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U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say the Confederate flag was an offensive symbol in an interview broadcast on Sunday, saying it is a source of pride for people who love the South. The Republican president was asked on “Fox News Sunday,” if the flag, considered a symbol of slavery and oppression by most Americans, was offensive. “It depends on who you’re talking about, when you’re talking about,” Trump responded. “When people proudly had their Confederate flags they’re not talking about racism. They love their flag, it represents the South. They like the South … I say it’s freedom of…

Over 100 wild animals, including 8 rare rhinos, have died in flooded Kaziranga park in Assam. It is home to the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinos which faces extinction, but this year almost 85% of the park went underwater. The floods have displaced nearly 4 million and took the lives of at least 190 people in Assam as well as in Nepal. The Kaziranga park is home to at least 2,400 one-horned rhinos. Dozens of animals, including deer, buffalo and porcupines, have also died due to the drowning, while others were hit by vehicles as they attempted to escape the floodwaters. Assam is…

Saudi Arabia has reported 2,504 new cases and 39 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 250,920. The death toll raised to 2,486 after reporting the new deaths. Saudi is holding the 13th position for most coronavirus cases worldwide, just below Pakistan. Meanwhile, 3,517 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 197,735. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases are in Riyadh (178), followed by Jeddah (177) and Al Hafouf (163). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1284834733399179264?s=20

Princess Beatrice wore the same tiara as her grandmother Queen Elizabeth at her wedding this week, Buckingham Palace said, releasing more details about the surprise, private ceremony that was scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic. With little of the usual royal pomp and fanfare, the 31-year-old Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Friday at Windsor Castle. She is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. The couple had originally planned to marry in May, but the coronavirus lockdown forced them to reschedule and have a low-key ceremony. The 94-year-old monarch and her husband Prince Philip,…

Kuwait has reported 300 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 59,204, according to the health ministry. 1 patient died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 408. Kuwait has the world’s 34th highest number of coronavirus infections just over Bolivia. Meanwhile, 667 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 49,687. Kuwait has done 2,009 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early. So far, the country has conducted…

China will respond resolutely to any attempt by Britain to sanction Chinese officials following the imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, its ambassador in London said on Sunday. Earlier this month Britain introduced a new sanctions regime to target individuals it says are involved in human rights abuses or organised crime. Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party have said the sanctions should be used to target Chinese officials. “If UK government goes that far to impose sanctions on any individual in China, China will certainly make a resolute response to it,” Liu Xiaoming told the…

UAE records 211 cases from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 56,922. The new cases were found after conducting more than 47,000 coronavirus tests across the country. It’s the lowest daily cases since May. The death toll tops at 339, as one new death was reported. Meanwhile, 352 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 49,269. This means that over 86 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. Dubai has announced a new package to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak,…

Kuwait’s Emir HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery, Minister of Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al Sabah said, after being admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical checks. A royal order was issued on Saturday assigning Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, the emir’s designated successor, to take over some constitutional jurisdictions of His Highness the Emir temporarily. Kuwait’s central bank governor issued a statement on Saturday after news of the emir’s hospitalisation stressing the strength and stability of the dinar currency, which is pegged to a weighted basket of the country’s big trading partners. S&P Global Ratings…

Oman has registered ten deaths and a huge drop of 1,157 new cases of coronavirus, of which the majority of the cases are from citizens by 933 and the rest 224 from foreigners. This takes the total COVID-19 cases in the sultanate to 66,661. The death toll reached 318 after reporting the new deaths. ♦ Oman to start allowing citizens to travel abroad Meanwhile, 1,232 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 44,004. 3,943 tests were conducted across the sultanate in the past 24 hours. So far 270,788 COVID-19 tests have been conducted. In March, Oman began to introduce lockdowns…

Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at least 189, government officials said on Sunday. The overflowing Brahmaputra River, which flows through China’s Tibet, India and Bangladesh, has damaged crops and triggered mudslides, displacing millions of people, officials said. More than 2.75 million people in Assam have been displaced by three waves of floods since late May that has claimed 79 lives after two more deaths were reported overnight, a state government official said. “The flood situation remains…