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How Trump’s attacks on science led to over 200,000 dead from coronavirus.
Over the past six months, the Trump administration has prioritized politics over science at key moments, refusing to follow expert advice that might have contained the spread of the virus.
«It's China Virus, Corona Sounds Like A Beautiful Place In Italy» : Trump.
US President Donald Trump has hit out at China for not stopping the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives globally, as he yet again used the term "China virus" and urged...
«Pakistan Must Take Irreversible Action Terrorism» : US Envoy To Lawmakers.
Pakistan must take sustained and irreversible action against terrorism, and needs to demonstrate that it is prepared to live up to international commitments on weapons of mass destruction, a US...
India's Economy To Contract By 5.9% In 2020 Amid Covid: UN Report
Impacted by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India's economy is forecast to contract by 5.9 per cent in 2020, the UN has said in a report, warning that while growth will rebound next year,...
‘Stubborn’ California wildfire fueled by lack of firefighting resources: officials.
By the time staffing was ramped up, the Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles County had found its way deep into inaccessible old-growth forest.
200 More Whales Found After Several Die In Australia's Biggest Stranding.
Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday to free a few dozen survivors.
Nearly 500 whales found beached off Australia, many of which have already died.
The discovery of 200 additional pilot whales three days into the rescue of 270 others makes it Australia's biggest beaching in modern times.
U.S. election: Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden in rebuke of Trump
Trump has had a fraught relationship with members of John McCain’s family since he disparaged the Arizona senator during his 2016 campaign.
International Space Station Relocates To Avoid Collision With Debris.
Astronauts on the International Space Station carried out an "avoidance maneuver" Tuesday to ensure they would not be hit by a piece of debris, said US space agency NASA, urging better management of...
World leaders clash over coronavirus during virtual United Nations meeting.
Kept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an unprecedented high-level meeting.
Black man was not holding gun when fatally shot by Los Angeles police, lawyer says.
A Black man shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies wasn't holding a gun when they opened fire, attorneys for his family said Tuesday.
Trump expands ban on U.S. spending for some diversity training programs
Trump earlier this month ordered his administration to stop paying for critical race theory diversity training in federal agencies.
US senators to consider Trump’s supreme court nominee.
Democrats had hoped Mitt Romney and others would stymie the US president’s attempts to appoint a successor to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Breonna Taylor: Louisville prepares for unrest as decision on officer charges looms.
With timing of the announcement still uncertain, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer declared a state of emergency due to the potential for civil unrest.
Indian-Americans Have Powered Economic Growth Of US: Joe Biden.
Indian Americans, with their hard work and entrepreneurship, have powered the economic growth of the United States and helped forge cultural dynamism in the country, Democratic presidential candidate...
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U.S. Senate Republicans plan vote on Trump’s Supreme Court pick ahead of election
The Senate is controlled by Republicans, 53-47, with a simple majority needed for confirmation.
China Vows To Become Carbon Neutral By 2060
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday that the world's largest greenhouse gas polluter will peak emissions in 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060, in what climate activists hailed as a major step...
Migrant women will not see doctor accused of performing unwanted surgeries: U.
Dr. Mahendra Amin has seen at least 60 detained women, said Andrew Free, a lawyer working with other attorneys to investigate medical care at Irwin County, on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia To Gradually Resume «Umrah» Pilgrimage From October 4.
Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, after it was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
China announces plans to boost climate targets after Trump blasts country for pollution.
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Xi said China would achieve a peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, the first time the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide has pledged to end its net contributio...
Donbas truce holding for almost two months – Zelensky.
Throughout this time, as a result of enemy provocation, Ukraine lost a soldier, but on other days there were practically no combat casualties, the president said.
Facebook Take Down Fake Accounts Created In China Aimed At US Elections.
Facebook said Tuesday it derailed a network of fakes accounts out of China that had recently taken aim at the US presidential race.
Brexit: Law-breaking UK legislation moves one step closer to enactment.
Change introduced to give MPs a vote before any treaty-breaking clauses are triggered
Car theft to be punished by prison term instead of fines.
The new law provides for up to five years behind bars for the said crime.
Trump criticises China over coronavirus response in defiant UN speech.
US president says UN must hold China accountable for ‘unleashing virus on world’