Archive Detail
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Rajnath in Ladakh, to review forces prep | New Delhi/Leh, July 17 (TIWN) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached the eastern Ladakh region on Friday to review the ground situation of troops at the hostile border areas with China. Singh will also interact with the soldiers and review the operational preparedness of the force. | 17-Jul-2020 |
Trump's approval rating hits record low: | Washington, July 16 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump's approval rating has hit a record low of 45 per cent among likely voters in six crucial swing states, a new poll showed. | 16-Jul-2020 |
American Airlines to furlough 25,000 emp | Washington, July 16 (TIWN) American Airlines will issue notices to 25,000 employees that they face potential furloughs on October 1, two tops executives said in a memo. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Trump continues legal fight to conceal f | Washington, July 16 (TIWN) Lawyers for US President Donald Trump have said that he will continue his fight to shield his tax returns and financial records from a federal prosecutor who subpoenaed them, days after the Supreme Court ruled the President is not entirely immune to criminal investigation. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Reconnaissance plane crash in Turkey kil | Ankara, July 16 (TIWN) Seven security personnel were killed after a reconnaissance plane crashed in Turkey's Van province, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Bolsonaro again tests positive for coron | Brasilia, July 16 (TIWN) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he has once again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, roughly a week after he contracted the virus. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Canada, US agree to extend border closur | Ottawa, July 15 (TIWN) Canada and the United States have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel until August 21, CTV News reported. | 15-Jul-2020 |
New Covid cases below 40 for 2nd day; im | Seoul, July 15 (TIWN) South Korea's COVID-19 cases stayed below 40 for the second day in a row on Wednesday, but imported cases continued to rise, hampering the country's efforts to contain the virus. | 15-Jul-2020 |
Biden plan to reduce waiting time faced | New York, July 15 (TIWN) Former US Vice President Joe Biden, who is to be the Democratic Party candidate for president, has announced an immigration agenda that will end the country-wise green card caps for employment visas so that wait times stretching to decades for Indians can be reduced if he is elected. | 15-Jul-2020 |
Seven killed in Taliban attack in Afghan | Kabul, July 15 (TIWN) Two Afghan soldiers and five Taliban militants were killed, while 11 people from the two sides were wounded during pre-dawn clashes in northern Kunduz province, a local official said on Wednesday. | 15-Jul-2020 |
US SC allows federal executions to resum | Washington, July 15 (TIWN) The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the first executions of federal prisoners after 17 years, the media reported on Tuesday. | 15-Jul-2020 |
Australian leaders fear second COVID-19 | Melbourne, July 14 (TIWN) A recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of Victoria has brought a planned reopening of domestic borders into question, as leaders fear a second wave of infections throughout the country. | 14-Jul-2020 |
US reports nearly 60,000 COVID-19 cases | Washington, July 14 (TIWN) The US has registered another record single-day spike of nearly 60,000 COVID-19 cases, which took the total tally over 3.36 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. | 14-Jul-2020 |
COVID-19 cases surging as US never shut | Washington, July 14 (TIWN) America's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has said the US was witnessing the new surge in the number of COVID-19 cases was because the country never shut down entirely. | 14-Jul-2020 |
ISIS-linked accounts on Facebook still e | San Francisco, July 14 (TIWN) Despite Facebook's efforts to make the platform free of terrorist propaganda, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) accounts have found ways to survive on the platform, says a new report from non-profit Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) released on Monday. | 14-Jul-2020 |
14 killed, 63 wounded in Taliban attack | Kabul, July 13 (TIWN) At least 14 people, including three assailants, were killed and 63 others wounded when Taliban militants attacked a provincial branch of the country's national intelligence agency in Aybak, capital of Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, on Monday, an official said. | 13-Jul-2020 |
Fox News writer resigns over racist mess | Washington, July 13 (TIWN) A top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has resigned after posting racist and sexist comments online, it was reported on Sunday. | 13-Jul-2020 |
UK will pay price for imposing sanctions | Seoul, July 13 (TIWN) Denouncing the UK's recent sanctions imposed on North Korean individuals and organizations, Pyongyang has threatened that the country will be "made to pay the price". | 13-Jul-2020 |
HK votes on 2nd day of weekend primary | Hong Kong, July 13 (TIWN) Long queues appeared outside polling stations across Hong Kong on Sunday as residents flocked to cast their votes in a weekend primary held by the opposition camp for the upcoming Legislative Council (Legco) elections, a day after it drew a higher-than-expected turnout. | 13-Jul-2020 |
EPA approves first 2 cleaning sprays of | NEW YORK, July 12 (TIWN): The Environmental Protection Agency has approved two Lysol Disinfectant Sprays that can effectively kill SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in just two minutes, the government agency announced Monday. | 12-Jul-2020 |
Etihad to now operate India flights from | New Delhi, July 12 (TIWN) Etihad Airways has postponed, to July 15, the resumption of a limited number of special flight operations from Abu Dhabi to six Indian gateways. | 12-Jul-2020 |
US to impose tariffs on French products | Washington, July 11 (TIWN) The US has planned to impose 25 per cent additional tariffs on about $1.3 billion worth of French products in response to the country's digital services tax that impacts major American technology companies, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced. | 11-Jul-2020 |
Biden lays out economic plan | Washington, July 11 (TIWN) Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has laid out his rescue plan for the coronavirus-crippled US economy, while berating President Donald Trump as incompetent, the media reported on Friday. | 11-Jul-2020 |
US approves possible sale of F-35B fight | Washington, July 11 (TIWN) The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has submitted a notification to Congress for the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Japan. | 11-Jul-2020 |
UK accused of apologising to Saudi after | London, July 11 (TIWN) The Saudi Arabian media said that the UK government has privately praised the oil-rich Kingdom after publicly criticising it for human rights abuses and targeting individuals under the Magnitsky sanctions. | 11-Jul-2020 |
Royal Thai Armed Forces celebrate 60th a | Bangkok, July 10 (TIWN) The Royal Thai Armed Forces celebrated the 60th anniversary of its establishment after the event was postponed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Targeted killing of Iran's Soleimani unl | Geneva, July 10 (TIWN) Without an actual imminent threat to life, the targeted killing of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani in an American airstrike earlier this year was unlawful, according to a latest UN report. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Sab-Ka-Sath, Sab-Ka-Bikas ? COVID-19 Pat | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): According to Indian Constitution, there is no VIP Culture in this country, although in occasions it is used but law never allows to mark a person as VIP in his/her day to day life. | 09-Jul-2020 |
Earthquake again hits Northeast region | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude rocked Mizoram on Thursday, which was felt mainly in Champhai district located on the India-Myanmar border, officials said. | 09-Jul-2020 |
Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set | Ljubljana, July 9 (TIWN) A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia was reported to have been set on fire, prompting its removal, a media report said on Thursday. | 09-Jul-2020 |
Floods leave 2 dead, 18 missing in Nepal | Kathmandu, July 9 (TIWN) At least two people were killed and 18 others reported missing due to floods in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district, police confirmed on Thursday. | 09-Jul-2020 |
Satellite images show previously undecla | Washington/Seoul, July 9 (TIWN) New satellite imagery has revealed a previously undeclared North Korean facility that experts suspect could be used to build nuclear warheads, a media report said on Thursday. | 09-Jul-2020 |
Covid-sceptic Brazilian President tests | Brasilia, July 8 (TIWN) Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who made light of the coronavirus pandemic and routinely ignored all precautions, has tested positive for the disease, reports said on Tuesday. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Rights group leaders 'disappointed' afte | San Francisco, July 8 (TIWN) The civil right groups leaders in the US were left disappointed after meeting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg over their concerns related to the spread of hateful content on their platforms. | 08-Jul-2020 |
US says 'ongoing threats' came up in con | New York, July 8 (TIWN) Meeting under the storm clouds of China's confrontation with India in Ladakh, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale have discussed the "ongoing threats" to the international order and agreed to "endeavour to support each other's objectives", the State Department said. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Chinese mainland reports 7 new imported | Beijing, July 8 (TIWN) The Chinese mainland reported seven new imported Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,949, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Bangladesh COVID-19 death toll rises to | Dhaka, July 8 (TIWN) Bangladesh has reported 46 more deaths due to the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of the COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 2,197, health officials said on Wednesday. | 08-Jul-2020 |
9 dead during I-Day weekend shootings in | New York, July 7 (TIWN) More than 40 shooting incidents took place in New York City during the Independence Day weekend, killing at least nine people, local authorities said. | 07-Jul-2020 |
Melania Trump's former aide to publish b | Washington, July 7 (TIWN) A former aide to Melania Trump has written a memoir about her 15-year friendship with the US First Lady. | 07-Jul-2020 |
US judge orders suspension Dakota Access | Washington, July 7 (TIWN) A US judge has ordered the suspension of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, amid concerns over its environmental impact, the media reported on Tuesday. | 07-Jul-2020 |
Schools partially re-open in Sri Lanka | Colombo, July 7 (TIWN) Schools across Sri Lanka have partially re-opened after being shut for nearly three months, as the spread of COVID-19 has been put under control in the island nation, it was reported on Tuesday. | 07-Jul-2020 |
HK's Lam denies being kept in dark over | Hong Kong, July 7 (TIWN) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she was not kept in the dark as China imposed the national security law on the city, and central government officials had briefed her and sought her opinion on the legislation. | 07-Jul-2020 |
UK to impose sanctions independently for | London, July 6 (TIWN) The UK on Monday is set to impose sanctions independentl | 06-Jul-2020 |
Bali to welcome foreign tourists from Se | Bali, July 6 (TIWN) Indonesia's resort island of Bali will allow international tourists to visit from September 11 after being closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported on Monday. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Saudi Arabia announces Haj restrictions | Riyadh, July 6 (TIWN) Saudi Arabia on Monday announced a series of measures to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus during the annual Haj pilgtimage scheduled to take place later this month. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in I | Washington, July 6 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has used his Independence Day speech to tout the country's "progress" against the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a nationwide spike in cases and vowed to defeat the "radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters". | 06-Jul-2020 |
US Army Chief of Staff won't quarantine | Bangkok, July 5 (TIWN) The US' Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will not be required to quarantine under the anti-coronavirus pandemic measures in Thailand during his two-day visit next week, said a senior government official. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 peo | Barcelona, July 5 (TIWN) The government in Spain's Catalonia region has re-imposed coronavirus controls on an area of 210,000 people after a sharp rise in infections, the media reported on Sunday. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Melbourne locks down tower blocks as COV | Melbourne, July 5 (TIWN) Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne on Sunday confined people living in nine housing estate tower blocks due to a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus cases. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Trump orders creation of 'national heroe | Washington, July 5 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a "National Garden of American Heroes" to defend what he calls "our great national story" against those who vandalise statues, it was reported. | 05-Jul-2020 |