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Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in US

2:26 am September 20, 2019

Washington: More than 500 people have been sickened in an outbreak of vaping-related illness in the United States, health authorities said Thursday, as Los Angeles became the latest city to take steps to ban flavored e-cigarettes. The known tally from the mysterious lung disease has jumped from 380 to 530, although the number of deaths […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

Kejriwal supports those who raised anti-national slogans in JNU: Javadekar

3:15 pm September 19, 2019

New Delhi: Hitting out at Arvind Kejriwal for not giving sanction to prosecute former JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday accused the Delhi Chief Minister of supporting those who allegedly raised “anti-national” slogans in the university in 2016. Coming down heavily on Kejriwal and his […]

House Speaker Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong activists to Capitol

2:24 am September 19, 2019

WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday welcomed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to the U.S. Capitol, sending a message to Beijing that Congress supports the protesters in their months-long campaign for human rights. Pelosi thanked the activists for “challenging the conscience,” not only of the Chinese government, but the worldwide community with their mass protests […]

Here’s how Fed’s rate cut may play out for you

Sharply divided Fed reduces rates but may not cut again this year

1:52 am September 19, 2019

WASHINGTON: A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year but declined to signal that further rate cuts are likely this year. The Fed’s move reduced its key short-term rate — which influences many consumer and business loans — by an additional quarter-point to a range of […]

Hurricane lashes Bermuda as new storm aims at Mexico resorts

Bermuda battens down for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto

9:32 pm September 18, 2019

MIAMI: Bermuda’s government called up troops and urged people on the British Atlantic island to make final preparations for an expected close brush Wednesday with Hurricane Humberto, a powerful Category 3 storm. Authorities ordered early closings of schools, transportation and government offices. Gov. John Rankin called up 120 members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment to […]