Day: August 24, 2019

Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires

11:23 pm August 24, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO: Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. Some 44,000 troops will be available for “unprecedented” operations to put out the fires, and forces are heading to four […]

Confusion prevails over removal of freedom fighters’ bust from DU campus

11:21 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Confusion prevailed on Saturday over the overnight removal of busts of Veer Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from outside the Arts Faculty of Delhi University’s North Campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP, in a statement, claimed it was removed by Delhi University Students’ Union, the student outfit’s member and outgoing president […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Minister: Turkish-US command room for northeast Syria active

11:17 pm August 24, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency is quoting the country’s defense minister as saying that a joint operation room with the United States has begun its activities as part of a deal for a safe zone in northeastern Syria. Hulusi Akar said Saturday two generals from Turkey and the US were in charge of the center in […]

G7: French police use water cannon on anti-capitalist protesters

11:14 pm August 24, 2019

Biarritz: Police fired water cannon at about 400 anti-capitalist protesters blocking roads in a town near the venue of the G7 summit in southwest France. A few protesters threw rocks at police but the crowd in Bayonne was largely peaceful, with some activists dancing. Police responded with warning shots and then water cannon. The incident […]

4 European countries agree on trade deal with Mercosur

11:14 pm August 24, 2019

Berlin: Switzerland says the European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc including Brazil. The Swiss economy ministry said Saturday that the agreement “in substance” was reached in Buenos Aires Friday and ultimately will see some 95 per cent of […]