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Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Trump moving ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products

10:02 pm August 31, 2019

Washington : Washington is moving ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it steps up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. The additional 15 per cent tariffs, affecting a portion of the USD 300 […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city

9:45 pm August 31, 2019

Kunduz (Afghanistan) : Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, amid competing claims from the insurgents. The multi-pronged offensive on Kunduz, which has come under frequent attack since 2015, occurred as the US and the Taliban continue to seek an agreement in […]

Rajib Ray elected as DUTA president

2:44 pm August 30, 2019

New Delhi: Rajib Ray was elected on Friday as the president of Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) for a second term, officials said. Ray, who belongs to Left-affiliated Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF), defeated AK Bhagi of the right-affiliated National Democratic Teachers’ Front (NDTF) by a slim margin of 269 votes. Ray polled 3,750 votes while […]

Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

11:56 pm August 29, 2019

Porto Velho (Brazil): A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest. The decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro comes after escalating international pressure over the worst fires in the Amazon in years that […]

Backlash grows to Johnson’s suspension of UK Parliament

11:42 pm August 29, 2019

London: Opposition to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament intensified Thursday, with the head of the Labour Party vowing “to politically stop him” from pushing through a chaotic no-deal Brexit. Johnson’s tactic gave lawmakers little time to prevent Britain from crashing out of the European Union without an agreement on October 31. […]