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 […]
Month: August 2020
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 […]
It was a consequence of Trump’s unwillingness to share the limelight, but also a necessary attempt to shift the November campaign from a referendum on his job performance to a choice between himself and Joe Biden. President Donald Trump spent the week of the Democratic National Convention forsaking what has […]
Since thousands of lightning strikes began on August 15, California responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres, or 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers), according to CalFire. Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington for the debate over objections from Republicans. President Donald Trump often rails against mail-in ballots, including in a Saturday tweet, and has said he wants to block extra funds for the Postal Service. The House is meeting for a rare Saturday session over […]