Sources: Dem Lobbying Firm Under Federal Investigation For Burisma Work
The Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office is involved in the probe, and is coordinating with lawyers in the National Security Division at DOJ's Washington headquarter
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons To Enter Into Force: UN
UNITED NATIONSAn international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, a UN official said Saturday (Oct 24) , allowing the text prop
Nigeria Is Only African Country Barred From 2022 US Visa Lottery
Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States' visa lottery in 2022. This was disclosed in a document titled 'Instructions for the 2022 div
US May Ban Cotton From China's Xinjiang Region Over Rights Concerns
The Trump administration is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, a move that could come as soon as Tuesday
Philippine Officials Say It Is Not The New Covid-19 Hot Spot, Numbers Higher Because Of More Testing
MANILAPhilippine officials on Friday (Aug 7) disputed data that showed the country had the most Covid-19 cases in East Asia, insisting that previous "hot s
Rohingya Refugees Running Scared From Coronavirus Tests
COX'S BAZAR (AFP)Rohingya refugees infected with coronavirus are fleeing quarantine in their Bangladesh camps because they fear being transferred to an isolated
3 Killed As Cyclone Nisarga Lashes Mumbai
MUMBAI (AFP)At least three people were reported dead as coronavirus-hit Mumbai appeared to escape the worst of Cyclone Nisarga Wednesday (June 3), the first sev
Rare Cyclone To Disrupt Business In India's Financial Hub
MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG)Mumbai, the financial capital of Asia's third-largest economy, is likely to be affected by a cyclonic storm on Wednesday (June 3), potentially
First Rohingya Refugee Dies From Coronavirus In Bangladesh: Official
DHAKA (AFP)A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to die from the coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday (
Coronavirus Traps Poor Foreign Workers In Deserted Maldives
MALÉ (AFP)Tens of thousands of impoverished foreign labourers have been left stranded and ostracised in one of the world's most densely packed cities as the to
India Sends Troops To Help Clean Up Cyclone-hit Kolkata
KOLKATA • The Indian Army has been mobilised to help with clean-up operations after a devastating cyclone hit the eastern city of Kolkata, as thousands yester
Army Called In To Help Cyclone-ravaged Indian City As Thousands Protest Against Power, Water Shortages
KOLKATA (AFP)The Indian Army has been mobilised to help with the clean-up after a devastating cyclone hit the eastern city of Kolkata, as thousands on Sunday (M
Army Called In To Help Cyclone-ravaged Indian City As Thousands Protest Power, Water Cuts
KOLKATA (AFP)The Indian Army has been mobilised to help with the clean-up after a devastating cyclone hit the eastern city of Kolkata, as thousands on Sunday (M
Protests In Kolkata Over Delay In Govt Response To Cyclone Amphan
KOLKATA • Thousands took to the streets in the Indian city of Kolkata yesterday to protest against what they said was the slow government reaction to power cu
Cyclone Amphan Losses Estimated At $18 Billion In India, At Least $180 Million In Bangladesh
KOLKATA/DHAKA (REUTERS)A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees (S$18.5 bill
Protests In Kolkata Over India's Cyclone Recovery Delay
KOLKATA (AFP)Thousands took to the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday (May 23) to protest against what they said was the slow government reaction
Protests In Indian City Over Cyclone Recovery Delay
KOLKATA (AFP)Thousands took to the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday (May 23) to protest against what they said was the slow government reaction
Cyclone-hit Indian State To Get $188m Aid
KOLKATA/DHAKA • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft yesterday, saw the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful c
Indian PM Visits Cyclone Stricken Kolkata Promising Help, Bangladesh Counts Cost
KOLKATA/DHAKA (REUTERS)Peering down from his aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw on Friday (May 22) the devastation and flooding caused by the most power
Cyclone Death Toll Hits 95 As Bangladesh And India Start Mopping Up
SATKHIRA (Bangladesh) (AFP)India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up on Thursday (May 21) after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, l