US House passes stopgap funding Bill to avoid government shutdown

[caption id="attachment_10973" align="alignnone" width="1000"] US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington September 18, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The...

China’s labour programme in Tibet has echoes of Xinjiang, says report

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10955" align="alignnone" width="840"] The report claims there are similarities with labour schemes in the troubled Xinjiang region. [/caption] BEIJING: China is forcing Tibetan farmers...

Rouhani says next US leader must cede to Iran demands

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10979" align="alignnone" width="1000"] President of Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani speaks virtually during the 75th annual UN General Assembly in New York September...

US passes 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, weeks before election

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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WASHINGTON: The United States registered its 200,000th death from the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday (Sep 22), the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks...

China calls for global ‘green revolution’ as Trump goes solo on climate

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10976" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Addressing the UN General Assembly, Xi said China would achieve a peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality...

Covid-19 ‘firepower’: Britain imposes six-month curbs against second wave

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10970" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson just weeks after urging people to start returning to workplaces, advised office workers to stay at...

TikTok proposes social media coalition to curb harmful content

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10994" align="alignnone" width="1199"] FILE PHOTO: The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., Sept. 15, 2020....

Facebook removes Chinese accounts active in Philippines and US politics

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10988" align="alignnone" width="1025"] Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken Mar 28,...

Tennis: Andreescu pulls out of French Open, to take rest of 2020 off

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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LONDON: Canada's Bianca Andreescu has pulled out of the French Open and will take the rest of the season off to focus on her recuperation,...

Johnson contrasts Italy, Germany with ‘freedom-loving’ UK

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10945" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected the argument that other countries had better services. [/caption] LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested...