Day: August 5, 2019

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN urges India, Pak to exercise restraint

11:16 pm August 5, 2019

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is following with concern the tense situation in the India-Pakistan region and urges all parties to exercise restraint, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said here on Monday. “We are following with concern the tense situation in the region… We urge all parties to exercise restraint,” Dujarric said at the […]

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

UK says joining US in ‘maritime security mission’ in Gulf

11:05 pm August 5, 2019

London: Britain on Monday said it would join the United States in an “international maritime security mission” to protect merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tension with Iran. The move follows a spate of incidents — including the seizure of ships — involving Iran and Western powers, in particular Britain and the […]

Very heavy rains predicted for Nashik, Kolhapur, Satara: IMD

11:00 pm August 5, 2019

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department forecast light to moderate rains for Mumbai, and heavy rains in isolated places in adjoining Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts for Tuesday. The IMD bulletin on Monday also informed that Nashik, Kolhapur and Satara districts could receive heavy to very heavy rains on Tuesday, followed by extremely heavy rainfall in […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump condemns white supremacy, racism after shootings

10:57 pm August 5, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday denounced white supremacist extremism and racism and said mass murderers should be “quickly” executed in a strongly worded response to two gun massacres over the weekend. Facing a blizzard of accusations that his own anti-immigrant rhetoric has fuelled radicals across the country, Trump used his live address from the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

China may halt French police cooperation over Interpol case: Source

10:50 pm August 5, 2019

Paris: Chinese officials are threatening to stop all police cooperation with France after it gave political asylum to the wife of the former Interpol chief, a Chinese national now languishing in prison on charges of bribery, a French source close to the matter said Monday. “There hasn’t been any official request to suspend the cooperation […]

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