New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Author: By ERIC TUCKER | AP ID: 1608779815248600200 Thu, 2020-12-24 03:08 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including...
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 32,195
Author: Reuters ID: 1608785998178791900 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 32,195 to 1,587,115, data from the...
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
Author: AFP ID: 1608787355358837200 Thu, 2020-12-24 05:20 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a...
India records 24,712 new coronavirus cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608788749498884300 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 MUMBAI: India recorded 24,712 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 10.12 million, data from the health...
Japan’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting...
Climbers arrive in Pakistan to claim mountaineering’s last great prize: Winter ascent of K2
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:30 ISLAMABAD: Chyang Dawa Sherpa is in Pakistan to attempt what no human has ever achieved before: A winter ascent of...
Trump throws pandemic relief into doubt
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:59 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has thrown a long-awaited pandemic relief package into doubt days before millions of Americans will lose their...
UAE’s 2020 year in review
From a Mars mission to splitting the atom to helping develop a Covid-19 vaccine, 2020 was a big year for the United Arab Emirates.
The pandemic is forcing older workers to retire early
America has gone from having the strongest job market in decades to the very opposite during the pandemic. For older workers who have lost...
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