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EU to review ties with Belarus, mulls action over crackdown

11:41 pm August 11, 2020

Minsk: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday that the 27-nation bloc will hold a thorough review of its ties with Belarus, and is mulling action against those involved in the massive police election crackdown, or against officials who might have interfered with the vote. “We will be assessing the Belarusian authorities’ actions … and conducting […]

Police: 10 killed in apartment fire in the Czech Republic

11:58 pm August 8, 2020

Prague: At least 10 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in northeastern Czech Republic, police said Saturday. They said the fire hit the 11th floor of the 13-story building in the afternoon in the town of Bohumin. Firefighters said several people were trying to escape from the building by jumping from […]

Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

Macron says conference to bring donors together

11:50 pm August 8, 2020

Beirut: French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says an international conference on Sunday is aimed at bringing donors together to provide emergency aid and equipment to the Lebanese population. Co-hosted by Macron and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the video conference will see the participation of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Jordan King Abdullah II, Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and other […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

US lifts travel advisory; urge citizens not to visit India, China

2:19 pm August 7, 2020

Washington: The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China. The US state department issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory — the […]

Danish prince discharged after brain surgery in France

10:54 pm August 4, 2020

Copenhagen: Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, has been discharged after undergoing emergency surgery in France last month for a blood clot in his brain, the palace said on Tuesday. The 51-year-old prince, who had been on vacation, was admitted to the Toulouse University Hospital on July 24. “It is now the assessment of the doctors that the Prince’s […]