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US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has slowed
Published On: August 7, 2020 08:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.
Traditional Afghan council meets on release of 400 Taliban
Published On: August 7, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 7: A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to starting negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban under a peace deal with the U.S.
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
Published On: August 7, 2020 03:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
Published On: August 7, 2020 03:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Aug 7: Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.
Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos is in Abu Dhabi, says ABC newspaper
Published On: August 7, 2020 01:24 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID/DUBAI, Aug 7: Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos, has been staying at Abu Dhabi’s exclusive Emirates Palace Hotel since leaving Spain aboard a private jet on Monday, newspaper ABC reported on Friday.
India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 41,000
Published On: August 7, 2020 11:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases of infection and more than 41,000 deaths.
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
Published On: August 7, 2020 11:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug 7: President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in Sri Lanka’s election
Published On: August 7, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 7: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, according to results released Friday.
Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
Published On: August 7, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7: Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent’s 1.3 billion people.
Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing
Published On: August 6, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIRUT: Aug 6: Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened Beirut port and devastated the city.
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