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Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula

3:15 pm August 27, 2020

Seoul: A typhoon damaged homes and other buildings, flooded roads and toppled utility poles on Thursday on the Korean Peninsula before weakening to a tropical storm. South Korean authorities said no casualties have been reported, and North Korean state media did not mention any deaths or injuries. The storm by afternoon was heading into China after passing near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, South […]

‘Extremely dangerous’ hurricane Laura makes landfall in US

3:07 pm August 27, 2020

Houston: Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana early Thursday after strengthening into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 classification, with the US authorities warning of potentially catastrophic impacts. The National Hurricane Center said that Laura, packing 240 km per hour sustained winds, brought a “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding” to the state. It intensified rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane as it barreled toward the Louisiana and Texas coasts and was on […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Republicans nominate Trump to take on Biden in the fall

10:25 pm August 24, 2020

Charlotte: The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Trump has sought to minimize the toll of the pandemic, but its impact was evident […]

Trump campaign releases commercial for Indian-Americans featuring Modi

10:20 am August 23, 2020

Washington DC: Aiming to woo the influential Indian-American voters numbering over 2 million, the Trump campaign has released its first video commercial that has short clips from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches and US President Donald Trump’s historic address in Ahmedabad. Modi and Trump addressed a huge crowd in Ahmedabad during the US president’s visit […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Putting divides aside, Dems rally behind Biden at convention

9:57 pm August 18, 2020

New York: Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nation’s mounting crises would only get worse if he’s reelected over Joe Biden. “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” she said. […]