Month: September 2019

South Korea downgrades Japan trade status as dispute deepens

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday dropped Japan from a list of countries receiving fast-track approvals in trade, a reaction to Tokyo’s decision to downgrade Seoul’s trade status amid a tense diplomatic dispute. South Korea’ trade ministry said Japan’s removal from a 29-member “white list” of […]

Amazon tribe in Brazil patrols territory, braces for fight

ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS RESERVE, Brazil — Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there is talk of a looming conflict over land. The men in the Tembe indigenous group sometimes daub themselves in traditional war paint and patrol the forest. They carry bows and arrows, but feel increasingly vulnerable […]

Survivors on Bahamas island mark time as officials lay plans

GRAND ABACO, Bahamas — A handful of men hover around Gayle Wallace as she hands out four fish sandwiches with a dab of ketchup on each at the cramped home she rents in Murphy Town. Some are friends, others family. All are part of a new community of […]

Gamble pays off for Lieberman, who becomes Israeli kingmaker

JERUSALEM — The veteran Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman took the political gamble of his life when he spurned his mentor, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and forced an unprecedented repeat election. As results began rolling in from Tuesday’s vote, it appeared to have paid off. With neither Netanyahu’s Likud […]

Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition after attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it joined a U.S.-led coalition to secure the Mideast’s waterways amid threats from Iran after an attack targeting its crucial oil industry. The kingdom’s decision to enter the International Maritime Security Construct came ahead of a planned visit by […]

Netanyahu, rightist allies appear to fall short of majority

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his natural religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, partial results indicated, setting the stage for a period of coalition negotiations that could threaten his political future and even clear the way […]

Spooked by Modi’s plastics ban, India Inc seeks clarity, exemptions

NEW DELHI – Companies in India will seek exemptions from the government’s planned ban on certain plastic items, fearing the move will disrupt supply chains and raise costs ahead of a festive season, according to sources and an industry document seen by Reuters. India is likely to impose […]

India says expects to gain control over Pakistan Kashmir one day

NEW DELHI – India’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected India to gain physical control over it one day, raising the rhetoric over the territorial dispute. India rules the heavily populated Kashmir Valley while […]

National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Public Architecture” – Year of Construction Technology

open view news desk As a part of Nationwide Awareness Campaign during ongoing ‘Construction Technology Year’, Central Public Works Department is organizing a National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Public Architecture on September 18, 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Prime Minister had announced that April 2019 […]

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