London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended his government’s coronavirus restrictions as “the right and responsible thing to do” in the fight against the ongoing pandemic. “Taking action is …
Johnson defends Covid-19 curbs as ‘right, responsible thing’ Read More
Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s town hall on ABC News drew 14.1 million viewers, surpassing the ratings for President Donald Trump’s town hall on NBC News, according to the latest …
Biden leads Trump in TV viewership ratings from duelling town halls Read More
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee have announced a joint fundraising haul of $247.8 million in September, but it was far behind than the …
Trump raises $135mn less than Biden in Sep Read More
Washington: Symbolising the deep chasm in US politics, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden could not even agree on holding a debate and instead participated in two …
Trump, Biden hold separate town halls in place of direct debate Read More Washington: In another re-election campaign rally following his Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this month, US President Donald Trump donned a ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) cap and pulled off his tie …
Trump wears ‘MAGA’ cap, pulls off tie at Iowa rally Read More
Seoul :North Korean state-media reported on Thursday that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un again visited a typhoon-hit region and urged officials to further boost recovery efforts. According to the report …
Kim Jong-un visits typhoon recovery area again Read More
Washington: The global economy is experiencing a K-shaped recovery, as advanced economies have been able to provide support while the poorest countries are facing an increasingly desperate recession, World Bank Group …
Poorest countries in desperate need of support: World Bank Read More
London: Watching high-quality programmes on nature on TV can uplift one’s mood, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors, say researchers. The …
Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing: Study Read More
New Delhi: At a time when the seventh round of India and China military talks to resolve the border disputes in Eastern Ladakh have ended in a deadlock, Chinese President …
Xi asks Chinese troops to ‘put minds and energy on preparing for war’ Read More
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that the country has registered the second Covid-19 vaccine, according to media reports. Russia became the first country to give regulatory approval …
After Sputnik V, Russia approves another Covid-19 vaccine: Putin Read More