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Paris child at risk of lead poisoning after Notre Dame fire
Published On: August 7, 2019 09:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Aug 7: Health officials in Paris said Wednesday that a young boy needs medical monitoring because tests conducted after the Notre Dame Cathedral fire showed that he was at risk of lead poisoning.
Casting director David Rubin elected film academy president
Published On: August 7, 2019 12:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Casting director David Rubin has been elected the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that bestows the Oscars.
World mourns the death of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison
Published On: August 7, 2019 12:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ″Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.
Kim says North Korean launches were warning to US, South
Published On: August 7, 2019 09:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, August 7: North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly developed, short-range ballistic missiles intended to send a warning to the United States and South Korea over their joint military exercises.
India’s former foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, dies at 67
Published On: August 7, 2019 06:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, August 7: Sushma Swaraj, India’s former external affairs minister and a leader of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, died Tuesday at a hospital in New Delhi. She was 67.
Taliban say differences resolved on US troop withdrawal
Published On: August 6, 2019 08:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Aug 6: The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and guarantees from the insurgents that they will cut ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
Hajj trip may help Christchurch mosque victims heal
Published On: August 6, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 6: The scars from the nine bullets the gunman fired into Temel Atacocugu run down his left side like a knotty rope.
India’s Chennai rapid growth threatened by water shortages
Published On: August 6, 2019 02:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CHENNAI, Aug 6: Dozens of billion-dollar companies. Thousands of high-paying IT and manufacturing jobs. Luxury apartments towering over the Bay of Bengal. The southern Indian city of Chennai has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but it’s out of water, threatening to put a brake on all that growth.
Victoria’s Secret hires first transgender model
Published On: August 6, 2019 12:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria’s Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off-brand.
ABC says ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ sailing past star’s tweet
Published On: August 6, 2019 11:53 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ABC says the cast and crew of “Fresh Off the Boat” are ready to get back to work and put star Constance Wu’s anti-renewal tirade behind them
UN probes corruption in its own agencies in Yemen aid effort
Published On: August 5, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, Aug 5: The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa’s airport were preparing to leave with precious evidence: laptops and external drives collected from the staff of the World Health Organization.
Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain
Published On: August 5, 2019 04:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, Aug 5: Droves of protesters filled public parks and squares in several Hong Kong districts on Monday in a general strike staged on a weekday to draw more attention to their demands that the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s leader resign.
China’s yuan falls below sensitive level of 7 to US dollar
Published On: August 5, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Aug 5: China’s central bank allowed its yuan to fall below the politically sensitive level of seven to the U.S. dollar on Monday, possibly adding to trade tension with Washington.
Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a ‘hit list’ and a ‘rape list’
Published On: August 5, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DAYTON, Aug 5: High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended for compiling a “hit list” of those he wanted to kill and a “rape list” of girls he wanted to sexually assault.
2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US; 29 killed
Published On: August 5, 2019 10:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Aug 5: It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours.
Kevin Spacey reads poem about forsaken boxer at Rome museum
Published On: August 4, 2019 04:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Actor Kevin Spacey read a poem about a worn-out and dejected boxer during an unexpected performance at a Rome museum Friday night, weeks after a criminal sexual misconduct case against him collapsed in Massachusetts.
Sudanese protesters sign power-sharing deal with military
Published On: August 4, 2019 04:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, Aug 4: Sudan’s pro-democracy movement signed a power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Sunday aimed at paving the way for a transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
Water in Hawaii volcano could trigger explosive eruptions
Published On: August 4, 2019 02:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONOLULU, Aug 4: For the first time in recorded history, a pond of water has been discovered inside the summit crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, a development that could signal a shift to a more explosive phase of future eruptions.
Hong Kong police arrest over 20 protesters in new scuffles
Published On: August 4, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, Aug 4: Hong Kong police said Sunday that they arrested more than 20 people for unlawful assembly, assault and other offenses after confrontations between protesters and authorities continued deep into the night.
3 family members killed in California sea cliff collapse
Published On: August 4, 2019 10:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ENCINITAS, Aug 4: Three women killed when a Southern California sea cliff collapsed were members of a family gathered on a beach to celebrate one of them having survived breast cancer, authorities and relatives said Saturday.
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