Trump appoints Mark Meadows as new White House chief of staff
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump parted ways on Friday with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and replaced him with conservative lawmaker...
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Bill Clinton says Lewinsky affair was to ‘manage anxieties’
AFP, New York :Bill Clinton said he had an affair with Monica Lewinsky to help him deal with the stress of being president as he...
Putin says will not bend law to extend grip on power
AFP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he would not bend the law to extend his term in power and is seeking to amend...
Trump’s re-election campaign files 3rd lawsuit against CNN
Reuters, Washington :U.S President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign sued CNN for libel on Friday, over an opinion piece that said the campaign had left open...
Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority
AP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies, final election results confirmed Thursday, extending...
Britain spent over 4.4b pounds on Brexit planning: Report
Reuters, London :Britain’s government has spent at least 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers’ money on preparations to leave the European Union, the public spending watchdog...
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US man executed by lethal injection for role in killing of 3 copsAFP, WashingtonThe US state of Alabama on Thursday executed a man found guilty...
Elizabeth Warren, once a frontrunner, ends US presidential bid
AFP, Cambridge :Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in US, once a favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination, dropped out of the race on Thursday, setting...
9 in 10 of all people hold bias against women
AFP, United Nations :Nearly 90 percent of the world’s population – of every gender – holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study...
Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion
AP, Washington :Facebook on Thursday began taking down ads for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump that direct people to a survey labeled a...
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Kim expresses condolences over virus in South KoreaAP, SeoulNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to...
New boost for Joe Biden as Michael Bloomberg quits White House race
AFP, New York :US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg exited the Democratic presidential race and endorsed frontrunner Joe Biden on Wednesday, after blowing more than half...