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Trump administration sending rapid Covid tests to states, CDC bars evictions

The Trump administration will send most of its newly purchased 150 million rapid Covid-19 tests to U.S. states for schools and critical services, a White House official said on Tuesday, as New York City pushed back reopening classrooms in...

Nancy Pelosi takes heat over visit to California hair salon during Covid-19

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is getting heat over a solo hair salon visit in San Francisco at a time when California businesses are limited by concern over coronavirus. But Pelosi’s spokesman said she was complying with the rules as presented to...

Nikki Haley says China took ‘naive’ US for a ride, calls India real friend

China has taken a “naive” US and its leaders for a ride over the past several decades, according to former top Indian-American diplomat Nikki Haley, who said the Trump administration through its robust Indo-Pacific strategy is now learning who...

Alia Bhatt’s Sadak 2 is the worst-rated film on IMDb, with a 1.1 score

continues to be a victim of vote-brigading. The recently released film stands at a 1.1 rating on the website IMDb, weeks after a concentrated effort was made to downvote its trailer. Based on over 10000 votes, the film is...

Chadwick Boseman’s old interview where he hinted at cancer battle goes viral: ‘One day I’ll live to tell the story’

A 2017 interview in which actor Chadwick Boseman hinted at his illness is going viral. The Black Panther actor died after a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday (US time). As his Hollywood career boomed, though, Boseman was privately undergoing...

New satellite imagery suggests China developing missile bases to cover Doklam, Naku La

Open source satellite imagery suggests China is developing two new air defence positions that cover sensitive stretches of the disputed border in the Doklam and Sikkim sectors, including an area where Indian and Chinese troops had clashed in May. The...

White House suggests $1.3 trillion coronavirus aid bill; Pelosi says not enough

President Donald Trump is willing to sign a $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a top aide said on Friday, but Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the sum was not enough to meet the needs of the...

Ivanka would be better candidate, Kamala Harris ‘not competent’ to be US President: Donald Trump

Kamala Harris is “not competent” to be president, US President Donald Trump has said as he launched an attack on the Indian-origin senator’s credentials for the top post. Addressing his supporters at a Republican campaign rally in New Hampshire on Friday,...

Japan to maintain 60 million tourist target for 2030 despite coronavirus pandemic: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga

Japan plans to stick to its target of attracting 60 million foreign tourists by 2030, the top government spokesman said in an interview, seeking to almost double the size of an industry that virtually came to a standstill during...

Harris pledges to rejoin Paris Agreement, re-enter Iran nuke deal if elected

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate, has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and re-enter the Iran nuclear deal to restore “our place in the world” and win back the “trust and support” of the...

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1 killed, 3 hurt as 18-year-old attacks Swedish school with sword

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked a school on Friday, Aug 21 in central Sweden, killing one...