradictory messages from the White House caused widespread confusion about his condition.
4 October 2020, 12:24 PM
PM wishes early recovery of Trump, Melania from Covid-19
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today wished for the early recovery of US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump from the Covid-19.
4 October 2020, 09:54 AM
Voting heavy in New Caledonia referendum on independence from France
Voters took to the polls in large numbers in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia on Sunday for a referendum on whether to break away from France after nearly 170 years.
4 October 2020, 09:20 AM
Foreign minister departs for Kuwait with PM's message for new Emir
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen left Dhaka this morning for Kuwait with a message from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the Arab state’s new Emir, Sheikh Nawaf al Ahmad al Sabah.
4 October 2020, 06:22 AM
Two dead, nine missing as drenching rain hits parts of France and Italy
Two people died and nine people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries, bringing record rainfall in places and causing heavy flooding that swept away roads and damaged homes, authorities said on Saturday.
4 October 2020, 05:00 AM
Trump 'much better' but WH doctor says 'not yet out of the woods'
US President Donald Trump posted a video Saturday from the hospital where he is battling Covid-19, saying he was improving and would be "back soon" -- but acknowledged that the crucial coming days would be "the real test."
4 October 2020, 03:51 AM