Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence
Al Jazeera News : US President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday, sparing him from prison...
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Australia restricts number of citizens returning as virus surges
Reuters, Melbourne :Australia will halve the number of citizens allowed to return home from overseas each week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as...
Bolivia’s President Anez tested positive
Reuters :Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing...
Police dismantle a makeshift shelter camp in Calais
Reuters, Calais :Police forces dismantled a makeshift shelter camp in the northern French port of Calais on Friday, removing hundreds of migrants in one of...
Gangster Vikas Dubey killed
Zee Media :Dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) in Kanpur on Friday after he tried to...
Biden challenges Trump with ‘Buy American’ economic plan
BBC Online :Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has laid out his rescue plan for the coronavirus-crippled US economy, while berating President Donald Trump as incompetent.Mr...
Swedish court acquits ex-ambassador to China
Al Jazeera News :A Swedish court has acquitted Sweden’s former ambassador to China of overstepping her diplomatic brief in efforts to free a jailed Chinese-Swedish...
Philippine lawmakers block license bid broadcaster
Reuters, Manila :Philippine lawmakers rejected the renewal of a 25-year license for country’s top broadcaster on Friday, outraging activists who saw the move to keep...
The killing of Qassem Soleimani was unlawful: UN expert
The New York Times :A United Nations expert investigating summary executions said Thursday that the United States’ targeted killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani of Iran...
Mayor of Seoul found dead
Reuters :One of South Korea’s most prominent elected officials and longtime mayor of the capital, Seoul, was found dead on Friday after his daughter reported...
Harvard, MIT sue Trump govt over order revoking visas for foreign students
AFP, New York :Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump’s administration threatening the visas of foreign...