Day: August 10, 2019

El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

3:45 am August 10, 2019

El Paso, Texas: The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say. Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that […]

MP: IIFA Awards postponed amid coronavirus scare

Mumbai to host IIFA awards in September

3:37 am August 10, 2019

Mumbai: The 20th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be hosted for the first time in India next month. Wizcraft International, the organising company, said in a media release that the event will be hosted in Mumbai in September this year. However, the exact dates are yet to be announced. “Wizcraft […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Trump administration moves to enforce abortion restriction

3:26 am August 10, 2019

Washington: Moving ahead despite objections, the Trump administration has set a timetable for federally funded family clinics to comply with a new rule that bars them from referring women for abortions. The action is part of a series of efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health to please conservatives who are a key part […]

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.

IMF warns increasing US tariffs could cut China growth sharply

3:20 am August 10, 2019

Washington: China’s economy already is slowing amid the trade conflict with the US, but if Washington were to ramp up tariffs even further it could cut Chinese growth sharply, the IMF warned Friday. The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecast for China to 6.2 percent this year, assuming no new tariffs are imposed, but […]

Don't cancel Indo-Pak trains and hamper peoples' ties: Thar Exp passengers to authorities

Thar Express departs for Karachi on time but uncertainty looms

2:10 am August 10, 2019

Jodhpur: The Thar Express to Karachi left Bhagat ki Kothi station here at its scheduled time at 1 am Saturday, officials said, amid apprehension that its run may end a few hours later at Munabao, the last station on the Indian side of the border. On Friday, Pakistan’s Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced in […]