BEIJING: Xi Jinping’s vow to snuff out emissions by 2060 completes a diplomatic pirouette that moves China to the heart of the global green agenda, wrong-foots the US and cuddles up to Europe’s climate advocates in one nimble step. The Chinese leader last month chose the UN as the stage […]
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NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s announcement that he has contracted Covid-19 was proof for many of his fellow New Yorkers that the president has not taken the virus seriously enough. But in a country deeply divided by politics, some suspected the news could be a ploy. In this Democratic bastion, which […]
BETHESDA: President Donald Trump arrived by helicopter at a military hospital outside Washington yesterday, where the White House says he will stay for “the next few days” for Covid-19 treatment. The move, described by the administration as precautionary, came around 15 hours after the president announced on Twitter that he […]
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Donald Trump a quick recovery today after the US president revealed he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health,” Modi said on Twitter. Trump, 74, first announced on Twitter […]
WASHINGTON: A Covid-19 nasal swab test punctured a US woman’s brain lining, causing fluid to leak from her nose and putting her at risk of life-threatening infection, doctors reported in a medical journal yesterday. The patient, who is in her 40s, had an undiagnosed rare condition and the test she […]
SYDNEY: Australia will within weeks allow residents of New Zealand to enter the country without having to quarantine, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said today, as Canberra seeks to revive its ailing economy as Covid-19 cases begin to slow. Australia in March closed its borders to all non-citizens and permanent […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, who played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said today that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for Covid-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We […]
An ethnic Armenian soldier fires an artillery piece during fighting with Azerbaijan’s forces in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, September 29. PARIS: Armenia’s leader claimed today to have evidence that Azerbaijani forces currently battling Yerevan’s troops in the Nagorny Karabakh region are being militarily supported by Turkey. At least […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said late yesterday he would go into quarantine after a top aide tested positive for coronavirus, in a shock development that threatened to disrupt his scheduled public appearances in the crucial final weeks of the election campaign. Trump confirmed in an interview with Fox News […]
LUCKNOW: Indian police arrested several opposition leaders today heading for the site where a low-caste woman died after being gang-raped in the latest high-profile assault to whip up nationwide anger and protests. The 19-year-old victim from the Dalit community, which often faces violence and discrimination, died from injuries on Tuesday […]