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Trump dominated UN, but US nationalism at odds with world
Published On: October 2, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2: U.S. President Donald Trump dominated this year’s gathering of global leaders that ended Monday, but his rejection of “the ideology of globalism” left America almost singlehandedly holding a nationalist banner against urgent calls from an overwhelming number countries for the world to work together.
Landmark cancer therapy wins Nobel prize
Published On: October 1, 2018 03:50 PM NPT By: Agencies
Two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the body's immune system have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
China and the Vatican strike historic deal on Catholic Bishops
Published On: October 1, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Sept 23: After more than 60 years of uncertainty regarding Catholic clergy members operating in China, the Vatican announced a historic accord, recognizing those bishops appointed by Beijing and setting new rules for their reappointment.
UN report on 'mission impossible' climate target: key points
Published On: October 1, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
To have at least a 50/50 chance of a 1.5C world, the global economy must, by 2050, become "carbon neutral," with no additional CO2 going into the atmosphere.
Canada, U.S. reach deal to save NAFTA as trilateral trade pact
Published On: October 1, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, Oct 1: The United States and Canada reached a deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, beating a midnight deadline with agreements to substantially boost American access to Canada’s dairy market and protect Canada from possible U.S. auto tariffs, sources with direct knowledge of the talks said.
South Korea begins removing mines, expects North to do same
Published On: October 1, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Oct 1: South Korea began clearing mines from two sites inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday under tension-reducing agreements reached this year. Seoul says North Korea is expected to do the same.
Kavanaugh case unfolds as DeVos readies sexual assault rule
Published On: October 1, 2018 09:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: Choking back tears, she testified that he sexually assaulted her. Defensive and angry and choking back tears, he swore that he did not.
Burials begin in quake- and tsunami-hit Indonesian region
Published On: October 1, 2018 09:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PALU, Oct 1: A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island three days ago grows desperate.
California’s tough net neutrality bill prompts US lawsuit
Published On: October 1, 2018 08:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Oct 1: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. The move prompted an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration.
Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 amid search for survivors
Published On: September 30, 2018 03:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PALU, Indonesia, Sept 30: Rescue officials feared the full scale of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the more than 800 already confirmed dead, as several large coastal towns remained cut off Sunday by damaged roads and downed communication lines.
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