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India: Covid-19 tally rises to 2,088,611 as deaths surge to 42,518; landslide death toll rises to 19 as 47 go missing
NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (AP): India has recorded 933 Covid-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours as fresh infections surged by another 61,537 cases to reach nearly 2.1 million.
HK markets watchdog says it does not think sanctions will affect financial firms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's markets watchdog is not aware of any aspect of U.S. sanctions imposed on Hong Kong officials that will affect how financial firms carry on their normal operations in the city, a spokesman said on Saturday.
U.S. sanctions branded "clowning actions" as HK vows it won't be intimidated
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing's top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were "clowning actions" that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people.
Trump vows to suspend U.S. payroll tax after coronavirus aid talks with Congress break down
WASHINGTON/BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to unilaterally suspend payroll taxes and extend expired coronavirus unemployment benefits after negotiations with congressional Democrats on a broad pandemic aid package collapsed on Friday.
Kosgei shatters Radcliffe's world record, Cherono wins men's race
(Reuters) - Kenyan Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old women's marathon world record but former Alberto Salazar coached athletes, including Mo Farah, were never a factor in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Israel asks Putin to pardon U.S.-Israeli jailed for Moscow airport transit drugs
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to pardon a U.S.-Israeli woman given a 7.5-year jail sentence for drugs found in her luggage as she transited through a Moscow airport.
Trump tells Pentagon to begin withdrawing remaining troops from northern Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is poised to move about 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria amid an ongoing Turkish incursion into the region, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday, calling the situation "untenable" for U.S. forces.
Putin says no reliable information about who attacked Saudi oil plants
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said before his first visit to Saudi Arabia in more than a decade that Moscow could play a key role in easing regional tensions given its good ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab states and Shi'ite Iran.
Solar powered cars set off for Australia's outback race
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - More than 40 racing teams from 21 countries left Darwin on Sunday to race across Australia to the southern city of Adelaide in the world's fastest solar powered cars.
China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shattered bones'
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that any attempt to divide China will be crushed, as Beijing faces political challenges in months-long protests in Hong Kong and U.S. criticism over its treatment of Muslim minority groups.
