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‘Clowning actions’
Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong yesterday said that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were “clowning actions” that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘I don’t want to fly again’
Seated on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid sensed something was amiss when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai was jerked around by strong winds as it approached the southern Indian city of Kozhikode late on Friday.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Step down or hang’
As Beirut mourned its dead and grappled with the scale of rebuilding after this week’s massive blast, some Lebanese angered by their government’s response called on foreign states yesterday to topple their leaders and run the country.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Beirut Blast: Protesters storm ministry, TV shows, as demos grow
Lebanese protesters have stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks as shots were fired in growing protests over this week’s devastating explosion.
8 August 2020, 14:04 PM
Death toll reaches 21 as search resumes for people missing in landslide in Kerala’s Idukki
A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala’s Idukki district.
8 August 2020, 13:28 PM
South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations.
8 August 2020, 13:19 PM
Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead
A huge blast has rocked a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu near a stadium, killing at least eight people and injuring 14. The militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility.
8 August 2020, 11:46 AM
US marks 160,000 Covid-19 deaths as relief talks fail in Washington
More than 160,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States, a Reuters tally showed on Friday, as President Donald Trump said he would unilaterally grant financial relief to Americans after talks with congressional Democrats stalled.
8 August 2020, 05:34 AM
Venezuelans breaking coronavirus rules punished under the sun
Roberto Vargas was heading to buy flour with his children in Caracas on Thursday when he lowered his face mask to wipe sweat from his face, he said. A National Guard officer noticed and ordered him to spend 50 minutes sat on the roadside with several dozen others, the builder recounted.
8 August 2020, 05:04 AM
Lebanon sees possible 'external interference' in port blast
Lebanon’s president has said its investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other external interference, as residents sought to rebuild shattered homes and lives.
8 August 2020, 04:47 AM
Brian Hook, US pointman on Iran hard line, quits
The envoy leading President Donald Trump’s hardline push on Iran quit on Thursday, months before an election that could reorient US policy.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM
World must heal together
The World Health Organization has warned against “vaccine nationalism,” saying vaccine-hogging richer countries would not be safe coronavirus havens if poor nations remained exposed.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Landslide kills 15 in southern India, more than 50 feared trapped
A landslide caused by torrential rains killed at least 15 tea garden workers in the southern Indian state of Kerala, and rescue workers were searching for more than 50 people thought to be trapped under soil and debris, officials say.
7 August 2020, 17:35 PM
Dollar most oversold in 40 years, says Morgan Stanley; exits short position
The dollar is at its most oversold level in over 40 years, investment bank Morgan Stanley says, adding it had now shifted from its dollar-bearish stance and turned “tactically neutral” on the US currency.
7 August 2020, 09:30 AM
Trump issues bans on China's TikTok, WeChat, stoking tension with Beijing
US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on US transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent (0700.HK), operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing.
7 August 2020, 05:42 AM
Trump says coronavirus vaccine possible before November 3
US President Donald Trump has said it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 election, a more optimistic forecast on timing than anything suggested by his own White House health experts.
6 August 2020, 19:05 PM
Armed man seizes hostages in French bank
A gunman believed to have Islamist ties is holding three people hostage in a bank in northern France.
6 August 2020, 18:54 PM
Dinosaurs got cancer too!
Dinosaurs loom in the imagination as forces of nature, but a new study that identifies the first known case of cancer in the creatures shows they suffered from the debilitating disease too.
6 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Beirut blast: Grief turns to anger
French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut yesterday, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury.
6 August 2020, 18:00 PM
India withdraws look-out notices against ‘some foreigners’ over attending Tablighi Jamaat
The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the authority has withdrawn look-out notices against some foreigners who have challenged the apex court on the government's orders blacklisting several citizens of 35 countries for attending a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi in March.
6 August 2020, 17:53 PM