AUGUST 29, 2018
Mayalyn Magracia is one of millions of undocumented Filipinos.
“Like an alien,” is how the housekeeper in Manila describes what she felt when she discovered she had no birth record.
That was over a decade ago, when Magracia hoped to find work in a factory or restaurant. Having no birth certificate made it impossible to apply for a government-issued...
AUGUST 29, 2018
Two women, Maria and Lupita, whose U.S. citizenship is in question, stand for a portrait in Brownsville, Tex. Although they were born in the United States, the government is questioning their citizenship because it suspects their birth certificates are fraudulent, even though they were issued by the state of Texas decades ago. - Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington...
AUGUST 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump promised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore that he’d sign a declaration to end the Korean War. It hasn’t happened yet. - Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their in June that he’d sign a declaration to end the Korean War...
AUGUST 29, 2018
Then-presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debate at Washington University on Oct. 9, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixteen hours after President Trump tweeted about a right-wing media story alleging that China hacked Hillary Clinton's private email server, an FBI official is refuting the report in a comment to NBC News.
"The FBI has...
AUGUST 29, 2018
Senior Telugu actor and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a car accident in the early hours of Wednesday. He was 61.
The accident took place on Narketpally-Addanki highway in Nalgonda district, Telangana. Harikrishna was driving alone to attend a fan’s wedding when his car crashed into a road median on the highway.
According to officials,...
AUGUST 29, 2018
The Kadoories' Hong Kong Real Estate Trophies - Bloomberg
HONG KONG - The Kadoorie family is proving that anything’s possible in Hong Kong’s property market.
By turning a barren hillside into a multi billion-dollar fortune, they’ve shown what quiet perseverance can accomplish in a world where brash millionaires are increasingly being minted overnight.
The Kadoories’ propensity to hang on to...
AUGUST 29, 2018
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama shakes hands with Senator John McCain during bipartisan dinner in McCain's honour January 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
A parting lies in the roster of leaders he personally selected to at the National Cathedral.
It was a day in early April when Barack Obama received an unexpected call from McCain, who...
AUGUST 28, 2018
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday lodged a protest against Bahrain for causing obstruction to Hima Das during the Mixed 4x400 relay final in which India finished second after M R Poovamma frittered away a good 30m lead.
The protest has been admitted by the jury of appeals which will give...
AUGUST 28, 2018
The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated by the government, according to Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s economic adviser.
“We’ll let you know,” Kudlow said. “We’re taking a look at it.”
The announcement puts the search giant squarely in the White House’s crosshairs amid a wider series of allegations against the tech industry...
AUGUST 27, 2018
Use allowed in photography, security, surveys
Drones, their operators and pilots will have to be mandatorily registered on aviation regulator DGCA’s online portal, effective December 1.
The use of remotely piloted aircraft, a kind of drone, is allowed for taking photographs, conducting surveys such as for laying of pipelines and agricultural purposes and surveillance, as per the regulations on...
