Trump Renews Threat To Cut Ties With China
President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after U.S. Trade Representative Robert…
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Trump Says Some Americans Wear Coronavirus Masks ‘To Signal Disapproval Of Him’
President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus…
IMF Says Deeper-Than-Expected Contraction In U.S. Economy Likely In Second Quarter
A defacto lockdown in the United States has lasted longer than expected despite a rollback in some restrictions on mobility,…
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump’s Bid To End Program Shielding ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants
The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday in a set of cases over his effort to end…
Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads Over ‘Organized Hate’ Policy
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President…
Coronavirus: Bank Of England Adds Another £100 Billion To Bond-Buying Program
The Bank of England on Thursday added another £100 billion to its quantitative easing program in a bid to shore…
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Remain High, Second Wave Of Layoffs Blamed
A second wave of layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains is likely keeping new U.S. applications for unemployment…
Steroid Should Be Kept For Serious Coronavirus Cases, WHO Says
A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases…
US Says A UK Trade Deal ‘Unlikely’ Before November
America’s top trade negotiator has said a deal with the UK is unlikely before the US presidential election in November.…
House To Vote To Make Washington D.C. The 51st State In The U.S
Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an…
Beijing Extends Movement Curbs To Contain Resurgent Coronavirus
China’s capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up efforts to contain…
Tensions Between North And South Korea To Escalate Further After Pyongyang Bombed Joint Office
Tensions between the two Koreas may continue to rise after a joint liaison office in a border town was blown up,…
Russia Could Cut Interest Rates To A Historic Low
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate on Friday to its lowest level…
30% Of Americans Missed Their Housing Payments In June
As the United States continues to face record unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, 30% of Americans missed their housing…
Huawei CFO Raises New Argument To Fight U.S. Extradition In Canada Court
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight…
Saudi Oil Exports To U.S. Plunge To Lowest Level In 35 Years
After flooding the U.S. with crude earlier this year, Saudi Arabia has all but cut off the taps to the…
Trump Signs Executive Order On Police Reform After Weeks Of Protests
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing several police reforms while rejecting calls to defund or dismantle…
North Korea Blows Up Joint Liaison Office With South In Kaesong
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North’s border town of Kaesong. The…
China’s Economy May Grow 3% In 2020, Government Researcher Says
China’s economy may grow 3% this year as the government ramps up policy support, said Zhang Ming, a researcher at…
Beijing Tightens Controls Amid Spike In Local Coronavirus Cases
The Chinese capital Beijing has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries to contain an outbreak…
Oscars Delayed Until April 25; Film Eligibility Window Extended
The 93rd Academy Awards will take place in April next year. On Monday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
U.S. Open Will Go Ahead Without Fans Amid COVID-19: Reports
The New York Times, which both cited unnamed sources, said the USTA announce this week that it will hold the…
US ‘Outraged’ As Russia Jails Ex-Marine For ‘Spying’
The US has said it is “outraged” after Russia sentenced an ex-US marine to 16 years in a high security…
Germany Says Its Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Is Ready
Germany’s health minister said Sunday that its contact tracing smartphone app will be launched this week, Reuters reported. The app…
Chinese Capital Reinstates Curbs As Coronavirus Resurfaces
Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools and ordered people to be tested for the…
Europe Reopens Borders But Long Road For Tourism To Recover
Borders opened up across Europe on Monday after three months of coronavirus closures that began chaotically in March. But many…
Systemic Racism Slows Economic Growth: Dallas Fed Chief Kaplan
Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal…
Coronavirus: India To Use 500 Train Carriages As Wards In Delhi
India is to convert another 500 railway carriages to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, amid a…
Atlanta Police Chief Resigns Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting
Atlanta’s police chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American man who had fallen asleep in his car…
EU Economics Chief Is Confident That Countries Won’t Veto Huge Stimulus Deal
The European Union will agree to borrow billions of euros from financial markets this summer, a European official predicted Friday,…