Day: June 29, 2019

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Heavy rains continue in Mumbai & adjoining areas for 2nd day

1:57 pm June 29, 2019

Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and its neighbouring areas for the second consecutive day on Saturday. Although the rains did not much affect the normal life in the city, at least five persons were injured in rain- related incidents, officials said. The suburban local trains, called the lifeline of Mumbai, remained largely unaffected […]

Afghan officials say Taliban attack kills 25 in north

1:55 pm June 29, 2019

Kabul: Afghan officials say a Taliban attack against pro-government forces has killed at least 25 in the northern province of Baghlan. District chief Fazeluddin Muradi says that the insurgents’ attack also wounded at least eight pro-government fighters, during several hours of battle late Friday in the area of Nahrin. A police official, who was not […]

Merkel: G20 to sign ‘similar’ climate deal to previous meet

1:51 pm June 29, 2019

Osaka: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that the G20 would sign a similar deal on climate change to that agreed at the last meeting in Argentina, where the United States was isolated. “We will have a similar text to Argentina. A 19+1 declaration,” Merkel told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in […]

PM Modi invites G20 countries to join global coalition on disaster resilience

1:45 pm June 29, 2019

Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters require quick and effective remedial measures as they invariably affect the poor the most. Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan for the two-day G20 Summit, laid special emphasis on building a disaster resilient future. […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi agree to resume trade talks

1:39 pm June 29, 2019

Osaka: US President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were “back on track” after “excellent” talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington reportedly agreed to hold off on new tariffs. The crunch talks on the damaging trade war between the world’s top two economies came on the sidelines of a […]