WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jul 14) downplayed police violence against black people, saying that “more white people” are killed by police officers. During an interview with CBS News, the Republican president was asked why black people were still dying at the hands of law enforcement. “And so are […]
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PARIS: Earth will be home to 8.8 billion people in 2100, two billion fewer than current United Nation projections, according to a major study published Wednesday (Jul 15) that foresees new global power alignments shaped by declining fertility rates and greying populations. By century’s end, 183 of 195 countries – […]
OSLO: Police in Sarpsborg in southern Norway arrested a man after three women were stabbed in several locations in the town late Tuesday (Jul 14), with one of the victims dying from critical injuries. Armed police were deployed to the town about 70 km south of Norway’s capital Oslo and […]
WASHINGTON: US biotech firm Moderna said on Tuesday (Jul 14) it would enter the final stage of human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on Jul 27, after promising early results were published in an influential journal. Moderna was the first to start human testing of a vaccine for the novel […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, hardening his stance on China as he struggles to contain the coronavirus, said on Tuesday (Jul 14) he signed legislation and an executive order to hold China accountable for the “oppressive” national security law it imposed on Hong Kong. Trump, acting on a Tuesday deadline, signed […]
SKOPJE: North Macedonia holds a parliamentary election on Wednesday (Jul 15) that may decide the pace of the country’s bid for European Union membership, with the governing pro-EU Social Democrats and the main opposition nationalists locked in a close race. The vote was originally scheduled for April but postponed due […]
LOS ANGELES: Glee star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, the Ventura County medical examiner said on Tuesday (Jul 14), marking the third tragic passing of a cast member from the popular television musical series. Rivera, 33, was found in Lake Piru, near Los Angeles, on Monday, five days after […]
WASHINGTON: A senior US official on Tuesday (Jul 14) likened China’s state enterprises to Britain’s colonising East India Company as Washington takes a tougher stance against Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. A day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo branded most of Beijing’s claims in the sea illegal, […]
NEW YORK: In a stunning reversal of policy, the Trump administration on Tuesday (Jul 14) abandoned an attempt to force out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses. US officials announced last week that international students at schools […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jul 14) shut the door on Phase 2 trade negotiations with China, saying he does not want to talk to Beijing about trade because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m not interested right now in talking to China,” Trump replied when asked in an […]