Tag: United States
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: United States trample Thailand 13-0, Morgan scores five
The United States football team completely battered the Thailand side with a 13-0 victory on Wednesday morning
June 12, 2019 -
Japanese PM Abe departs for Tehran to ease US-Iran tensions
During his visit, Abe is slated to meet with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani and intends to try and urge Iran to stick to an international nuclear accord inked in 2015 between Iran and six major powers, including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
June 12, 2019 -
G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
As a compromise pushed by Washington, the statement omitted language from a previous draft that mentioned a "pressing need to resolve trade tensions".
June 9, 2019 -
Donald Trump suspends new tariffs after US, Mexico reach agreement on migration
"I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico. The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended," he said on Twitter.
June 8, 2019 -
Uttarakhand finance minister Prakash Pant passes away in US
He was undergoing treatment for lung ailment since March this year.
June 6, 2019 -
As Beijing watches, India, Japan, US, Australia hold quadrilateral meet
The meeting, held in Bangkok, was attended by senior officials from the four countries.
June 1, 2019 -
China to create blacklist of ‘Unreliable’ foreign firms amid Huawei row
The Chinese move to create its own "entity list" appears to be a way to pressure foreign companies to maintain commercial relations with Huawei.
June 1, 2019 -
Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’: Mahathir Mohamad
His comment came after a wave of controversy over the Chinese telecommunications firm, which has been hit by allegations of espionage and faces a US ban.
May 30, 2019 -
TOEFL to undergo revamp from Aug with shorter duration, options of choosing best scores
"We are also introducing a feature called 'MyBest scores' which will combine test takers' best scores for each section from all valid TOEFL scores from the previous two years. The option will allow test takers to show their best overall test performance to institutions making important admissions decisions."
May 28, 2019 -
Pakistan cricketer Asif Ali’s daughter, a cancer patient, dies in US
Before his departure for the limited-overs series in England, Ali had tweeted on April 24 that he was sending his daughter to the United States for treatment.
May 20, 2019 -
Merit, not family
While the opposition of the Democrats is legislative par for the course, the reservations within the Republicans can be no less challenging.
May 20, 2019 -
Trade deal now or it will be ‘far worse’ after 2020: Trump warns China
Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade battle that has seen mounting tariffs, sparking fears the dispute will damage the global economy.
May 12, 2019 -
70 countries urge North Korea to scrap nuclear, ballistic weapons
With two missile launches in a week, Pyongyang is walking a fine line between increasing pressure on the US and not derailing nuclear negotiations -- all while giving itself room to escalate, analysts say.
May 11, 2019 -
North Korea says weapons drill was defensive, criticizes Seoul
North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ballistic missile fired from a launch vehicle.
May 9, 2019 -
Rocket drills
In a signal to the likes of President Trump, Kim is reported to have expressed “great satisfaction” over Saturday’s drills, even emphasising that his frontline troops should keep a “high-alert posture” and enhance combat ability to “defend the political sovereignty and economic self-sustenance of the country”.
May 8, 2019 -
India in touch with US on Iranian oil imports: MEA
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India’s decision on oil imports would be based on many factors, including commercial considerations and the country’s energy security.
May 2, 2019 -
Teen suicides rose after release of 13 Reasons Why, says study
The researchers say that the number of suicide-related deaths recorded in April 2017 was higher than the number reported in any single month during the five-year period examined by them.
April 30, 2019