Donald Trump halts Covid-19 relief talks until after election
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on another round of Covid-19 relief until after the election.
By Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 12:49 AM IST
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on another round of Covid-19 relief until after the election.
Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith” and said he’s asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,” Trump tweeted.
Last week, the White House said it was backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and dangled the possibility of a Covid-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion. But that offer was rejected by Pelosi.
How ‘nuclear football’ handover to occur at inauguration in Trump’s absence
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:52 PM IST
Trump has currently the sole legal authority to authorise the use of the nuclear arsenal, which would transfer to President-elect Joe Biden at 12pm on January 20.
Pakistan opposition protests against delay in PM party's foreign funding case
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:28 PM IST
The case launched in 2014 is based on charges that Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party got financial support from abroad by flouting rules.
Citizen Trump: The many paths ahead for the ex-President
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:01 PM IST
Before the Capitol riot, it looked like Trump would remain the Republican Party standard-bearer, either running for president himself again in 2024 or acting as kingmaker in the GOP field. But some believe January 6 changed all that.
Hong Kong unemployment rises to highest level since 2004
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:12 PM IST
Local businesses are struggling under strict social distancing measures and a lack of tourism. Restrictions on group gatherings, early restaurant closures and shuttered bars have curbed consumer spending in the city state.
Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:11 PM IST
A graduate of Harvard and of Tulane Medical School, Levine is president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. She's written in the past on the opioid crisis, medical marijuana, adolescent medicine, eating disorders and LGBTQ medicine.
Spain declares disaster-zone status for Madrid, other storm-hit regions
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:51 PM IST
The storm brought the heaviest snowfall in decades and caused at least 1.4 billion euros ($1.70 billion) in damage to the Spanish capital, according to a preliminary estimate from the mayor's office, though opposition parties have disputed that number.
Biden admin will engage the world 'as it is', not 'as it was': Antony Blinken
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:43 PM IST
Blinken in his prepared testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ahead of his confirmation hearing also did not rule out a military intervention overseas if the lives of Americans were at stake.
Snowstorm causes 134-car pile-up on Japanese highway, 1 dead
Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:44 PM IST
Authorities had imposed a speed limit of 50 kph (31 mph) when heavy snow cut visibility but that was not enough to prevent disaster.
European countries struggle to make most of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:35 PM IST
Officials and healthcare professionals in France, Germany and Switzerland all pointed to yields short of six doses, adding to frustrations in countries already lagging vaccination campaigns in nations such as Britain and the United States.
'One village, one policy': China keeps it local to battle Covid wave
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:34 PM IST
Addressing new clusters in Hebei and elsewhere, the National Health Commission (NHC) said last week that local officials needed to be on their guard and avoid "one size fits all" solutions.
China gives no return date for Indian students stranded home
By Sutirtho Patranobis
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:04 PM IST
More than 23,000 Indians study in China. All but a handful had returned in a staggered manner in 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak in China but are now stranded in their home country because Beijing has banned foreign students from returning to universities.
Biden inauguration day: 3 Democrats to take Senate oath on January 20
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:33 PM IST
The three new Democrats leave the Senate split 50-50 between Republicans and the Democratic caucus.
Taliban attacks, violence kills dozens: Afghan officials
PTI, Kabul
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:16 PM IST
A statement from the defence ministry said four army soldiers were killed late Monday night in Taliban attacks on checkpoints in Kunduz province.
EU slams Bosnia for failing to properly care for migrants
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:15 PM IST
Bosnia has faced sharp criticism for leaving around 1,000 people without shelter after a fire gutted the makeshift Lipa refugee camp near the northwest border with EU-member Croatia just before Christmas.
From Neera Tanden to Vivek Murthy: Indian Americans in Biden's administration
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:14 PM IST
Here’s a look at the Indian Americans set to be part of the Biden administration