South Korea

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health

9:42 pm April 21, 2020

Seoul: South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. But the possibly of high-level instability raised troubling questions about the future of a nuclear-armed state that has been steadily building an arsenal meant to threaten the […]

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

Trump is ‘poor leader’, I don’t pay much attention to his tweets: Pelosi

11:36 pm April 19, 2020

Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she does not pay much attention to the tweets being posted by President Donald Trump and accused him of being a “poor leader.” “Frankly, I don’t pay that much attention to the president’s tweets against me. As I’ve said, he’s a […]

MP records 1,357 new coronavirus cases, ten deaths

Coronavirus cases in US cross 700,000, death toll more than 35K

2:47 pm April 18, 2020

Washington: The number of the coronavirus cases in the US crossed 700,000 on Friday, while over 35,000 people have died from the disease, as President Donald Trump assured his people that America was “very close” to seeing the light “shinning brightly” at the end of the tunnel. New York, the financial capital of the world, […]

North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

3:22 pm March 29, 2020

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea said, calling it “very inappropriate” at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the projectiles flying from the North Korean eastern coastal city of Wonsan into the waters […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars

3:16 pm March 21, 2020

Washington: The critical shortage of medical supplies across the US, including testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer, can be tied to a sudden drop in imports, mostly from China, The Associated Press has found. Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths, California goes on lockdown Trade data shows the decline in shipments […]