Qatar has said it will investigate allegations that women booked on 10 flights were subjected to invasive examinations at an airport in Doha. The women were checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found in a bin at Hamad Airport on 2 October. Australian officials said 13 of its citizens and […]
George Floyd death Hundreds of protesters in Philadelphia have marched through the city for a second night, demanding racial justice after police fatally shot a black man. The family of Walter Wallace, 27, say he was suffering a mental health crisis when officers opened fire on him. Police say they shot him because he wouldn’t […]
India and the US have signed a military agreement on sharing sensitive satellite data amid Delhi’s tense border standoff with Beijing. Access to such data is considered vital for hitting missiles, drones and other targets with precision. The deal was announced after the annual “2+2” high-level talks in Delhi on Tuesday. Experts say the strengthening […]
The liberal justices dissented as the Supreme Court ruled against extending Wisconsin’s deadline to count mailed-in ballots received after Election Day. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, HuffPost US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan slammed the court’s decision not to extend the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in Wisconsin and said it would “disenfranchise” voters in a pandemic. […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests, after the United States approved a further $2.4 billion in potential arms sales to Taiwan. China urges the United States to stop the arms sales to prevent further damage to China-U.S. relations, foreign […]
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Future Retail Ltd (FRL) will go into liquidation if its deal to sell assets to Reliance Industries fails, the group told a Singapore arbitrator while arguing against Amazon.com Inc’s bid to scupper the deal, a legal order seen by Reuters showed. Amazon on Sunday won an injunction from […]
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United States and India must work together to confront the threat posed by China to security and freedom, U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday as he prepared for talks with Indian leaders. Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Monday along with Defense Secretary Mark Esper for […]
The president is expected to hit nearly a dozen states in a last-ditch effort to recover ground from rival Joe Biden. Zeke Miller and Alexandra Jaffe WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to intensify an already breakneck travel schedule in the final full week of the presidential campaign, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases […]
Coronavirus: How my mum became a conspiracy theory influencer Sebastian’s mum has become one of the leaders of Britain’s conspiracy community, collecting tens of thousands of followers with false claims – including denying coronavirus exists, blaming the symptoms of Covid-19 on 5G radio waves and likening the NHS to Nazi Germany. Sebastian is worried about […]
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Hasbro Inc reported a 4% fall in adjusted revenue on Monday as coronavirus-led delays in the production of movies and TV shows hit its entertainment unit, taking the shine off its thriving board game business and sending its shares down 10%. The fall in the company’s overall third-quarter net revenue, excluding […]
