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Trump ties US success to 2nd term: ‘You have to vote for me’
Published On: August 16, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANCHESTER, Aug 16: President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to reassure his supporters about the state of the U.S. economy despite the stock market volatility and told rallygoers in New Hampshire, a state that he hopes to capture in 2020, that their financial security depends on his reelection.
UN says 2nd attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned
Published On: August 16, 2019 02:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Aug 16: Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo
Published On: August 16, 2019 12:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA , Aug 16: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament a plan to move the country’s capital from Jakarta, on the crowded island of Java, to Kalimantan on the island of Borne
Feeling alone, man invites world to El Paso victim’s funeral
Published On: August 16, 2019 11:24 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TEXAS, Aug 16: When 63-year-old Margie Reckard was killed by a gunman who opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, Antonio Basco lost his entire world. So, as the man who felt so alone planned her funeral, he invited the world to join him in remembering his companion of 22 years.
S. Korea says N. Korea has fired 2 more projectiles into sea
Published On: August 16, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Aug 16: South Korea’s military said North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
Mexico's central bank cuts rates for first time in 5 years as economy sputters
Published On: August 16, 2019 11:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Aug 16:Mexico’s central bank on Thursday cut its key lending rate for the first time since June 2014, citing slowing inflation and increasing slack in the economy, and fueling expectations that further monetary policy easing could be on the way.
Dayton gunman had cocaine, Xanax, alcohol in his system during attack
Published On: August 16, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
Aug 16: The gunman who killed nine people outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio, had cocaine, Xanax and alcohol in his system at the time of the shooting rampage, the county coroner said on Thursday.
Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
Published On: August 16, 2019 10:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, Aug 16: Hong Kong’s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war.
Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it
Published On: August 16, 2019 08:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 16: The achingly beautiful Himalayan valley was flooded with soldiers and roadblocks of razor wire. Phone lines were cut, internet connections switched off, politicians arrested. Public gatherings were banned.
U.N. Security Council to meet on Friday on India's moves in Kashmir
Published On: August 15, 2019 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15: The U.N. Security Council is due to meet behind-closed-doors on Friday at the request of China and Pakistan to discuss India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, diplomats said.
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