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At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image
Published On: February 22, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 22: A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting there on Monday with President Donald Trump, whom he’s promised millions of adoring fans.
Virus spreads in S Korean city as thousands are screened
Published On: February 22, 2020 02:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb 22: South Korea on Saturday reported a six-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 346, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the fourth-largest city where health workers scrambled to screen more than 9,000 worshipers.
China reports fall in coronavirus cases, says economy resilient, but infections rising elsewhere
Published On: February 22, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Feb 22: China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, while its central bank predicted a limited short-term economic impact and said the country was confident in winning the fight against the epidemic.
Iran counts votes in election stacked in favour of hardliners
Published On: February 22, 2020 12:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 22: Iran has started counting votes in its parliamentary election, state TV said on Saturday, in which hardline allies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are likely to gain a seizable majority based on preliminary results.
U.N. says Libya ceasefire talks back on track in Geneva
Published On: February 21, 2020 08:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Feb 21: The United Nations said on Friday ceasefire talks were back on track between the forces fighting over Libya’s capital, days after the internationally recognized government pulled out of the negotiations as its foes shelled Tripoli’s port.
Testy EU budget talks blocked, new summit in March likely
Published On: February 21, 2020 07:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Feb 21: Major contributors to the European Union’s budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting that they would not stump up more funds for the bloc’s next long-term spending package, worth around one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion).
Iranians vote in election, hardliners set to dominate
Published On: February 21, 2020 06:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 21: Iranians were voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home.
U.S.-Taliban agreement expected to be signed on February 29: Pompeo
Published On: February 21, 2020 05:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 21: An agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban is expected to be signed on Feb. 29, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Friday.
China suspends more penalties on US goods after trade truce
Published On: February 21, 2020 05:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 21: China on Friday suspended more punitive tariffs on imports of U.S. industrial goods in response to a truce in its trade war with Washington that threatened global economic growth.
Stress, rumors, even violence: Virus fear goes viral
Published On: February 21, 2020 02:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Feb 21: You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.
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