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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump blames China for coronavirus pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?

8:06 am May 1, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted from an accident at a Chinese lab. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

26 million have sought US jobless aid since coronavirus hit

9:55 pm April 23, 2020

Washington: More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to […]

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health

8:53 am April 22, 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 […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during coronavirus pandemic

8:01 am April 15, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. Trump, who had telegraphed his intentions last week, claimed the outbreak could have […]

Trump announces visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their nationals

8:04 am April 11, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a new visa sanction norm, providing for visa denial to citizens of countries which either deny or dilly-dally in repatriating their citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump issued the memorandum for visa sanctions, which would be effective immediately and valid till December 31, this year, saying the […]