US emergency workers searched Sunday for survivors of ferocious tornadoes that killed dozens of people across several states and left towns in ruins, but the governor of hard-hit Kentucky warned that cadaver dogs were still finding bodies. President Joe Biden called the rare late-season burst of twisters in the US heartland “one of the largest” storm […]
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Stocks dip in Asia ahead of US inflation figures
Asian markets dropped on Friday, following a weak lead from Wall Street and as investors awaited a key US inflation report due later in the day. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed 1.07 percent down at 23,995.72, while Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down one percent at the close. Shanghai also slipped. During the […]
Biden dives into US oil reserves to reassure Americans on inflation
President Joe Biden tapped the US strategic oil reserves in a bid to reassure Americans angry about inflation and goods shortages as they head off to Thanksgiving — and to buoy up his sinking poll ratings. Facing growing discontent around the country over inflation and especially the soaring price of fuel in filling stations, Biden […]
US indicts two Iranians for election meddling
The US Justice Department has announced indictments of two Iranians who allegedly took part in an online “disinformation and threat” campaign to influence American voters in the 2020 presidential election. Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi, 24, and Sajjad Kashian, 27, conducted a cyber campaign “to intimidate and influence American voters, and otherwise undermine voter confidence and sow […]
US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic
The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet’s oceans and save marine life. On a visit to the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would […]
USA, China, UK top exports’ destination of Pakistani products: Razak
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday said that United States of America (USA) remained the top export destination of the Pakistani products followed by China and United Kingdom (UK) during the first four months of financial year (2021-22). In a tweet, he said exports to the USA […]
Vast infrastructure bill overcomes key hurdle in US Senate
A vast new investment plan aimed at modernizing America’s infrastructure overcame a key legislative hurdle in the US Senate on Sunday, with legislation described as “historic” by President Joe Biden now almost certain to become law. The bill, months in the making, calls for $550 billion in new federal spending on the nation’s aging infrastructure, […]
Springsteen misses out qualification for Olympic equestrian final
Jessica Springsteen — the daughter of US rock star Bruce Springsteen — has added her name to the list of offspring of the super rich who have strutted their stuff on the Olympic equestrian stage. Springsteen fell short in qualifying for Wednesday’s individual jumping final on her horse Don Juan van de Donkhoeve but still […]
Australia ready to take down USA in Olympic basketball semis, says Mills
NBA stalwart Patty Mills says Australia have bottled up all their previous Olympic failures and plan to let them loose against the United States in their crunch basketball semi-final on Thursday. The world’s third-ranked team, known as the “Boomers”, have been trying to finish on the Olympic podium since the Melbourne Games in 1956 but […]
Giteau adds US rugby title at 38, hints at retirement
Australian veteran Matt Giteau kicked 13 points as the Los Angeles Giltinis ended their first season by beating Atlanta 31-17 to win US Major League Rugby title. Giteau, who is 38 and won 103 Wallaby caps, indicated that Sunday’s victory in front 7,000 fans in the Los Angeles Coliseum might be his final game. “What […]