Day: December 6, 2019

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Trump urges UNSC to address shared security threat, promote religious liberty

2:17 pm December 6, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged United Nations Security Council members to address shared security threats and promote religious liberty across the globe. “Our nations face a range of shared security threats, including terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal migration, cyberattack, and the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons,” Trump said in his luncheon […]

Governor: All 3 crew killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash

2:14 pm December 6, 2019

St. Cloud: All three Minnesota National Guard soldiers were killed when the Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz said. The identities of the soldiers were not released, pending notification of family. The crash was being investigated and preliminary information on the crash was not released. The Black Hawk helicopter with […]

China says to exempt ‘some’ US soybean, pork from tariffs

2:09 pm December 6, 2019

Beijing: China said on Friday it will offer a tariff waiver to “some” imports of US soybean and pork, in the latest sign of easing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The two sides are working towards a partial deal that includes a promise to increase the purchase of US farm produce. “The Customs Tariff […]

‘Mega fire’ forms north of Sydney

1:55 pm December 6, 2019

Sydney: Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a “mega fire” that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of Sydney, authorities said Friday, warning they cannot contain the blaze. New South Wales Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner, Rob Rogers said “there are probably more than eight fires in all” that […]

Indian-origin man charged for soliciting clients for pimp

1:51 pm December 6, 2019

Singapore: A 22-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for one year and a week and fined 30,000 Singapore dollars for soliciting more than 3,000 clients for a pimp in Singapore, according to a media report on Friday. Ashok Kumar Manogaran, 22, who is accused of soliciting 3,360 clients, was jailed on Wednesday. If Manogaran does […]