US Xinjiang warning ‘bad for the whole world’: China
Beijing : China’s government has warned it will protect Chinese companies after Washington said enterprises may face legal trouble if they help carry out abuses in the Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. The US warning came amid mounting tension with Beijing over human rights, trade and Hong Kong. It cited complaints of abuses by the […]
US eyes world power summit for UN anniversary amid crises
Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Monday to his Russian counterpart about convening the leaders of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the State Department said. The department said Pompeo spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the possibility of a […]
Kabul roadside bombing kills 4 civilians
Kabul: A roadside bombing killed four civilians and wounded four others on Tuesday in eastern Kabul, Afghan officials said. The eight were riding in a packed car in the district of Surobi when the vehicle hit the roadside bomb, setting it off, said Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz. He added that the incident is under […]
Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy
Tehran: Iran has executed a former employee of the defense ministry who was convicted of spying on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency, the country’s judiciary said Tuesday. It was the second such execution in the past month. The report said Reza Asgari was executed last week. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said Asgari had worked […]
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
Tokyo: The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter was postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site. The orbiter named Amal, or Hope, is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The launch was scheduled for Wednesday from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, but the UAE mission team […]
Scientists suggest strategies for safe-reopening of economy post lockdown
London: Scientists have recommended three strategies, including a cycle of lockdown and relaxation, for the safe reopening of economies in low and middle-income countries after months of strict social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the research, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, the three strategies include continued enforcement of basic […]
US grapples with pandemic as its origins are traced in China
St Petersburg : The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases. Meanwhile, two World Health Organization experts were part of a mission in China to trace the origin of the pandemic. The […]
Taliban bomber, battle kill at least 9 in north Afghanistan
Kabul, Jul 13 : en insurgents and government forces that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, officials said. The attack took place in the Samangan provincial capital of Aybak. Raz Mohamamd Khan, a provincial council member, said the nine dead included a woman. He said there were 63 wounded but warned those were […]
Pompeo, Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman to address virtual India Ideas summit
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a star-studded virtual summit next week on building a better future for both the countries and the world, amidst the COVID-19 and China’s aggressive actions. The two-day virtual India Ideas Summit of the powerful US […]
After Harvard & MIT, Johns Hopkins sues Trump admin to block rule on foreign students
New York: Johns Hopkins University has joined a growing list of prestigious higher education institutions in the US suing the Trump administration over its “cruel” decision not to allow foreign students to take online-only courses this fall semester. On Monday, the Trump administration announced new rules for international students for the upcoming fall semester (September […]
