Month: October 2020

2016 sequel? Trump’s old attacks failing to land on Biden

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stood before a crowd in a state that had once been firmly in his grasp. There were fewer than three weeks left in the campaign, one reshaped by a virus that has killed more than 215,000 Americans, and he was running out of […]

Thai police order media probe over protests, restrict Telegram app

BANGKOK – Thai police said on Monday they had ordered an investigation of four news outlets under emergency measures introduced last week and imposed curbs on messaging app Telegram to try to stop three months of protests against the government and monarchy. The announcement prompted anger from media […]

Tibetan political leader sees growing U.S. support after meeting new envoy

NEW DELHI – The head of the Tibetan government in exile said he met the new U.S. special coordinator on Tibet, whose appointment last week angered China, at the State Department, the first political head of the Tibetans in exile to be hosted there in 60 years. U.S. […]

Half of Indians may have had coronavirus by February, government panel estimates

MUMBAI – At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee tasked with providing projections said on Monday. India has so far […]

India says Chinese soldier apprehended in Ladakh, to be returned

NEW DELHI – The Indian army said on Monday that it had captured a Chinese soldier after he strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both countries have amassed thousands of troops after a deadly clash in June. The People’s Liberation Army […]

Maha will have take to loan to help flood-hit people: Pawar

Mumbai, Oct 19 : NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said Maharashtra is facing a “historic economic crisis” and the state government has no option but to take loan to help flood-affected people in the state. Pawar, who is on a tour of the Marathwada region to review the […]

Changes being made in all sectors for country’s growth: PM Modi

Mysuru, Oct 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said necessary changes are being made in every sector to ensure growth and to make this decade India’s. “In the last 6-7 months you might have seen the speed and the ambit of reforms are increasing. Whether it is agriculture, […]

France demonstrations pay tribute to beheaded teacher

PARIS — Demonstrators in France on Sunday took part in gatherings in support of freedom of speech and in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad with his class. Samuel Paty was beheaded on Friday by a 18-year-old […]

Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. But it has been […]

Defiant protesters take over Bangkok streets, PM seeks talks

BANGKOK – Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the fourth day with chants of “down with dictatorship” and “reform the monarchy.” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader the protesters seek to oust, is concerned […]

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