SAN DIEGO: Hundreds of firefighters battled through a second day from the air, land and water on Monday (Jul 13) to save a US war vessel swept by flames while moored at a San Diego shipyard, as the number of sailors and civilians injured in the blaze rose to nearly […]
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WASHINGTON: International students have already been denied entry to the United States under new Trump administration rules that bar them from the country if their schools hold all classes online amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court document filed on Sunday (Jun 12). The “friend of the court” brief, […]
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday (Jul 13) that the United States would treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations. It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge China, […]
A mix of charisma, media-savvy and anti-establishment airs help celebrities appeal to voters, says an observer. COLCHESTER, England: American rapper and sometime Trump supporter Kanye West has announced that he will be running for president of the United States. Without the tens of thousands of signatures needed to get on […]
MADRID: Ruling parties in Spain’s Galicia and Basque country were returned to office in the first polls held in the country since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and as new cases spike. With almost all votes counted, the conservative Popular Party in Galicia and the Basque Nationalist Party had […]
SOFIA: Thousands of Bulgarians gathered for a fourth day on Sunday (Jul 12) in Sofia and other cities to protest against corruption and demand the resignation of the conservative government. Over 3,000 protesters shouted “Mafia” and “Resign” outside the government headquarters in Sofia and marched to parliament. The protests in […]
LA PAZ: Bolivia’s economy minister said on Sunday (Jul 12) that he tested positive for COVID-19, making him the fourth Cabinet member with the virus, in addition to the country’s interim president who is in quarantine. Economy Minister Oscar Ortiz joins the ranks of the ministers of health and mining, […]
SAN DIEGO: Flames raged for hours on Sunday (Jul 12) aboard a US warship docked at Naval Base San Diego, sending 21 people to the hospital with minor injuries and prompting a relocation of two other Navy vessels moored nearby, military and local fire officials said. The San Diego Fire-Rescue […]
MONTREAL: Canada’s Conservative opposition party said on Sunday (Jul 12) it would call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify before a parliamentary committee over a government contract awarded to a charity that had paid his family large sums of money. Conservative lawmaker Pierre Poilievre told a press conference his party […]
SAN FRANCISCO: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Sunday (Jul 13) he expected President Donald Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat applications, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly-popular TikTok app as a way […]