Stop Wasting Time In Coronavirus Battle, China Tells US
The US should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lies and attacking the country, the Chinese Government’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday. The Sino-US ties have nosedived since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, with the administrations of President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping...
It’s “Not Possible” To Cut Off All Russian Gas Right Now – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that cutting off Russian gas right now is "not possible" and that the European Union must look at sanctions that hurt Russia more than the European Union. “Aus...
Trump Is Banned From Facebook, Instagram For Two Weeks —Zuckerberg
Facebook Co-Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, says United States President, Donald Trump, is banned from Facebook and Instagram till the end of his tenure on January 20, 2020. Zuckerberg said this in a post on Facebook while reacting to the violence perpetrated at the Capitol by Trump supporters who wanted to stop the US Congress from certifying the election which Joe Biden...
“I will rather not impose tariffs on China” -Trump
US President Donald Trump stated that he would "rather not" impose tariffs on China, despite plans to impose high import taxes on America's largest economic rival. Asked in an interview with Fox News if he could make a deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Taiwan and trade, Trump replied, “I can do that because we have something that they...
Russian Strikes Kill Three In Ukraine
An overnight Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed three people, including a child, and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said Monday. “As of now, three people are known to have died, including a small child. 18 people were wounded, including children,” Kharkiv region police wrote on Telegram. The police warned that people may be trapped under the rubble...
US-China Trade Deal Reduces Tariff Tension
China confirmed the framework of a trade agreement with the United States on Friday, saying Beijing would "review and approve" items under export controls while Washington would remove "restrictive measures." The two sides agreed after talks in Geneva in May to temporarily lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products. China also committed to easing some non-tariff countermeasures, but US officials...
Gaza Tower Housing Al Jazeera Office Destroyed By Israeli Attack (Video)
A building that housed international media offices including Al Jazeera’s in the Gaza Strip has been hit by an Israeli air raid that demolished the structure. https://youtu.be/CyWAhU4NVes It was not immediately clear if there were casualties in Saturday’s attack. Live Al Jazeera video showed the 11-storey al-Jalaa building, which also houses several residences and other offices, crashing to the ground after...
“Netanyahu Must Go” – Former Israeli PM Bennett
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office, his predecessor Naftali Bennett has told a televised interview, refusing to say whether he intends to challenge the country’s longest-serving leader in an election. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that aired on Saturday, former prime minister Bennett said Netanyahu “has been in power for 20 years… that’s too much, it’s...
Russia’s Ukraine Operation Going As Planned, No Need To Squeeze It Into Deadlines – Putin
Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine is going according to plan, and there is no need to meet any deadlines for ending it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday wrapping up his visit to Ashgabat. According to Putin, the goal ...
Sen. Kalu Salutes Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan For Winning Gold At World Athletics Championship
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Kalu has congratulated the first Nigerian athlete to win a Gold medal at the World Athletics Championship, Tobi Amusan, after winning the women's 100M hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. De...
