World News – Page 232 – Asian News from UK

RAMALLAH, July 25, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 25, 2019. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday declared that the Palestinian leadership has decided to stop abiding by the signed agreements between Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel, in line with former decisions taken by Palestinian National and Central Councils. (Str/Xinhua/IANS) by .

Abbas denounces Israel-UAE deal

Palestine has slammed the US-brokered historic peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel for full normalisation of relations between the two countries. Hours after the development on Thursday, the

August 14, 2020

-Top News·USA News·World News

(XIAMEN SUMMIT)CHINA-XIAMEN-DIALOGUE-LEADERS (CN) by .

Russia registers world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

In what could alter the course of the Covid-19 pandemic that is still creating mayhem across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the country has registered the world’s first

August 11, 2020

-Top News·CORONA·World News

Apple CEO Tim Cook. (File Photo: IANS) by .

Tim Cook becomes Billionaire

Apple CEO Tim Cook has for the first time become a billionaire as the Cupertino-based iPhone maker broke all previous records and is now the world’s most valued company at over $1.84

August 11, 2020

World News

Lebanon government resigns after Beirut blast

Lebanon’s government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on August 4 that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. The announcement was made in a national

August 11, 2020

-Top News·World News

Russia ready to register world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

Russia is reportedly going ahead with its plan to register the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine this week before it starts mass vaccination in October, despite safety concerns raised from several quarters, including

August 10, 2020

-Top News·CORONA·World News

China’s Plot For Economic Blackmail

‘Hidden Hand – Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World’ by renowned academics Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg, comes with a chilling caveat: While it focuses on the “what,

August 10, 2020

Asia News·LITE BLOGS·World News

Beirut, Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2020 shows a scene after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Two huge explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, leaving at least 50 people killed and 2,500 others injured. The number of casualties were expected to rise as the counting continued. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich/IANS) by .

World leaders to jointly raise aid for Lebanon

International leaders will hold talks on Sunday to raise aid for Beirut, five days after the massive explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital. The virtual conference – set up by France and

August 9, 2020

-Top News·World News

BRASILIA, Jan. 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a press conference on the collapse of a dam, at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2019. At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others are missing after a tailings dam collapsed Friday afternoon in southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the state government said Friday evening. (Xinhua/Ernesto Rodrigues/AGENCIA ESTADO/IANS) by .

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll at one lakh

Brazil does not seem to have any respite in new detections and death rates. The Latin American nation has registered over 1,00,000 deaths and more than 3 million cases of the novel

August 9, 2020

-Top News·World News

World News - Page 232