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Simon Cowell injures back while testing electric bicycle
Published On: August 9, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California. Cowell was expected to have surgery Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the entertainment mogul.
MTV VMAS scraps indoor performances, moves to outdoor sets
Published On: August 9, 2020 02:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MTV says it is ditching plans for indoor performances for its upcoming Video Music Awards, opting for outdoor shows spread throughout New York City instead.
Rajapaksa sworn in as PM in Sri Lanka, cementing family rule
Published On: August 9, 2020 02:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 9: Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time Sunday after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that cemented his family’s hold on power.
India doctors ask for support as 196 die so far
Published On: August 9, 2020 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 9: The Indian Medical Association says 196 doctors have died of COVID-19 so far and, in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requested adequate care for physicians and their families.
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
Published On: August 9, 2020 01:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 9: New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
Published On: August 9, 2020 09:07 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Aug 9 : The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
Published On: August 8, 2020 03:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 8: The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has slowed
Published On: August 7, 2020 08:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.
Traditional Afghan council meets on release of 400 Taliban
Published On: August 7, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 7: A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to starting negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban under a peace deal with the U.S.
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
Published On: August 7, 2020 03:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
Published On: August 7, 2020 03:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Aug 7: Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.
Former President Bush pays tribute to immigrants in new book
Published On: August 7, 2020 01:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A new book by former President George W. Bush will highlight an issue which now sets him apart from many of his fellow Republicans — immigration.
India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 41,000
Published On: August 7, 2020 11:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases of infection and more than 41,000 deaths.
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
Published On: August 7, 2020 11:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug 7: President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in Sri Lanka’s election
Published On: August 7, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 7: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, according to results released Friday.
Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
Published On: August 7, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7: Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent’s 1.3 billion people.
Grammy-winning producer Detail accused of sexual assault
Published On: August 6, 2020 05:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Grammy Award-winning music producer Detail was arrested Wednesday on more than a dozen charges of sexual assault, authorities said.
Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?
Published On: August 6, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.
Twin YouTube stars charged over phony bank robbery
Published On: August 6, 2020 01:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Twin brothers who have won millions of followers by posting prank videos on social media have been charged for faking bank robberies in Southern California and could go to prison if convicted, authorities said Wednesday.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Shirley Ann Grau dies at 91
Published On: August 6, 2020 01:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer whose stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and the beauty of the Deep South, has died. She was 91.
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