Day: October 26, 2019

Four prisoners escape from Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli jail

11:36 am October 26, 2019

Mungeli: Four prisoners, including two facing trials in murder and rape cases, escaped from a jail in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district by breaking the lock of their barrack and using a rope made of bedsheets to scale the high wall, police said on Saturday. As per preliminary investigation, the incident took place on the intervening night […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

US ‘close to finalizing’ parts of trade deal with China: USTR

1:10 am October 26, 2019

Washington: Washington and Beijing are making “headway” on key issues in their ongoing trade dispute and discussions will continue, the US Trade Representative’s office said Friday following a phone call between senior officials. President Donald Trump heralded a major win in his offensive against China two weeks ago, saying the economic powers were close to […]

Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid

US budget deficit soars in 2019 to just under $1 tn, highest since 2012: Treasury

1:02 am October 26, 2019

Washington : America’s budget deficit soared to nearly USD 1 trillion in the 2019 fiscal year as government borrowing swelled, the US Treasury announced Friday. The deficit jumped by 26 per cent to USD 984 billion, the highest since 2012, as spending outstripped tax receipts in the wake of the 2017 Republican-led tax cuts. Tariffs […]

4th suspect arrested as UK truck deaths case probe deepens

12:51 am October 26, 2019

London : A fourth person was arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England, British police said Friday as the investigation into one of the country’s worst human smuggling cases geared up. Police said a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested Friday […]

Iraqi police fire shots, tear gas at protesters; 23 killed

12:44 am October 26, 2019

Baghdad: Iraqi police fired live shots into the air as well as rubber bullets and dozens of tear gas canisters Friday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters, sending young demonstrators running for cover and enveloping a main bridge in the capital Baghdad with thick white smoke. Twenty-three protesters were killed and dozens were injured, security […]