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Trump restores aluminum and steel tariffs on Brazil and Argentina

11:24 pm December 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will reimpose punitive tariffs on import of steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil, accusing the two countries of devaluing their currencies. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies”, which is not good for farmers,” Trump said. “Therefore, effective immediately, […]

Plane crash kills nine, injures three in South Dakota

1:32 pm December 1, 2019

Washington: A plane crash in the US state of South Dakota killed nine people, including two children, and injured three others while a winter storm warning was in place, officials said. The Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop plane, crashed shortly after take-off approximately a mile from the Chamberlain airport on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration […]

Afghan peace talks with Taliban has resumed: Trump

2:29 pm November 29, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration had resumed talks with the Taliban with the purpose of bringing peace in Afghanistan, but refused to give a timeline for drawdown of his troops. “Yes,” Trump told a small group of reporters at the Bagram Air Field on Thursday when asked to confirm whether […]

Trump signs bill supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters

1:39 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a move that is bound to anger China. The legislation proposes to impose sanctions on officials committing human rights violations against pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong. It was passed by both the chambers of the US Congress House […]

Indian-American student sexually assaulted, strangulated to death in Chicago

8:20 am November 26, 2019

Washington: A 19-year-old Indian-American student was sexually assaulted and then strangulated to death in Chicago, police said about a brutal murder that has shocked the community in the United States. Ruth George, originally hailing from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois, was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned […]