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Earth’s future is being written in fast-melting Greenland
Published On: August 21, 2019 02:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HELHEIM GLACIER, August 21: This is where Earth’s refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise.
Venezuela crisis pushes women into ‘forced motherhood’
Published On: August 21, 2019 02:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, Aug 21: Dr. Saturnina Clemente pulls up to the small clinic in the impoverished Caucaguita neighborhood armed with one of Venezuela’s most sought-after commodities: Hormonal implants to prevent pregnancy.
Afghan official: Wedding attack’s death toll rises to 80
Published On: August 21, 2019 02:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Aug 21: An Afghan official says the death toll in a suicide bombing at a wedding in Kabul claimed by the local Islamic State affiliate has risen to 80. The initial death toll in Saturday’s blast was 63.
Trump cancels Denmark visit because Greenland isn’t for sale
Published On: August 21, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: Two days after he said buying Greenland wasn’t a top priority, President Donald Trump canceled an upcoming trip to Denmark, which owns the mostly frozen island, after its prime minister dismissed the idea.
At least 2,300 detained in locked-down Indian-ruled Kashmir
Published On: August 21, 2019 11:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, INDIA, Aug 21: At least 2,300 people, mostly young men, have been detained in Indian-administered Kashmir during a security lockdown and communications blackout imposed to curb unrest after New Delhi stripped the disputed region of statehood, according to top Kashmir police and arrest statistics reviewed by The Associated Press.
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering
Published On: August 21, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 21: Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook.
Trump acknowledges China policies may mean US economic pain
Published On: August 21, 2019 10:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted they’re needed for more important long-term benefits. He contended he does not fear a recession but is nonetheless considering new tax cuts to promote growth.
Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China’s pigs
Published On: August 21, 2019 10:21 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Aug 21: Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world’s pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia’s pig herds.
US envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending Afghan war
Published On: August 21, 2019 10:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, August 21: The United States envoy negotiating with the Taliban for an end to nearly 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan was departing Tuesday for Qatar to resume talks, the State Department said, amid concerns about a growing threat by an Islamic State affiliate.
NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner’s chokehold death
Published On: August 20, 2019 03:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug 20: After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the black man whose dying gasps of “I can’t breathe” gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force.
The Rock announces wedding on Instagram
Published On: August 20, 2019 01:28 PM NPT By: Associated Press
With a simple “We do,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram.
With eyes on election, White House insists economy is strong
Published On: August 20, 2019 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 20: The “fundamentals” of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted Monday, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that a recession could imperil President Donald Trump’s reelection.
A look at the Islamic State affiliate’s rise in Afghanistan
Published On: August 20, 2019 08:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, August 20: A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
Economists survey: 34% expect a US recession in 2021
Published On: August 19, 2019 04:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 19: A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump’s economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.
Notre Dame cleanup resumes with anti-contamination measures
Published On: August 19, 2019 04:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Aug 19: Specialists shoring up fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral were returning to the Paris site on Monday for the first time in nearly a month, this time wearing disposable underwear and other protective gear after a delay prompted by fears of lead contamination.
Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack
Published On: August 19, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Aug 19: Afghanistan’s president on Monday vowed to “eliminate” all safe havens of the Islamic State group as the country marked a subdued 100th Independence Day after a horrific wedding attack claimed by the local IS affiliate.
Chinese K-pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
Published On: August 19, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment and understanding from fans.
Far-right and antifa groups both claim victory at Portland
Published On: August 19, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PORTLAND, Aug 19: With both the left and the right declaring victory following a long-hyped rally that had Portland, Oregon, on edge it seems the liberal city will continue to be a flashpoint in an increasingly divided country.
Japan’s exports fell in July for 8th straight month
Published On: August 19, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Aug 19: Japan’s exports fell for the eighth straight month in July as worries continued about President Donald Trump’s trade policies denting Asian economic growth.
Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
Published On: August 19, 2019 11:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 19: The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul’s strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens — and Afghanistan grieved again.
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