AUGUST 9, 2018
The Kremlin said the sanctions were at odds with the "constructive atmosphere" of President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin's summit in Helsinki. - Mikhail KlimentyevTASS via Getty Images
MOSCOW — Russia condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions as illegal on Thursday after news of the measures sent the rouble tumbling to two-year lows and sparked...
AUGUST 8, 2018
A mural painting on a building in downtown Tehran. | Photo Credit: AFP
Says the U.S. has imposed the most biting sanctions ever on the Islamic Republic
U.S. President Donald Trump warned countries against doing business with Iran on Tuesday as he hailed the “most biting sanctions ever imposed”, triggering a mix of anger, fear and defiance in...
AUGUST 8, 2018
Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is cutting off trade with Canada to deter criticism from Western countries. (Photo Credits: Fayez Nureldine/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia took concrete steps to disengage economically from Canada on Wednesday, escalating the feud over Canada’s criticism of Saudi Arabia and demonstrating that...
AUGUST 8, 2018
Australian farmers have struggled to feed their livestock. - (Photo Credits: Brook Mitchell)
Australia relaxed rules about shooting kangaroos in New South Wales (NSW) Wednesday as the state was declared "100% in drought" after months of little or no rain.
Less than 10 millimeters of rain fell in the state in July, the , putting further pressure on dwindling...
AUGUST 8, 2018
The mortal remains of DMK patriarch Karunanidhi being carried in a gun carriage. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj
CHENNAI - DMK chief M. Karunanidhi was laid to rest on the Marina Beach in Chennai on Wednesday beside his mentor, Dravidian ideologue and former chief minister C.N. Annadurai.
The former chief minister was accorded a state funeral with gun...
AUGUST 8, 2018
PepsiCo's departing CEO Indra Nooyi, center, stands as she introduces herself during a dinner meeting with President Donald Trump, right, first lady Melania Trump, left, and other business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. | Photo Credit: AP
Donald Trump referred to Indra Nooyi as one of the ‘most powerful’...
AUGUST 8, 2018
‘Impact in 2017-18 at ₹36,694 cr. more than twice seen in previous 2 years, each’
Indian banks reported a total loss of about ₹70,000 crore due to frauds during the last three fiscals up to March 2018, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The extent of loss in fraud cases reported by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) for 2015-16,...
AUGUST 8, 2018
Lifelong love: M. Karunanidhi addressing the third meet of the International Conference of Tamil Studies, inaugurated at the College de France in Paris on July 15, 1970. | Photo Credit: UNESCO
In June 2010, the DMK regime conducted the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore; he made the success of the meet a matter of personal prestige.
Language...
AUGUST 8, 2018
Alzheimer's disease. Diabetes. Arthritis. Unwanted hair growth. Baldness. Infertility. Erectile dysfunction. Hangovers. Glaucoma. Cancer.
If you have an ailment, there's a good chance that someone, somewhere, is studying whether turmeric can treat it. There are more than 15,000 manuscripts published about curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, and about 50 manuscripts added to this collection each week, according...
AUGUST 8, 2018
The United States will begin collecting 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday as it published a final tariff list targeting 279 imported product lines.
The action is the latest by U.S. President Donald Trump to put pressure on China to negotiate trade concessions...
