Special Desk The US President Donald Trump paid tribute to his youngest brother following his death at 71. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” he said in a statement. The president had visited his brother in hospital in New York …
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The ‘Devi’ factor in US elections
Jubilee News Desk US elections now have a Indian touch as Kamala Devi Harris an Indian-origin California senator Kamala Harris was selected by the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, as his Vice-Presidential running mate. On August 11, Biden announced that Harris would be his vice presidential running mate. An American …
Read More »Will climate change be the key to US elections 2020
Dr. Seema Javed The 59th United States Presidential election, 2020 will be held on 3rd November admist Covid crisis. “climate change’ seems to have become a relevant topic and keeps showing up between Democrats or Republicans to win control of white House this time. Democratic party emphasizes climate language: The Democratic National Committee is …
Read More »Northern Territory in Australia extends border restrictions
Special Desk As Australia battles a second wave of the infection spree it has been decided to keep borders at the remote Northern Territory (NT) closed to the corona virus-affected states approximately for the next couple of months. In an official communique, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said interstate travel …
Read More »Australia records deadliest 24-hours since the pandemic started
Jubilee News Desk With 19 deaths in 24-hours Australia recorded its deadliest day on Monday since the coronavirus pandemic began, amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Nineteen deaths were reported in Victoria – of which Melbourne is the capital – on Monday. Victoria has now seen about two-thirds …
Read More »Talks on virus stimulus fail
Special Desk Negotiations at the US Congress on another stimulus package for the coronavirus-ravaged economy have collapsed. Democrats and Republicans remain in stalemate over everything – from unemployment benefits to financial aid for schools to cash injections for states. US unemployment rate stands at 10.2%, above any level during the …
Read More »Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa brothers win ‘super-majority’
Special Desk They call it ‘super-majority’ as the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared victory in the country’s parliamentary election. Rajapaksa’s brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be prime minister, having held the role as caretaker since November. The brothers’ party, Sri Lanka People’s Front, has secured a two-thirds “super …
Read More »France records two-month highest number of cases
Jubilee News Desk France has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months on Wednesday and data showed 1,695 new cases within 24 hours. With more than 30,000 deaths, France has the third-highest death toll in Europe, behind the UK and Italy. The city of …
Read More »Coronavirus Aid deal aimed by weekend
Special Desk Aiming new coronavirus aid package by the end of the week, the White House officials and top congressional Democrats have planned a meet again. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said after 90 minutes of negotiations that the goal was to finalize the proposal to allow for a vote in …
Read More »THE Questions around “ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION” in Beirut
Abhigyan Shekhar Tuesday evening around 8:30 while the Indian media was busy with the countdown of the bhumipujan of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, a devastating news came from the Lebanese capital of Beirut where 2 explosions shook the entire city and by the midnight killed 70 and left 3000 …
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