Rescuers shaken by ‘blood and death’ of India jet disaster

Read Time:2 Minute, 45 Second

[caption id="attachment_9066" align="alignnone" width="974"] A security official inspects the site where a passenger plane crashed when it overshot the runway at the Calicut International Airport...

Read Time:1 Minute, 24 Second

Breaking News News world

China to decide fate of Hong Kong legislature after term expires

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9075" align="alignnone" width="938"] Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam answers questions in the legislature in Hong Kong on January 16, 2020. [/caption] BEIJING: Chinese...

Read Time:53 Second

Healthcare News

Philippines confirms 4,226 new COVID-19 cases, 41 more deaths

August 8, 2020August 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9188" align="alignnone" width="905"] The Philippines leads Southeast Asian nations in the most number of cases. Above, a child receives free coronavirus testing in Navotas...

Read Time:4 Minute, 25 Second

Business News

Donald Trump says he’ll order unemployment payments if impasse persists

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

Two people familiar with the matter said Trump would extend the supplemental unemployment insurance at a $400-per-week level, a reduction from the $600 in the...

Read Time:1 Minute, 26 Second

Healthcare News

Study finds asymptomatic Covid-19 patients spread virus similar to symptomatic ones

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

The experts analysed swabs taken from over 300 patients between March 6 and 26. Of the total, 193 patients were symptomatic while 110 were asymptomatic....

Read Time:2 Minute, 14 Second

Healthcare News

Turkmenistan to let WHO conduct independent coronavirus sampling

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

A Saturday state television report showing a teleconference involving Turkmenistan’s leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made no mention of WHO concern...

Read Time:1 Minute, 27 Second

Business News

Canada to impose ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US goods

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020

At an election rally in Ohio, Donald Trump announced that Washington will impose a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum. [caption id="attachment_9100" align="alignnone" width="968"] Canadian Prime...

Read Time:2 Minute, 31 Second

Breaking News News world

Beijing’s top HK office says US sanctions are ‘clowning actions’ and ‘ridiculous

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9069" align="alignnone" width="975"] Luo Huining is the head of the Liaison Office for Hong Kong affairs. [/caption] HONG KONG: Beijing’s top representative office in...

Read Time:4 Minute, 10 Second

News world

US Slaps Sanctions On Hong Kong Leader In New Offensive On China

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

The move criminalizes any US financial transactions with the 11 officials, who include Hong Kong's police commissioner, its security secretary and China's top official in...

Read Time:3 Minute, 30 Second

News world

China Says It Opposes “Barbarous” Hong Kong Sanctions By US

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

Hong Kong Sanctions: In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday...