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Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus, say doctors
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus on "consecutive days," White House physician Sean Conley said Monday.
The development came as Trump is all geared up to hold a campaign rally Monday…
Afghanistan withdrawal still ‘conditions-based’: Top US general
WASHINGTON: The US withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan will depend on a reduction in violence and other conditions agreed in February with the Taliban, the Pentagon’s top general said in an interview broadcast Monday.
Five days…
BP starts Oman’s giant Ghazeer gas field
LONDON: BP started production at Oman’s giant Ghazeer natural gas field in Oman which is set to underpin the company’s oil and gas output for years even as it shifts to renewables.
The London-based company said in a statement that…
UK to impose further COVID-19 restrictions but anger rising
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday impose a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England as the COVID-19 outbreak accelerates, though anger is rising at the cost of the stringent curtailment of…
Melbourne doctors demand end to lockdown, say harsh restrictions…
A group of 500 Melbourne doctors have urged Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews to immediately lift lockdown in the southeastern state of Australia, warning that more people will be killed than saved if the harsh restrictions are not rolled…
Trump rejects virtual debate, says may hold a campaign rally on…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump added more turbulence to the U.S. election campaign on Thursday, pulling out of an Oct. 15 debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden after it was changed to a virtual event and saying he may hold a rally in…
China joins WHO-backed vaccine programme rejected by Trump
BEIJING/GENEVA: China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it said on Friday, giving a major boost to an initiative shunned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict.
The Rome-based organisation says…
24,000 pilgrims perform Umrah, no coronavirus case reported so…
RIYADH: At least 24,000 pilgrims have performed Umrah since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partially resumed the pilgrimage with extensive health precautions after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus.
No coronavirus case has thus far been…
India doing terrorism in occupied Kashmir: Pakistan
NEW YORK: Pakistan has said that India is using terrorism as an instrument of its coercive policies in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K).
This was stated by Pakistani diplomat Zulfiqar Cheena in the UN session…