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U.S. says Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf
Published On: July 19, 2019 02:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 19: The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losing a drone.
Thai exports seen falling 5% year-on-year in June
Published On: July 19, 2019 02:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, July 19: Thailand’s customs-cleared annual exports likely declined for a fourth straight month in June, down 5.0%, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, after falling 5.79% in the previous month.
New 'Cats' movie trailer brings out the claws
Published On: July 19, 2019 01:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
The star-laden movie version of hit stage musical “Cats” released its first trailer on Thursday, but first impressions were far from cuddly.The movie, to be released in December, features Taylor Swift in her first film role, along with Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba and James Corden.
From beer to pens, South Koreans boycott Japanese brands as diplomatic row intensifies
Published On: July 19, 2019 12:09 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, July 19: As soon as supermarket manager Cho Min-hyuk got to work the day after Tokyo imposed curbs on exports to South Korea, he pulled all Japanese products off the shelves.
Blast near Afghan university kills six, injures 27
Published On: July 19, 2019 11:35 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, July 19: An explosion on Friday near a gate to the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed six people and injured at least 27 as students waited to take an examination, officials said.
Former Pakistani PM Abbasi arrested by anti-graft agency
Published On: July 18, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LAHORE, July 18: Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday, drawing a furious response from opposition parties, which accused the government of trying to silence its opponents.
Global stocks slide as U.S.-China trade war takes toll on earnings
Published On: July 18, 2019 05:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 18: Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate earnings
Bangladesh floods worsen after breach, death toll nears 100 in India
Published On: July 18, 2019 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA/GUWAHATI, July 18: One of Bangladesh’s main rivers breached an embankment, flooding a northern district and forcing thousands from their homes, an official said on Thursday, as the toll from monsoon rains in neighboring India climbed to 97 in two flood-hit states.
Netflix shares plunge as global growth falls short, U.S. customers shrink
Published On: July 18, 2019 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
LOS ANGELES, July 18: Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it lost U.S. streaming customers for the first time in eight years and missed targets for new subscribers overseas.
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
Published On: July 18, 2019 02:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, July 18: The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighbouring countries.
Several feared dead in fire at Japan animation studio
Published On: July 18, 2019 11:52 AM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, July 18: Several people are feared dead after a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday and police are investigating a possible arson attack, authorities and local media reported.
From Iraq to Yemen, drones raise U.S. alarm over Iranian plans
Published On: July 18, 2019 10:27 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, July 18: The increased use of drones by Iran and its allies for surveillance and attacks across the Middle East is raising alarms in Washington.
World court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav
Published On: July 17, 2019 07:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
THE HAGUE, July 17: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy, a document published on the court’s website showed.
Syrian air strike on village market kill at least 12: rescuers
Published On: July 17, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
AMMAN, July 17: At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian air force on a popular market in a village in opposition-held northwestern Syria, rescuers and residents said.
WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda
Published On: July 17, 2019 04:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, July 17: A fishmonger vomited at Mpondwe market in Uganda on July 11 before dying of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, an incident that could spread the disease in Uganda, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday.
G7 finance ministers look to rein in tech giants at French meeting
Published On: July 17, 2019 04:37 PM NPT By: Reuters
CHANTILLY, July 17: G7 finance ministers will have the growing powers of big digital firms in their sights when they meet on Wednesday outside Paris despite divisions about how best to tax them.
Vietnam, China embroiled in South China Sea standoff
Published On: July 17, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
HANOI, July 17: Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which fall within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, two Washington-based think-tanks said on Wednesday.
Pakistan arrests accused militant leader Hafiz Saeed
Published On: July 17, 2019 01:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Authorities in Pakistan have arrested Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, the militant group blamed by the United States and India for a four-day attack on Mumbai in 2008, Geo Television said on Wednesday.
Ericsson says on track for 2020 targets as Q2 profit matches forecasts
Published On: July 17, 2019 12:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, July 17: Mobile network gear maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) posted a second-quarter profit in line with expectations on Wednesday and said it was on track to meet its financial goals due to strong sales of 5G equipment.
United to resume India flights from September as Pakistan reopens airspace
Published On: July 17, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
July 17: United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) said on Wednesday it would restart daily nonstop service between New York/Newark, New Delhi and Mumbai from Sept. 6, after Pakistan lifted airspace restrictions.
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