ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
Month: August 2020
TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister, local media said today, as the competition heats up to succeed Japan’s longest-serving leader. Suga, a long-time lieutenant of Abe’s in a key supporting role, has denied interest in the […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will travel next week to the Midwestern city where African American Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by a white policeman, sparking a nationwide wave of protest. Trump will meet police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday and “survey damage from recent riots” […]
WASHINGTON: The White House has revealed it is to end in-person briefings to congressional intelligence committees about foreign election interference, sparking accusations yesterday that it was covering up Russian help for President Donald Trump’s reelection. The move comes two months ahead of the general election, with Trump playing down the […]
SEOUL: South Korea reported its 17th day of triple-digit rises in coronavirus infections today, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect. There were 299 new infections as of Saturday midnight, the slowest daily rise in five days, bringing the […]
STOCKHOLM: At least 10 people were arrested and several police officers injured during clashes in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said yesterday. Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres on the streets of Malmo late Friday, with the violence […]
ORANGE (Texas): President Donald Trump yesterday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts. “One thing I know about this state, it rebuilds fast,” Trump told a gathering that included Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, US lawmakers and federal […]
KENOSHA (Wisconsin): About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as National Guard units stood by to prevent a resurgence of violence that rocked the lakeside city earlier in the week. Jacob Blake Sr., the father […]
GENEVA: The UN human rights office said today that the images of the shooting of Black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin appeared to show that the police officer had used “excessive” force that was likely discriminatory in nature. Sunday’s shooting, captured on video, showed Blake was shot in the back […]
PARIS: Just over a week since the end of their Champions League adventure in Lisbon, Lyon return to domestic action on Friday (Aug 26) at home to Dijon with aspirations of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain for a first Ligue 1 title since 2008. Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for only […]