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World cannot shut China out, vice president says, in jab at U.S.
Published On: July 8, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, July 8: China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Vice President Wang Qishan said on Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States, with which Beijing is trying to resolve a bitter trade war.
Climate protesters arrested outside Swiss banks
Published On: July 8, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
ZURICH, July 8: Environmental activists, seeking to pressure Swiss banks into halting the financing of fossil fuels, blocked entrances to Credit Suisse in Zurich and UBS in Basel on Monday before police intervened and arrested some protesters.
UK minister to apologize to Ivanka over ambassador's leaked memos
Published On: July 8, 2019 02:24 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 8: Britain’s trade minister said on Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the UK ambassador describes the U.S. administration as “dysfunctional” and “inept”.
Deutsche Bank axes whole teams in Asia-Pacific as 18,000 job cuts begin
Published On: July 8, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY/HONG KONG, July 8: Whole teams in Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) Asian operations were told their positions were gone on Monday, as the lender began axing 18,000 jobs globally in one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after weekend quake, no damage reported
Published On: July 8, 2019 09:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, July 8: There were no reports on Monday of major damage in Indonesia from a weekend earthquake of magnitude 6.9 off the northeastern coast of the island of Sulawesi, and authorities lifted a tsunami warning.
Rapinoe and Lavelle give U.S. fourth World Cup title
Published On: July 8, 2019 09:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
LYON, July 8: The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game.
Jesus takes centre stage as Brazil win Copa America
Published On: July 8, 2019 06:49 AM NPT By: Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8: Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to win the Copa America for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium.
Syrians, facing orders to demolish homes, fear fate in Lebanon
Published On: July 7, 2019 06:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
ARSAL, July 7: Dima al-Kanj’s house is now a pile of rubble and twisted metal.
Afghanistan to play West Indies test in India
Published On: July 7, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, July 7: Afghanistan will play a lone test match against West Indies when they host the Caribbean side for a short series in November in their adopted home India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has said.
GM, Ford quarterly China sales slide again amid economy woes
Published On: July 7, 2019 05:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, July 7: General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co announced their quarterly sales in China fell, albeit at a slower pace sequentially, as the U.S. automakers were hit by a slowing economy amid the Sino-U.S. trade war.
Fed faces tougher task in deciding whether to cut U.S. rates
Published On: July 7, 2019 02:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, July 7: U.S. employers are hiring workers, but that is only making the Federal Reserve’s job harder.
Iran reduces commitment to 2015 nuclear deal
Published On: July 7, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, July 7: Iran said on Sunday it would further scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, raising its uranium enrichment level beyond agreed levels to produce fuel for power plants.
Taliban car bomb kills at least 12 in attack on Afghan security compound
Published On: July 7, 2019 12:28 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, July 7: Taliban Islamist fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and four civilians, as well as wounding more than 50 civilians, by blowing up a car bomb in central Ghazni province on Sunday, government officials and the Taliban said.
In drought-hit Delhi, the haves get limitless water, the poor fight for every drop
Published On: July 7, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, July 7: In this teeming capital city of more than 20 million people, a worsening drought is amplifying the vast inequality between India’s rich and poor.
Angry Messi slams 'Brazil fix' after Copa red card
Published On: July 7, 2019 07:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
SAO PAOLO, July 7: Lionel Messi was sent off before halftime and then angrily hit out at “corrupt” tournament organisers after Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to win a bad-tempered third-place playoff at the Copa America on Saturday.
North Korea says freed Australian student had been spying: KCNA
Published On: July 6, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, July 6: North Korea’s state news agency said on Saturday an Australian student who was expelled from the country after 10 days’ detention had committed “spying acts” through his work with foreign media.
France returns stolen ancient artifacts to Pakistan
Published On: July 6, 2019 06:52 PM NPT By: Reuters
France returned more than 400 stolen artifacts to the government of Pakistan on Tuesday, including ancient busts, vases, urns and goblets, some dating to the second and third millennia B.C.
Islamic State says it carried out attack at Shi'ite mosque in central Afghanistan
Published On: July 6, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, July 6: Islamic State fighters claimed responsibility on Saturday for a deadly overnight attack in a mosque in central province of Ghazni in Afghanistan.
Arthur rues Pakistan's World Cup of ifs and buts
Published On: July 6, 2019 05:23 PM NPT By: Reuters
July 6: Pakistan lived up to their billing as international cricket’s most unpredictable side during their World Cup campaign, narrowly missing out on a semi-final spot and leaving coach Mickey Arthur to ponder what might have been.
Thousands protest amid outcry over Myanmar child-rape case
Published On: July 6, 2019 02:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
YANGON, July 6: Thousands of protesters marched to a police office in the north of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, on Saturday, demanding speedy and transparent justice in a child-rape case that has sparked national outrage.
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