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With impeachment over, critics see Trump ‘retribution tour’
Published On: February 13, 2020 02:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 13: In the week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, a fully emboldened President Donald Trump is demonstrating his determination to assert an iron grip on government, pushing his Justice Department to ease up on a longtime friend while using the levers of presidential powers to exact payback on real and perceived foes.
Cruise ship turned away in other ports anchors off Cambodia
Published On: February 13, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, Feb 13: A cruise ship turned away by other Asian and Pacific governments due to virus fears anchored Thursday off Cambodia, which is checking the health of its 2,200 passengers and crew.
Australia extends virus ban on arrivals from mainland China
Published On: February 13, 2020 01:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, Feb 13: Australia will maintain an entry ban on foreign nationals from mainland China for another week to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
China picks new provincial leaders in virus epicenter
Published On: February 13, 2020 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 13: China on Thursday replaced its top officials in the central province of Hubei and its capital, Wuhan, the epicenter of a viral outbreak that has infected more than 45,000 people worldwide.
Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province
Published On: February 13, 2020 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 13: The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll on Thursday under a new method for diagnosing cases, as health experts warned the epidemic could get worse before it gets better.
India makes exemption for Nepal, allows some refined palmolein imports
Published On: February 12, 2020 10:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI/KOLKATA, Feb 12: India, which restricted imports of refined palm oil and palmolein in January, has exempted Nepal and has started issuing licenses to import some refined palmolein from the Himalayan nation, two government officials told Reuters.
Coronavirus outbreak 'just beginning' outside China, says expert
Published On: February 12, 2020 08:28 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic may be peaking in China where it was first detected in the central city of Wuhan but it is just beginning in the rest of the world and likely to spread, a global expert on infectious diseases said on Wednesday.
Pakistani Islamist accused of Mumbai attacks jailed for terrorism financing
Published On: February 12, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 12: Hafiz Saeed, accused by India and the United States of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, was jailed for 11 years in Pakistan on Wednesday on terrorism financing charges, a government prosecutor and defence lawyer said.
India takes foreign envoys to disputed Kashmir
Published On: February 12, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
SRINAGAR, India, Feb 12: India took more than 20 foreign diplomats on a visit to disputed Kashmir on Wednesday, the second such trip since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status last summer.
Taiwan says U.S. flies bombers near island after China drills
Published On: February 12, 2020 03:31 PM NPT By: Reuters
TAIPEI, Feb 12: Three U.S. Air Force planes, including two B-52 bombers, flew near Taiwan on Wednesday, the island’s defense ministry said, after Taiwan’s air force scrambled earlier in the week to intercept Chinese jets.
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