China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait to “protect its sovereignty” even as a top US official visits Taiwan. The live-fire drills come amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and as the US moves to shore up its support of the island. China regards self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province. […]
A Canadian man has been charged with dangerous driving for allegedly taking a nap while his self-driving Tesla car clocked up more than 90mph (150km/h). Police said both front seats were fully reclined, and the driver and passenger were apparently asleep when they were alerted to the incident in Alberta. When police turned on emergency lights […]
Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Áñez has quit the presidential election due on 18 October. She said she did not want to split the vote and see the return to office of former President Evo Morales’ Mas socialist party. Mas candidate Luis Arce is leading in opinion polls, with Ms Áñez trailing in fourth place. Ms […]
President Trump calls for “much higher numbers” in coronavirus relief spending. By Arthur Delaney Matt Fuller, HuffPost US WASHINGTON ― As Donald Trump’s stopgap partial replacement for expanded unemployment benefits runs dry in several states, Congress and the president feuded Wednesday over a coronavirus relief package that appears to be going nowhere. Trump called Democrats “heartless” in a tweet and said […]
The “How I Met Your Mother” star discussed the experience on “Today.” By Ron Dicker Not even Doogie Howser MD could have seen this coming. Neil Patrick Harris revealed Tuesday that he contracted COVID-19 early in the pandemic, along with husband David Burtka and their 9-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper. The “How I Met Your Mother” alum declared […]
The US president also said coronavirus cases in the U.S. would be “very low” by Election Day ― which is seven weeks away. By Dominique Mosbergen Contradicting his own health officials and other experts, US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would be available as soon as October. He also said that at […]
International media criticised the Modi government over the lockdown which they said was announced with little planning or notice. By Akshita Jain As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise in India and the tally crosses the 51-lakh mark, international media is calling out Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what they call his “denial of India’s Covid crisis”. […]
The medical body said the govt’s statement is an ‘abandonment of the national heroes who have stood up for our people’. By Akshita Jain After the Health Ministry said this week that the centre does not maintain data of healthcare workers who died due to Covid-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has published a list of […]
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has doubled the budget for vital roads and bridges along the undemarcated border with China in recent years in response to Beijing’s rapid infrastructure development on its side, the Indian defence minister said on Tuesday. Troops of the two countries are locked in their most serious face-offs for […]
By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump was due to host the White […]
