Day: March 23, 2020

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Tech giants partner with US govt to provide resources for COVID-19 research

3:28 pm March 23, 2020

Washington: US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to “unleash the power of American supercomputing resources” for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country’s […]

Trillion-dollar US economic rescue package crashes in Senate

3:23 pm March 23, 2020

Washington: A trillion-dollar Senate proposal to rescue the reeling US economy crashed to defeat Sunday after receiving zero support from Democrats, and with five Republicans absent from the chamber because of virus-related quarantines. Democrats said the Republican plan failed to sufficiently protect millions of American workers or shore up the critically under-equipped health care system […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo rushes to Kabul to jumpstart flagging peace process

3:20 pm March 23, 2020

Kabul: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a peace deal signed last month with the Taliban. The trip comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel. Since the signing of the deal, the […]

Bomb threat by woman caller to airport in TN a hoax, say officials

Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza

3:14 pm March 23, 2020

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates, home to the world’s busiest international airport, announced early on Monday that it was suspending all passenger and transit flights for two weeks to stymie the spread of the new coronavirus. The announcement came a day after the first cases were reported in the Gaza Strip and Syria, where years […]

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

‘Little upset with China’ over coronavirus: Trump

3:08 pm March 23, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he is “upset” with China over its late sharing of information on coronavirus. “They should have told us about this,” Trump told reporters at a press conference in the White House on Sunday. “I’m a little upset with China. I’ll be honest with you, because as much as […]