Politics
Global Markets: Hopes For Stimulus Drive Risky Assets Higher Despite Weak U.S. Jobs Report
Growing prospects for a U.S. coronavirus relief package after a grim employment report helped boost demand for riskier assets on Friday, taking the dollar to a new 21/2year low and pushing oil prices to their highest levels since March when widespread loc...
Eyes On Female VP Candidate As Ghana Heads To The Polls
With two old rivals facing off in Ghana's presidential election on Dec. 7 amid familiar economic woes, many voters are paying more attention to a new element in the political mix the first ever female vicepresidential candidate for a major party.
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall; Labor Market Momentum Ebbing
The number of Americans filing firsttime claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus.
Election 2020 Today: Biden Ponders Health And Defense Picks
Heres whats happening Thursday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Bidens transition.
Biden Promises Help To U.S. Workers Hit By Pandemic, Trump Hints At 2024 Run
Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday promised a group of workers hit by the raging COVID19 pandemic that more aid would be on the way, while President Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to begin planning another run for the White House in 2024.
Trump Threatens Defense Veto Over Social Media Protections
President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users.
The Latest: Biden Urges Congress To Pass COVID-19 Relief
The Latest on Presidentelect Joe Biden (all times local):
'Duare Sarkar' Camps to Start Functioning in West Bengal from December 1
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had last week announced setting up of 'Duare Sarkar' camps in the state for redressing grievances of people.
CM Patnaik Expels Gopalpur MLA Panigrahi from BJD for 'Anti-people' Activities
The party action against Panigrahi came after the anti-corruption vigilance wing established his alleged association with suspended Indian Forest Service Officer (IFS) Abhay Kant Pathak and his son Akash Kumar Pathak.
Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Election
The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, threw out the three-day-old order, saying the underlying lawsuit was filed months after the law allowed for challenges to Pennsylvania's expansive-year-old mail-in voting law.
Biden's Win Means Some Guantanamo Prisoners May Be Released
The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up without charges at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Mehbooba Mufti Detained Again Over Plans to Visit Arrested PDP Leader Waheed Para's Family, Daughter Placed Under House Arrest
In a tweet, the Kashmir Zone Police said Mehbooba Mufti is not under house arrest and that she was requested to postpone her visit to Pulwama "purely due to security reasons".
Turkey Does Not Expect U.S. Sanctions Over Russian S-400s Under Biden
Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under Presidentelect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S400 defence systems, a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party said.
Congress Braces For Biden's National Coronavirus Strategy
Congress is bracing for Presidentelect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administrations statebystate approach to the COVID19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine.
With US In COVID-19 Panic, Sen. Perdue Saw Stock Opportunity
As the ravages of the novel coronavirus forced millions of people out of work, shuttered businesses and shrank the value of retirement accounts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a threeyear low.
SP Tears Into Adityanath Govt over 'Love Jihad' Ordinance, Calls It BJP's 'Political Agenda'
On Tuesday evening, the CM Adityanath and his Cabinet approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which BJP leaders refer to as ‘love jihad’.