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Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics; West Bank annexations on hold
Published On: August 14, 2020 12:09 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, Aug 14: Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to the fight against Iran.
Philippines reports 4,002 more coronavirus infections, 23 deaths
Published On: August 13, 2020 03:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
MANILA, Aug 13: The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday reported 4,002 more novel coronavirus infections and 23 additional deaths in the country.
75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
Published On: August 13, 2020 03:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Aug 13: Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million Japanese war dead are scattered throughout Asia, where the legacy of Japanese aggression still hampers recovery efforts.
Democrat Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden
Published On: August 13, 2020 01:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
WILMINGTON, Aug 13: Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.
‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice
Published On: August 13, 2020 01:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CHICAGO, Aug 13: Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.”
India's coronavirus cases jump by 67,000, setting daily record
Published On: August 13, 2020 12:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
BENGALURU, Aug 13: India reported another record daily rise in novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, while the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 47,000.
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Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
Published On: August 12, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Aug 12: When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where 3-year-old Abed Itani was playing with his Lego blocks. He suffered a head injury and cuts on his tiny arms and feet, and he was taken to the emergency room, where he sat amid other bleeding people.
UK records deepest recession among top economies
Published On: August 12, 2020 04:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Aug 12: The British economy has recorded the deepest coronavirus-related slump among the world’s leading industrial economies after official figures on Wednesday showed it shrinking by a fifth in the second quarter alone.
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
Published On: August 12, 2020 03:40 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Aug 12: In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by “enduring the unendurable”.
New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections
Published On: August 12, 2020 12:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 12: Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation’s largest city went back into lockdown.
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