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Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green dies at age 73
Fleetwood Mac guitarist and co-founder of the influential rock group Peter Green has died at age 73, Green's lawyers said on Saturday.
26 July 2020, 01:49 AM
Trump eases controls on armed drone exports
The Trump administration moved Friday to ease controls on exports of armed drones, saying that allies need US technology and that other countries
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
UN calls on US to ensure right to peaceful protests
The UN warned Friday against using excessive force against demonstrators and media in the United States, and said the deployment of unidentified
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Bolsonaro’s poll numbers rise in Brazil despite gaffes
Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Foreign meddling in 2020 US polls: Counterintelligence chief warns voters
Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov 3 US election, the US counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning that the public should screen information and report suspicious actions.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Protest over unpaid wages: HRW urges Maldives to free migrant workers
Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the Maldives to drop charges against 80 migrant workers arrested for demanding their unpaid wages in a country otherwise known for its upmarket tourism.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
South China Sea Row: Australia rejects Beijing’s claims
Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Mr President, don’t go!’
A video of a mother running behind a van carrying Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra and begging him to save her husband from COVID-19, has gone viral.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
New arms race in space?
The United States this week accused Russia of having tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, a charge Moscow has denied, saying the device was a “special instrument” for inspecting orbiting Russian equipment.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus Pandemic: Record cases in every region
Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Brazil President Bolsonaro says new Covid-19 test came back negative
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he tested negative for the novel coronavirus after weeks quarantined in his residence due to an infection.
25 July 2020, 16:12 PM
Singapore PM announces new Cabinet line-up; changes at the helm for 6 ministries
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced his new Cabinet, in a reshuffle that will see six of the fifteen ministries headed by new ministers.
25 July 2020, 12:33 PM
103-year old man in Pakistan survives Covid-19
A 103-year-old man has recovered from Covid-19 in Pakistan to become one of the oldest survivors of the disease in the world, beating the odds in a country with a weak healthcare system.
25 July 2020, 12:22 PM
Tight security outside US Chengdu consulate after China orders closure
Security is tight outside the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu as staff inside prepare to leave, a day after China ordered it to close in response to a US order for China to shut its consulate in Houston.
25 July 2020, 12:06 PM
US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes
The United States has announced it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study, after rescinding a hotly contested order to expel those already here and preparing for that because of the pandemic.
25 July 2020, 07:02 AM
‘Unacceptable’
The World Health Organization chief on Thursday rejected as false an allegation by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he owed his position to a deal with China.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Mission of our time’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on “free nations” to triumph over the threat of what he said was a “new tyranny” from China, in a provocative speech likely to worsen fraught US-China relations.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Erdogan joins thousands to pray for first time at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan joins huge crowds for the first prayers at Hagia Sophia in nine decades, sealing his ambition to restore Muslim worship at an ancient site long revered in both Christianity and Islam.
24 July 2020, 15:04 PM
WHO chief denounces 'unacceptable' comments questioning his independence
The head of the World Health Organization says that reported comments by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus.
23 July 2020, 18:37 PM
Afghan air raids kill 45
Afghan government forces killed 45 people, including civilians, in airstrikes against Taliban fighters in a western province bordering Iran on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from the US envoy trying to start peace talks involving all sides.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM