Day: June 28, 2019

Germany swelters in record June temperatures

10:31 pm June 28, 2019

Berlin: Germany experienced temperatures more than four degrees higher in June than the average during an international reference period for tracking climate change, the national weather service said Friday. The German Weather Service based in Offenbach near Frankfurt said that June temperatures in the EU’s most populous country averaged 19.8 degrees Celsius (67.4 degrees Fahrenheit). “That was 4.4 degrees […]

More than 250 arrested after Ethiopia coup bid: Officials

9:08 pm June 28, 2019

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s security forces have arrested more than 250 people in a sweeping crackdown following a failed suspected coup attempt and the assassination of five high-ranking officials, a government taskforce said Thursday. The country has been on high alert since the attacks at the weekend in the capital Addis Ababa and northern Amhara state […]

Civic staff shun work to condemn attack by Vijayvargiya

9:04 pm June 28, 2019

Jabalpur: Officials and employees of the civic bodies in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh abstained from work for a day on Friday to condemn the attack by BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya on a municipal official in Indore. However, essential services like fire brigade, water supply and sanitation, remained unaffected during the stir. Akash, son of […]

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Vietnam says committed to ‘free and fair’ trade after Trump tariff threat

8:58 pm June 28, 2019

Hanoi : Hanoi said it is committed to “freedom and fairness” in its trade ties with the United States, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on goods from Vietnam, a major exporter to America. Vietnam has seen a leap in exports to the US this year as the US-China trade war simmers, prompting […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan eyeing first Imran-Trump meeting in September

8:54 pm June 28, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time to discuss “important regional matters”, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Quoting official sources, The Express Tribune reported on Friday that the meeting between the two leaders could take place in September when Imran will travel […]