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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

US will collapse if Biden is elected president, says Trump

3:03 pm August 14, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US would collapse and become the world’s laughing stock if the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee Joe Biden wins the November 3 presidential elections. Trump said Biden’s proposed policies were not good for the country. “Today, we saw Joe Biden continue to politicise a pandemic and to show his appalling lack of […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]

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

Pompeo opens anti-China, anti-Russia tour in Czech Republic

8:28 pm August 11, 2020

Prague: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region posed by Russia and China. Amid post-election violence and concerns about significant democratic backsliding in nearby Belarus, Pompeo plans to use his visit to push his hosts to counter Russian and Chinese […]

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 […]

US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

11:28 pm August 8, 2020

Washington: In a comfy suburb just outside Nashville, a young family swabs their noses twice a month in a DIY study seeking answers to some of the most vexing questions about the coronavirus. How many U.S. children and teens are infected? How many kids who are infected show no symptoms? How likely are they to spread […]