Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader has sacked officials building a hospital after they pressed the public for contributions, media reported on Monday, the second rebuke linked to the high-profile project in a country where such problems are rarely publicised. FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 14th enlarged meeting […]
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz signalled on Monday he may resign from his job as the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party considers personnel changes in the government following presidential vote earlier this month. The vote, won by the incumbent Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, was seen as key for Poland’s future […]
YORK (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a more equal, sustainable world. Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at […]
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Govt Pulls Up Twitter Following Hacking Attempts Targeting High-Profile Users
CERT-In has also asked Twitter for information on number of users from India who have visited the malicious tweets and links. Press Trust of India SOPA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES POLAND – 2020/07/15: In this photo illustration a Twitter logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]
The lawsuit seeks an order declaring the presidential proclamation restriction on issuing new H-1B or H4 visas or admitting new H-1B or H-4 visa holders as unlawful. Press Trust of India DREW ANGERER VIA GETTY IMAGES U.S. President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office and walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the […]
KABUL (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is expected to severely weaken Afghanistan’s economy, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as donor governments struggle themselves and uncertainty over peace talks curb private investment. The World Bank said it was forecasting gross domestic product to contract between 5.5% and 7.4% in 2020, compared with growth of 2.9% […]
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Positive news on Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could come Thursday: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Positive news on initial trials of the University of Oxford’s potential COVID-19 vaccine that has been licensed to AstraZeneca could be announced as soon as Thursday, ITV’s political editor Robert Peston said, citing a source. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo The potential vaccine is already in large-scale Phase III human trials to assess whether […]
Jeff Mason, Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for Hong […]
Most days, I oscillate between a determination to do more and a wrecking guilt at not doing enough. Those of us staying are doing our best to hold onto hope. By Moira Kong As I sat down to write this, news came of a Hong Kong government official’s warning that the pro-democracy primaries, intended to […]
Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in Michigan and Missouri. If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for […]