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Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Beyond human toll, coronavirus could shake up global politics

2:54 pm March 13, 2020

Washington: Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 130,000 people globally, strikes a world already in flux […]

Priti Patel unveils campaign to counter UK's Windrush immigration scandal

Priti Patel launches UK’s historic’ points-based visa system

8:24 pm February 19, 2020

London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday unveiled a new points-based visa system to attract the “brightest and the best” from the world, including from India, and to reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country. The new system will come into force from January 1, 2021 at the end […]

UK budget on March 11 as planned: new finance minister

6:55 pm February 18, 2020

London: Britain’s first budget following Brexit will take place on March 11 as planned, the country’s new finance minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday after the shock resignation of predecessor Sajid Javid. “Cracking on with preparations for my first Budget on March 11,” tweeted Sunak, who Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week appointed to the post […]

Soldiers and police enter El Salvador’s parliament

11:26 pm February 10, 2020

San Salvador: Soldiers entered El Salvador’s parliament Sunday as the president demanded lawmakers approve a USD 109 million loan to equip the military and police to fight against violent gangs. Nayib Bukele called an extraordinary weekend session of parliament to ask it approve a loan that has pitted the executive against lawmakers in a country […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

EU calls emergency talks on new coronavirus

11:20 pm February 10, 2020

Brussels: The European Union will host an extraordinary meeting of health ministers on Thursday, along with a WHO envoy, to discuss the novel coronavirus outbreak. So far, only around 30 cases of the new strain have been detected in Europe, but the World Health Organisation warns that cases outside China could accelerate. “Now is the […]