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Trump Says Will Join Beirut Donor Conference Call Sunday

Donald Trump said leaders from various parts of the world will join the conference call (File) Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he would take part in an international conference call for donors organizing aid for Lebanon after the giant explosion in Beirut. Trump, who talked earlier with the conference’s organizer French President Emmanuel […]

Business

Job Growth Slowed in July, Signaling a Loss of Economic Momentum

The American economy slowed in July as the pace of hiring eased from the robust rate of the previous two months, a victim of waning momentum and the resurgence of the coronavirus in many parts of the country. Employers added 1.8 million jobs, well below the 4.8 million jump in payrolls in June, the Labor […]

Sports

Cubs-Cardinals series postponed over another positive coronavirus test

This weekend’s three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed after a St. Louis player tested positive for COVID-19, according to Major League Baseball, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. In total, eight Cardinals players have tested positive for the coronavirus since last week. MLB earlier said Friday’s game had […]

Bollywood News

Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Rhea Chakraborty appears before ED after it rejected her request to deter : Bollywood News

After Enforcement Directorate (ED) rejected her request to deter, Rhea Chakraborty appeared before ED on August 7, 2020, after she was summoned in connection with the money laundering case. Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said that she is a law-abiding citizen. Since the ED informed media that the request to postpone the attendance was rejected, […]

National

Kerala landslide: 15 killed, around 67 missing (lead-2) | केरल भूस्खलन : 15 लोगों की मौत, करीब 67 लापता

तिरुवनंतपुरम, 7 अगस्त (आईएएनएस)। केरल के इडुक्की जिले के राजामलाई में भारी बारिश के बाद हुए भूस्खलन में कम से कम 15 लोगों की मौत हो गई है, जबकि 67 लोग अब भी लापता हैं। मृतकों में एक बच्चा भी शामिल है। पुलिस ने गुरुवार को यह जानकारी दी। नवीनतम रपटें बताती हैं कि क्षेत्र […]

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Iran says U.S. envoys all the same

A senior Iranian official said on Friday there was no difference between the outgoing and incoming U.S. special envoys for Iran because American officials “bite off more than they can chew”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the top U.S. envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, was leaving his post and the U.S. […]

Business

Trump’s Orders on WeChat and TikTok Are Uncertain. That May Be the Point.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s sudden decision late Thursday to restrict two popular Chinese social media services from the United States has created confusion about how broad the bans on doing business with China could ultimately be. That confusion may be part of the point. Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration announced that it would […]

Technology

TikTok prepares advertisers for possible app ban

TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the United States, ad buyers said, offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run. The short-form video app’s advertising business is still nascent. TikTok’s anticipated $1 billion (766 million pounds) in 2020 revenue is a small fraction of its Chinese owner […]

Sports

After knocking out Madrid, Man City’s rotten Champions League luck has turned, presenting them with a path to the trophy

MANCHESTER, England — For a club that has endured some agonising luck in the Champions League over the years, Manchester City will feel that they hit the jackpot on the night that Pep Guardiola’s team qualified for the quarterfinals by sending Real Madrid crashing out of the competition with a 2-1 victory. Not only did […]

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Why the Coronavirus is More Likely to ‘Superspread’ Than the Flu

For a spiky sphere just 120 nanometers wide, the coronavirus can be a remarkably cosmopolitan traveler. Spewed from the nose or mouth, it can rocket across a room and splatter onto surfaces; it can waft into poorly ventilated spaces and linger in the air for hours. At its most intrepid, the virus can spread from […]