WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s sister described the US president as cruel and a liar whose lack of principles meant he could not be trusted, according to secretly made recordings published yesterday. It was the latest unflattering insider account to target the president, only instead of a jilted aide or business associate, […]
Day: August 22, 2020
China, which claims Taiwan as its own, has stepped up military activity around the democratic island, moves denounced by Taiwan’s government as an attempt at intimidation to force them to accept Chinese rule. The de facto US ambassador in Taipei joined for the first time on Sunday a Taiwanese leader, […]
SEOUL: South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March today, as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 397 new infections as of midnight Saturday, […]
The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Sunday. The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. A multifunctional test […]
The United States is set to elect its 46th president as the nation goes to vote on November 3 with Donald Trump seeking reelection for a second term. Former vice president and Delaware senator Joe Biden has been nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee. In the US presidential elections, there […]
SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera yesterday highlighted an attack in the country´s Araucania region that resulted in the injury of a 9-year-old girl, saying it was a reason to crack down on violent unrest in Chile´s south. The region, long convulsed by simmering conflict between the indigenous Mapuche and the […]
The WHO has recommended that children below the age of five do not have to wear masks but the rules change for children who fall under a different age group. The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its mask-wearing guidelines for children as the cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid19) […]
The news came after two days of political turmoil following revelations that swathes of lawmakers and senior politicians attended a parliamentary golf society dinner in breach of coronavirus guidelines. Irish premier Micheal Martin announced Sunday he would recall parliament following a scandal over politicians breaching coronavirus rules, for which he […]
ECATEPEC (Mexico): Standing in a graveyard on the outskirts of Mexico City decked out in a cowboy hat to cover his rugged features from the sun, guitar player Eberardo Vargas this week had fewer funerals to play at than he has for most of the coronavirus pandemic. Even as Mexico […]
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on yesterday to provide the cash-strapped Postal Service with US$25 billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The 257-150 vote sent the legislation dubbed the “Delivering for America Act” on to […]