Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq would soon be reduced to about 4,000 and 2,000 respectively. “A lot of progress has been made in Afghanistan, but we will be down to 4,000 soldiers in a very short period of …
Read More »New research shows COVID-19 may have been in L.A. before China announced its outbreak
Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | A new study by American researchers, released on Thursday, suggests the deadly coronavirus may have already reached Los Angeles by late December, actively circulating in the area months before the first definitive cases in the United States were identified. Researchers at the University of California, …
Read More »U.S. federal court blocks Trump’s order to exclude undocumented immigrants from census
Washington, US | XINHUA | A U.S. federal court on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s order which excludes undocumented immigrants from census when calculating the apportionment of congressional seats in each state. The decision prohibits the Trump administration from reporting any information regarding undocumented immigrants in its census count that could …
Read More »Lebanese president says act of sabotage may have caused massive fire at Beirut’s port
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the massive fire that erupted at Beirut’s port earlier in the day may have been caused by an intentional act of sabotage, a technical error, ignorance or negligence, the National News Agency reported. “In all cases, we must …
Read More »Pakistani PM, Uzbek deputy PM discuss bilateral cooperation, regional connectivity
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Sardor Umurzakov here on Thursday, the Prime Minister Office of Pakistan said. In the meeting with Umurzakov who arrived in Islamabad along with his delegation on an official …
Read More »U.S. Senate fails to advance Republican COVID-19 relief bill
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance a slimmed-down Republican COVID-19 relief proposal, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the scope and size of the much needed stimulus bill. All Democrats and one Republican, Senator Rand Paul, opposed the legislation in a procedural vote, making it …
Read More »U.S. to reduce troop presence in Iraq, Afghanistan by November
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Commander of U.S. Central Command Kenneth McKenzie confirmed on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by November, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. The Politico reported that McKenzie, during a ceremony for Operation Inherent Resolve with the Iraqi …
Read More »SCO provides platform for development of regional countries: Pakistani FM
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) provides a strong platform in which regional countries will come together to find possibilities of development, prosperity and connectivity. In a video message before embarking on a visit to Russia …
Read More »UK publishes controversial Brexit bill amid growing anger from Brussels
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The British government on Wednesday published a controversial bill which overrides elements of the Brexit deal with Brussels, despite a senior minister explicitly acknowledging that the plan would “break international law”. The UK Internal Markets Bill is intended to ensure Northern Ireland can continue to …
Read More »Use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change — UN chief
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged countries to use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change. “We have a choice: business as usual, leading to further calamity; or we can use the recovery from COVID-19 to provide a real opportunity to put the world …
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