The news came after two days of political turmoil following revelations that swathes of lawmakers and senior politicians attended a parliamentary golf society dinner in breach of coronavirus guidelines. Irish premier Micheal Martin announced Sunday he would recall parliament following a scandal over politicians breaching coronavirus rules, for which he […]
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ECATEPEC (Mexico): Standing in a graveyard on the outskirts of Mexico City decked out in a cowboy hat to cover his rugged features from the sun, guitar player Eberardo Vargas this week had fewer funerals to play at than he has for most of the coronavirus pandemic. Even as Mexico […]
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on yesterday to provide the cash-strapped Postal Service with US$25 billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The 257-150 vote sent the legislation dubbed the “Delivering for America Act” on to […]
It was a consequence of Trump’s unwillingness to share the limelight, but also a necessary attempt to shift the November campaign from a referendum on his job performance to a choice between himself and Joe Biden. President Donald Trump spent the week of the Democratic National Convention forsaking what has […]
Since thousands of lightning strikes began on August 15, California responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres, or 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers), according to CalFire. Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington for the debate over objections from Republicans. President Donald Trump often rails against mail-in ballots, including in a Saturday tweet, and has said he wants to block extra funds for the Postal Service. The House is meeting for a rare Saturday session over […]
BEIJING: China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local government in the southwestern city of Chengdu said today. China is in a global race to develop cost-effective vaccines to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Using insect cells to grow proteins for the coronavirus vaccine […]
MUMBAI: Indian authorities have imposed tough anti-coronavirus restrictions on gatherings and the size of Ganesha elephant god idols for one of the biggest religious festivals of the year that started today. The 10 days of prayers and family gatherings for Ganesh Chaturthi started under a pandemic cloud with the country […]
As per TOLO News quoting the Kabul Police statement, the first blast happened in the Sarak-e-Naw area in Kabul’s PD5 (police district 5). One security personnel died while four others, including a civilian, sustained injuries following three Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions in Kabul on Saturday. As per TOLO News […]
BERLIN: As outspoken Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrives in Germany for medical treatment, a small Berlin-based NGO has been leading the charge to bring him from Siberia where he was lying in a coma after a suspected poisoning. The Cinema for Peace foundation arranged for a medical plane that […]