UNITED STATES

US economists expect recession in 2020 or 2021: survey

3:44 pm August 19, 2019

Washington: A majority of economists expect a US recession in the next two years, but have pushed back the onset amid Federal Reserve actions, according to a survey released Monday. The National Association for Business Economists found far fewer experts now think the next recession will start this year compared to a survey in February. […]

Afghanistan's Ghani wins majority in presidential poll: preliminary results

Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

2:58 pm August 19, 2019

Kabul: Afghanistan’s president is vowing to eliminate all safe havens of the Islamic State group as the country marks a subdued 100th Independence Day after a horrific wedding attack claimed by the local IS affiliate. President Ashraf Ghani’s comments Monday come as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people killed in the Kabul bombing. Many outraged […]

Portland ‘ground zero’ for protests between right, left-wing

1:54 pm August 18, 2019

Portland (US): Hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon, for a long-hyped rally that attracted President Donald Trump’s attention and resulted in at least 13 arrests. Police seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons and closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. They were largely […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

China doing very poorly as a result of trade war: Trump

1:18 pm August 16, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that China is doing very poorly as a result of the trade war and the “longer it goes on, the stronger we get”. Asserting that the United States is “having a very good discussion” on a trade deal with China, Trump told reporters at the Morristown airport in […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump threatens to pull US from WTO ‘if we have to’

2:00 pm August 14, 2019

Monaca (US): President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if conditions are not improved. “We will leave if we have to,” Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. “We know that they have been screwing us for […]