JULY 2, 2019
Hop on a big bus tour of the nation's capital: Washington, D.C., is the capital of the U.S. for a reason — it’s home to many important governmental and historical buildings, including the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, White House and Capitol Building. Luckily, you can conquer them all by taking a tour. The Red Loop tour offered...
JULY 2, 2019
Gold prices today recovered after seeing its biggest one-day tumble in two years in the previous session. Gold prices were buoyed by safe-haven demand after weak global manufacturing data reignited fears about global slowdown.
Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,389.49 per ounce.
Gold prices fell as much as 1.8% on Monday, its biggest one-day percentage decline since November...
JULY 1, 2019
The Easiest Way to Plug a Dripping Ice Cream Cone. - iStock/photoschmidt
Walking outdoors with an ice cream cone in hand is one of the most pleasurable parts of summer. That is, until your perfectly scooped ice cream starts to melt. When that happens, it doesn't take long for your relaxing stroll to turn into a race to...
JULY 1, 2019
A view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant as the first fuel is loaded, on August 21, 2010 in Bushehr, southern Iran. - Getty Images (Iran International Photo Agency)
Iran said it had exceeded the cap on its stockpile of enriched uranium set under the 2015 nuclear deal, risking a confrontation with...
JULY 1, 2019
In this June 26, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is receiving mixed reviews for his stewardship of the U.S. economy, even as Americans feel increasingly good about how things are going. That’s according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center...
JUNE 30, 2019
Brief Scorecard: England 337 for 7 (Bairstow 111, Stokes 79, Roy 66, Shami 5 for 69) beat India 306 (Rohit 102, Kohli 66, Plunkett 3-55) by 31 runs
Rohit Sharma acknowledges after scoring a century against England.
EDGBASTON - England kept their hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals in their own hands following a 31-run win over India...
JUNE 30, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Google appears to have misused its dominant position in India and reduced the ability of device manufacturers to opt for alternate versions of its Android mobile operating system, Indian officials found before ordering a wider probe in an antitrust case.
A 14-page order from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), reviewed by Reuters this...
JUNE 30, 2019
PANMUNJOM, South Korea — President Trump met Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Sunday, and briefly crossed into North Korea, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has ever done so.
The two men then held 53 minutes of private talks, and agreed to set up teams to “work out some...
JUNE 29, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - The Centre has given a one-year deadline till June 30, 2020 to all states and Union Territories to roll out the ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme under which beneficiaries can obtain food grains at subsidized rates from any ration shop in any part of the country.
Speaking about the same, Food Minister Ram...
JUNE 29, 2019
NEW DELHI - India has proposed to Pakistan to hold the second round of meeting on the modalities to operationalise the Kartarpur corridor between July 11-14, 2019, at Attari-Wagah (Pakistan side).
According to the sources, the meeting would discuss the draft agreement on the modalities for movement of pilgrims along the Kartarpur corridor and resolve outstanding technical issues...
