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Satellite image: Iran blast struck by suspected missile site

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel system and missile production sites, satellite photographs showed Saturday. What exploded in the incident early Friday that sent a massive fireball into the sky near Tehran remains unclear, as does the cause of the blast. The unusual response of the Iranian government in the aftermath of the explosion, however, underscores the sensitive nature of an area near where international inspectors believe the Islamic Republic conducted high-explosive…

US tightens the screws on Beijing, restricts visas for Chinese officials

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The United States is imposing visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials responsible for “eviscerating” the freedoms of Hong Kong citizens, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, signalling that the US would continue to tighten controls vis-a-vis the Chinese government officials. The move coincides with an intensified US rhetoric against China in the midst of Trump’s re-election campaign, in which opinion polls have shown voters increasingly embittered toward Beijing, especially over the coronavirus that began from China’s Wuhan. “I am announcing visa restrictions on…

‘Black lives do not matter’ in US: George Floyd’s brother tells UN

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ George Floyd’s brother on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because “black lives do not matter in the United States”, as the UN’s rights chief urged reparations for centuries of discrimination. Philonise Floyd made an impassioned speech via video-link to an urgent United Nations Human Rights Council debate on “systemic racism” in the US and beyond. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the “gratuitous brutality” of Floyd’s death in police custody encapsulated racism that harmed millions of people of…

Global Covid tally crosses 8 million mark, WHO sees ‘green shoots of hope’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The world health organization on Wednesday said that green shoots of hope have emerged despite the world crossing a grim milestone of over 8 million deaths due to coronavirus pandemic. The director general of the global health organization added that the developments in the past couple of months have shown that together through global solidarity, humanity can overcome this pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s comments came on a day when the global tally of the Covid-19 infections crossed the 8.3 million mark with 60 thousand fresh cases registered…

T&T All Stars lose in US

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DELRAY BEACH/FL – USA: The T&T All Stars cricket team lost both their matches in the Maq T10 triangular series on Sunday at Maq Cricket ground in Delray Beach, as New York All Stars ran away with the title. In their opening game, they were restricted to just 42/9 off their 10 overs with Guyanese Jeetendra Sookdeo taking 2/3 and all-rounder Karan Ganesh 2/10. Ganesh then returned with the bat to slam an unbeaten 23 to take New York to victory at 43/2. In their second game, they came up…

US fighter plane crashes off coast of northeast England

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A U.S. Air Force fighter plane with one pilot on board crashed into the North Sea on Monday. The status of the pilot wasn’t known. The F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing was on a routine training mission from RAF Lakenheath when it crashed at 9:40 a.m. local time (4:40 a.m. EDT). The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. U.K. search and rescue authorities are taking part in the search of the crash site. Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force base that hosts the U.S.…

US employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ US employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April — a sign of how deep the economic hole is as offices, restaurants, stores and schools are re-opening after being shuttered because of the coronavirus. The Labor Department also said in a Tuesday report that job openings plummeted and hiring all but disappeared in April. The number of available jobs fell 16% from March to 5 million. Hires declined 31% to 3.5 million. The grim April — which followed an bleaker March with 11.5 million layoffs — suggests that…

Qureshis star but Eagles soar

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BOCA RATON/FL: USA – The father/son combination of Zishawn Qureshi and Mahammad Qureshi both starred with the bat but could not save the Orlando Stars as they were beaten twice by the Pakistan Eagles as cricket returned to the United States. Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) decided to host the T10 cricket league four months after the COVID 19 pandemic began. On the opening day, there were two matches carded between Pakistan Eagles and Orlando Stars. After taking the first game by six wickets, the Eagles again were in top form…

Donald Trump’s week to be remembered as his undoing or his revival

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Donald Trump endured one of the grimmest weeks of his presidency, as days of protests in U.S. cities emerged as the biggest test yet of his ability to lead in a crisis and put new strains on his argument for a second term. Yet, for Trump it was also a week that ended on a high note. An unexpected surge in May hiring, despite the coronavirus pandemic, and an easing of tensions on American streets allowed him to claim Friday, in an extemporaneous Rose Garden speech, that…

Donald Trump says US ‘largely through’ coronavirus pandemic

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump asserted Friday that the United States has made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. “We had the greatest economy in the history of the world. And that strength let us get through this horrible pandemic, largely through, I think we’re doing really well,” Trump said at a news briefing called after the release of surprisingly good US job numbers. “We’ve made every decision correctly,” Trump said of his handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 108,000 lives in the United…