Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again
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Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
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Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
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Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens
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Landslides in eastern China kill 13
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Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
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Drone strike near courthouse in central Sudan kills 13
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Russian court fines Putin critic’s group
A Russian court yesterday fined opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation 500,000 roubles ($7,536) for failing to
5 March 2020
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq
5 March 2020
Xi postpones Japan visit over coronavirus
A state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping has been postponed as preventing the outbreak of the new coronavirus is “the biggest
5 March 2020
FBI extremist surveillance was flawed: US report
Surveillance of “homegrown” US extremists by the FBI was flawed until 2019, a watchdog report said Wednesday, saying that the weaknesses may have allowed deadly attacks to occur.
5 March 2020
Coronavirus scare: All primary schools in Delhi declared shut till March 31
All primary schools in Delhi are ordered to be shut till March 31 in view of the coronavirus scare.
5 March 2020
Modi confirms Dhaka visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his visit to Bangladesh to attend the ‘Mujib Borsho’ celebration on March 17 and there will be a bilateral component of his visit.
5 March 2020
An ‘infodemic’: What’s being done to stop coronavirus misinformation on social media?
As panic over the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world and new cases keep getting reported, so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease.
5 March 2020
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
Almost 300 million students worldwide face weeks at home with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic.
5 March 2020
California declares emergency over coronavirus, death toll rises in US
The US death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation's largest outbreak.
5 March 2020
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut
Italy closes all schools and universities and prepares other emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jump.
4 March 2020
Two coronavirus types identified in China
Scientists in China studying the coronavirus outbreak said they had found two main types of the disease could be causing infections.
4 March 2020
EU unveils ‘climate law’
Europe unveiled a landmark law yesterday to achieve “climate neutrality” by 2050, under the stern gaze of teenage activist Greta Thunberg who slammed it as meaningless.
4 March 2020
21 killed as torrential rain batters Brazil
At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods
4 March 2020
2 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria
Two Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian government forces in the northwestern region of Idlib, Turkey’s defence ministry said
4 March 2020
Virus fears: Tajikistan closes mosques
Tajikistan’s national council of clerics told mosques to suspend public gatherings, including Friday prayers but excluding burial rites, to
4 March 2020
J&K social media ban ‘lifted’
India lifted some restrictions on internet access in Kashmir yesterday, including allowing access to social media websites for the first time
4 March 2020
Iran’s first vice president ‘infected with coronavirus’
The IranWire news site yesterday reported that Iran’s first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri has tested positive for coronavirus and is
4 March 2020
Virus fear prompts Italy to ban kisses, handshakes
Italy was set to urge people to stop greeting each other by kissing or shaking hands to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Other
4 March 2020
Europe trampling on rights of refugees
Turkey’s president yesterday warned a fresh migrant crisis could be resolved only if Europe supports its efforts in Syria, as violent clashes broke out between refugees and police on the Greek border.
4 March 2020
Tornadoes kill 25 in Tennessee
Tornadoes ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday, leaving at least 25 people dead, destroying buildings and toppling power lines hours before the southern US state voted in Super Tuesday primaries.
4 March 2020