WASHINGTON: There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments. Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told a briefing the virus …
Read More »How to land your dream job before graduation
Most students work their entire university career towards the goal of walking across the stage on graduation day and into their first job. But fourth-year accounting student Ryan Murthi has already lined up his dream job even before graduation, thanks to the career support he has received at the Ted …
Read More »Clinton signals Russia ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for 2020 run
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has warned that Russia, which interfered in the US election she lost in 2016, is “grooming” a Democratic candidate for a third-party run next year, signaling congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard could fill the role. The goal of this would essentially be to divide the US electorate and help …
Read More »President Donald Trump gets heat for urging Ukraine probe
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the heart of an explosive …
Read More »US renews call on Pakistan to cut off extremists
United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday renewed calls on Pakistan to curb extremists fighting in Afghanistan, saying Washington was holding its uneasy war partner accountable. Pompeo made the comment as he welcomed long-delayed legislative elections in Afghanistan, saying the US was “encouraged” by voter turnout, despite …
Read More »China welcomes US invitation for trade talks
WASHINGTON / SHANGHAI: China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the government has received an invitation from the United States for trade talks, and welcomes it. Chinese ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing. The White House’s top economic adviser said on Wednesday …
Read More »US to cut $25 million in aid to hospitals serving Palestinians
WASHINGTON DC: The United States plans to cut $25 million in aid to six hospitals primarily serving Palestinians in Jerusalem, a State Department official confirmed Saturday. The official said the decision followed a President Donald Trump-directed review of assistance to the Palestinian Authority and in the West Bank and Gaza …
Read More »US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
WASHINGTON DC: The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organisation was “irredeemably flawed”. Washington has long been the UN Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) largest donor but is “no longer willing to shoulder the very disproportionate share …
Read More »Muslim-American woman forced to undergo ‘private’ security check files complaint
A Muslim-American graduate student of Harvard University was subjected to additional screening by United States airport authorities on Thursday and was forced to reveal her menstrual pad, Huffington Post reported. The incident took place while the student was travelling from Boston to Washington DC for a speaking engagement. The victim, …
Read More »US-backed forces repel IS attack in east Syria: monitor
BEIRUT: US-backed forces have repelled a raid by the Islamic State group targeting barracks housing American and French troops in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. The Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition supporting them were on high alert after the raid late Friday at …
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