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President Donald Trump gets heat for urging Ukraine probe
Published On: September 21, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept 21: President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the heart of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump.
Pro-China groups tear down some of Hong Kong's 'Lennon Walls'
Published On: September 21, 2019 02:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Sept 21: Pro-China groups pulled down some of Hong Kong’s “Lennon Walls” of anti-government protest messages on Saturday, raising the possibility of clashes with democracy supporters and another weekend of trouble in the Chinese-ruled city.
United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack
Published On: September 21, 2019 01:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 21: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran.
'Save our future': Striking students demand global climate action (with photos)
Published On: September 20, 2019 08:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY/BANGKOK/BERLIN, Sept 20: Hundreds of thousands of students, office workers and other protesters took to the streets around the world on Friday to demand global leaders gathering for a U.N. climate summit take urgent action to avert an environmental catastrophe.
Germany to raise incentives for buying electric cars: climate policy document
Published On: September 20, 2019 07:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
BERLIN, Sept 20: The German government will raise incentives for buying electric cars under its new climate plan, as well as raising road tolls for trucks from 2023 and pumping money into rail operator Deutsche Bahn, a climate policy document seen by Reuters showed.
NKorea welcomes Trump’s call for ‘new method’ in talks
Published On: September 20, 2019 04:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 20: North Korea on Friday praised President Donald Trump for saying Washington may pursue an unspecified “new method” in nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang.
Tens of thousands join climate protests before UN summit
Published On: September 20, 2019 03:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, Sept 20: Tens of thousands of protesters joined rallies on Friday as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action against climate change began ahead of a U.N. summit in New York.
India cuts corporate taxes to counter slowing growth
Published On: September 20, 2019 02:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: The Indian government on Friday announced a slew of concessions aimed at boosting the economy that will reduce most corporate taxes for local companies to about 25% from 30%.
Amazon vows to meet goals of Paris climate agreement by 2040
Published On: September 19, 2019 08:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: Amazon.com Inc is due to sign a pledge to meet the goals of the Paris Climate agreement by 2040 and be net carbon neutral, 10 years ahead of schedule, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday.
Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
Published On: September 19, 2019 06:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, UAE, Sept 19: Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,” further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf.
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