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North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

3:17 pm December 29, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict […]

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Trump retweets post naming alleged whistleblower

3:12 pm December 29, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, FlORIDA: President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint ultimately led to Trump’s impeachment by the House. Just before midnight Friday, Trump retweeted a message from Twitter user @Surfermom77, an account that claims to be a woman named Sophia who lives in California. […]

CM Hemant Soren expands ministry, inducts 7 ministers

Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th chief minister of Jharkhand

3:02 pm December 29, 2019

Ranchi: JMM working president Hemant Soren was on Sunday sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Jharkhand at Morhabadi Ground here. Governor Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Soren, in the presence of senior political leaders and chief ministers from across states. This will be the 44-year-old JMM leader’s second […]

China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade

3:10 pm December 24, 2019

Chengdu: Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs at a trilateral summit Tuesday that comes against the backdrop of increasing demands by Pyongyang for sanctions relief. Free trade and economic cooperation were also at the forefront of the meetings between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, […]

Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead National Science Foundation

1:23 pm December 20, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Dr […]