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Trump admin rushes to toughen visa process for skilled foreign workers

Trump admin rushes to toughen visa process for skilled foreign workers

REUTERS 2020-09-22 10:10:38

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, before his departure on campaign travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina, US, September 19, 2020 &mdash...

Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to Indian farmers

Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to Indian farmers

-- 2020-09-21 18:31:13

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended new laws aimed at lifting restrictions on farmers on Friday after protests by opposition parties, some farming bodies and even an ally of his Bharatiya Jan...

US Covid-19 deaths to cross 200,000 mark

US Covid-19 deaths to cross 200,000 mark

REUTERS 2020-09-21 16:09:23

The death toll from the spread of coronavirus in the United States was approaching over 200,000 lives on Monday, more than double the number of fatalities in India, the country reporting the second-hi...

‘Surrounded by NATO’, neutral Switzerland to vote on buying fighter jets

‘Surrounded by NATO’, neutral Switzerland to vote on buying fighter jets

REUTERS 2020-09-21 14:53:27

Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets. Many oppose the idea, saying the neutral country neit...

Czech health minister quits amid surge in coronavirus cases

Czech health minister quits amid surge in coronavirus cases

-- 2020-09-21 13:34:06

Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Monday he had submitted his resignation following criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the central European country sees a surge in ca...

World’s biggest companies call for action to reverse nature loss ahead of UN biodiversity talks

World’s biggest companies call for action to reverse nature loss ahead of UN biodiversity talks

REUTERS 2020-09-21 13:14:24

Some of the world’s biggest companies on Monday backed growing calls for governments to do more to reverse the accelerating destruction of the natural world and support broader efforts to fight...

Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdown in history

Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdown in history

BBC 2020-09-21 12:50:12

The iconic Taj Mahal reopened its doors to visitors on Monday after a six-month closure -- the longest it has ever been shut. The Taj was closed as India went into a stringent lockdown on March...

World leaders set to mark UN at 75 as pandemic puts it to test

World leaders set to mark UN at 75 as pandemic puts it to test

REUTERS 2020-09-21 12:49:38

World leaders will come together, virtually, on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic challenges the effectiveness and solidarity of the 193-mem...

10 dead, 25 others feared trapped as building collapses near Mumbai

10 dead, 25 others feared trapped as building collapses near Mumbai

-- 2020-09-21 10:10:56

Ten people were killed and around 25 were feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Bhiwandi near Mumbai in India early this morning. As per the initial information, 31 people have...

Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

Reuters 2020-09-20 21:21:48

Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha Vajiralongkorn and...

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as protests rise

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as protests rise

-- 2020-09-20 21:21:04

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers, reports Re...

Protesters hold rally against lockdown measures in London

Protesters hold rally against lockdown measures in London

-- 2020-09-20 17:17:15

More than a thousand people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest against lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, before the event was broken up by police. The p...

£10,000 fine for breaking COVID-19 rules in England

£10,000 fine for breaking COVID-19 rules in England

-- 2020-09-20 16:21:25

People in England who break new rules requiring them to self-isolate if they have been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19 will face a fine of up to 10,000 pounds ($12,914). The rules will...

Sudden top court vacancy poses new ‘wild card’ for US presidential race

Sudden top court vacancy poses new ‘wild card’ for US presidential race

REUTERS 2020-09-20 14:59:30

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent US presidential race, potentially shifting the focus away from the coron...

Thousands of protesters march against monarchy in Thailand

Thousands of protesters march against monarchy in Thailand

-- 2020-09-20 11:50:46

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers. Protester...

Global coronavirus cases now stand at 30,673,633

Global coronavirus cases now stand at 30,673,633

-- 2020-09-20 11:13:57

Coronavirus cases across the globe reached 30,673,633 on Sunday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The death toll from Covid-19 stood at 95...

Indian police arrested a local journalist alleging spying for China

Indian police arrested a local journalist alleging spying for China

-- 2020-09-19 20:17:14

Police in India's capital city on Saturday said they had arrested a local freelance journalist on allegations he was passing "sensitive information" to Chinese intelligence officers. In a statement,...

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

-- 2020-09-19 20:08:16

The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general's January killing during a US drone strike in Iraq, reports AP. Th...

Tata wins bid to construct new parliament building of India

Tata wins bid to construct new parliament building of India

-- 2020-09-19 19:44:20

Tata Projects, one of the subsidiaries of India's biggest conglomerate Tata Group of Companies, has won the bid to build the country's new parliament building. Tata Projects will construct the $117m...

Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist

Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist

-- 2020-09-19 19:34:46

Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the attorney general’s office said on Saturday, report...

Thousands rally in Thai capital against government

Thousands rally in Thai capital against government

-- 2020-09-19 17:05:18

Thousands of protesters in Thailand’s capital demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Saturday, with many also demanding reforms to the...

   Philippines keeps one metre social distancing rule

  Philippines keeps one metre social distancing rule

-- 2020-09-19 17:03:59

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to retain the one metre (three feet) social distance requirement on public transport to reduce coronavirus infecions, rejecting moves to reduce it to...

New UK lockdown likely sooner rather than later, ex-advisor warns

New UK lockdown likely sooner rather than later, ex-advisor warns

-- 2020-09-19 16:44:35

Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a leading epidemiologist and former senior government health advisor said on Saturday, re...

Vietnam resumes int'l flights after five-month closure

Vietnam resumes int'l flights after five-month closure

-- 2020-09-19 15:54:38

Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on Saturday morning saw the departure of the country's first regular international passenger flight after months-long shutdown to curb the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbr...

India arrests nine al Qaeda members planning ‘attacks’

India arrests nine al Qaeda members planning ‘attacks’

-- 2020-09-19 15:26:44

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Saturday it has arrested nine al Qaeda militants who were planning attacks in several locations including the capital New Delhi. “The g...

Covid-19 cases among Indian lawmakers rise

Covid-19 cases among Indian lawmakers rise

Reuters 2020-09-19 12:41:11

India’s parliament session that began this week is likely to be cut short after 30 lawmakers were found infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of case...

US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

-- 2020-09-19 11:14:33

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a heroine to the American left after overcoming entrenched sexism in the legal profession to ascend to the US Supreme Court, where she championed gender equality and other l...

French Finance Minister catches coronavirus

French Finance Minister catches coronavirus

Reuters 2020-09-19 10:12:08

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus, but had no symptoms and would continue to carry out his duties while quarantined at home. “I tested...

UK witnessing second wave of coronavirus, Boris Johnson says

UK witnessing second wave of coronavirus, Boris Johnson says

-- 2020-09-19 10:09:13

The UK is "now seeing a second wave" of Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, adding: "It's been inevitable we'd see it in this country." Mr Johnson said he did not "want to go into bigger...

Trump offered to pardon Assange in exchange for Democrats' emails

Trump offered to pardon Assange in exchange for Democrats' emails

-- 2020-09-18 19:32:29

US President Donald Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if the WikiLeaks founder provided the source for the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails before the 2016 U.S. presidential electi...