Day: October 8, 2020

Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal

11:04 pm October 8, 2020

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he promised to have the last of U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas — or at least by the end of the year. If that withdrawal happens, it would be months ahead of schedule and the tweet made no reference to a Taliban […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Germany, which had virus under control, sees a jump in cases

11:00 pm October 8, 2020

Berlin: Germany is seeing a sharp jump in new coronavirus infections, raising fears the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its European neighbours. The country’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, on Thursday reported 4,058 new infections and 16 deaths over the past 24 hours, taking […]

Analysing Trump’s illness is humbling for media’s med teams

10:53 pm October 8, 2020

New York: Here’s an assignment to humble even the most confident doctor: Assess a patient’s condition before millions of people without being able to examine him or see a complete medical chart. That, in effect, is what medical experts at news organisations have been asked to do since President Donald Trump revealed Friday that he had tested […]

US to hit all of Iran’s financial sector with sanctions

10:49 pm October 8, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration is poised to announce that it will blacklist Iran’s entire financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move could deepen tensions with European nations over Iran. Administration officials and congressional aides say the decision is expected on Thursday. The move is expected to hit 14 Iranian banks that […]

European institutions give money to back Albanian tourism

10:44 pm October 8, 2020

Tirana: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union on Thursday gave 100 million euros (USD 117.5 million) to Albania to help its tourism industry recover and boost its competitiveness in the region. The EBRD gave a soft loan of 60 million euros to co-finance tourism-related projects in infrastructure, such as roads, water and […]