JAKARTA: The governor of Indonesia’s capital today said he would inform President Joko Widodo of protesters’ demand for a polarising new labour law to be repealed, as a growing number of regional leaders oppose the new legislation. Thousands took to the streets of cities across Indonesia in the past three […]
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WASHINGTON: US Democrats yesterday proposed a commission to investigate whether Donald Trump is mentally fit for office — and look at the constitutional options for his removal if necessary. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told reporters that today she and other Democrats would introduce a measure relating to the US Constitution’s […]
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry said today the country has formally joined the global Covid-19 vaccine initiative known as Covax, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge support to help finance doses for low and middle-income countries. A ministry statement did not give details on the level of support Beijing […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s physician said yesterday that Trump had completed his course of therapy for the coronavirus, had remained stable since returning to the White House and could return to public engagements tomorrow. Dr Sean Conley said in a memo released by the White House that Trump had responded […]
WASHINGTON: Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the November 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. With less than four weeks to go before Election Day, more than […]
SALT LAKE CITY: President Donald Trump’s battle with Covid-19, his age and the age of his Democratic challenger Joe Biden figure prominently in yesterday’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Pence, 61, and Harris, 55, were due to take the University of Utah […]
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan, a federal minister and an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition, died yesterday after weeks in hospital, his son Chirag Paswan said in a Tweet. He was 74. Paswan, India’s Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, was admitted […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s upcoming general election has the rare distinction of providing a choice of two female candidates as the country’s next leader in a poll that could be decided by the female vote. Yet there is growing criticism that neither incumbent Jacinda Ardern nor challenger Judith Collins have policies […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who is still being treated for Covid-19, said today he will refuse to take part in the presidential debate next week after it was switched to a virtual format. “I’m not going to do a virtual debate,” he told Fox Business News, saying this was […]
US President Donald Trump speaks outside the White House, where he is being treated for the coronavirus disease, in Washington, US in this still image taken from social media video released on October 8, 2020. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today voiced rare criticism of two of his most […]