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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

N. Korea fires short-range missiles in latest provocation

2:10 pm July 25, 2019

Seoul: North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday, complicating efforts to resume stalled nuclear talks with Washington and signalling its anger over planned US-South Korea joint military exercises. It was the North’s first missile test since an impromptu meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un […]

Trump presidential election linked to rise in premature births among US Latina women: Study

2:26 pm July 22, 2019

Washington: A significant jump in premature births among Latina women living in the US occurred in the nine months following the 2016 election of US President Donald Trump, according to a study. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, was prompted by smaller studies that had suggested adverse, stress-related health effects among Latin […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

IMF urges Pakistan to mobilise domestic tax revenue

2:08 pm July 22, 2019

Washington: The IMF has urged Pakistan to mobilise domestic tax revenues to provide for the social and development spending and place debt on a downward trend. The statement of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Acting Managing Director David Lipton came after he met Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on a three-day official visit to the […]

US sanctions four Iraqis for rights abuses, corruption

12:54 pm July 19, 2019

Washington: The United States has sanctioned two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption. The sanctions target any property they own or have an interest in that is within the United States or under the control of “US persons,” as well as “any entities” in which they have a […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump supporters ridicule non-white Democrat lawmaker criticised by him

7:01 pm July 18, 2019

Washington: Ardent supporters of US President Donald Trump in a rally raised slogans against one of the four non-white Democrat Congresswomen, whom he criticised in a series of alleged “racist tweets”, chanting “send her back.” Trump, during a rally on Wednesday in North Carolina, defended his remarks against Democratic lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna […]