Day: June 25, 2020

NYPD officer charged with using banned chokehold

10:21 pm June 25, 2020

New York: A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation over an altercation last weekend on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. The confrontation […]

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

Had “very frank” discussion with China on “unprovoked aggression”: Pompeo

10:14 pm June 25, 2020

Washington DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had a very frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Jiechi about the “unprovoked aggression” by Beijing on a number of fronts. During the meeting in Hawaii last week, Pompeo said he also pressed for “more transparency” from China on the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic for the good of the world. The […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Stocks edge higher on Wall Street following mixed data

9:57 pm June 25, 2020

Washington DC: Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in early trading Thursday as investors weigh a mixed batch of economic reports highlighting the damage that the coronavirus lockdowns have inflicted on the economy. The S&P 500 was up 0.2 per cent, recovering from an initial slide of 0.9 per cent. Gains in the financial, energy […]

Milan turns to Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Liverpool to revive glory

Women’s soccer to be professional in Italy

9:56 pm June 25, 2020

Rome: The Italian Football Federation aims to make the women’s game professional in the country by 2022, describing the move as “undelayable.” Female players are still considered amateurs by Italian law and therefore are not permitted to earn more than 30,000 euros ($33,000) per year before taxes. Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has previously said he supports changing the 1981 law and […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

Indian students on course for UK universities despite lockdown disruption

9:53 pm June 25, 2020

London: Indian students remain on course to take up their courses at UK universities from later this year, according to figures released in London on Thursday which found a 32.9 per cent rise in applications from India in 2020 over the previous year. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) analysis found that amid an overall spike in university applications for […]