Robert, Trump's Brother Who Shunned the Spotlight, Dies
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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 08 News in brief u Hong Kong Chief Executive HK’s Lam Robert, Trump’s brother who Carrie Lam has resigned from an honorary fellowship at a college at resigns from Britain’s Cambridge University after it questioned her commitment to the protection honorary role at of human rights and freedom of expression. Cambridge shunned the spotlight, dies Lam said the accusations made by Wolfson College were “groundless” and said she was “deeply disappointed by the college smearing a person on the basis of hearsay instead of facts”. u Thousands of The cause of death Thousands Thai protesters was• not revealed protest chanting “down with against Thai dictatorship” and “the government country belongs to the Trump made an • people” joined an anti- emotional visit to see his government demonstration in Bangkok yesterday that was one of the ailing brother on Friday biggest since a 2014 coup. Students have organised protests almost daily for the past month, but the latest drew wider support for the demands for the departure Reuters | Bedminster, NJ of former junta leader Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government, a new constitution and an end to harrasing opposition activists. Some students have also called for reform of the monarchy - once a taboo subject. obert Trump, the younger u South Korea accused a conservative pastor on Sunday of brother of US President Donald Trump and a violating self-isolation rules and obstructing South R contact tracing at a church where 240 infections business executive who avoided have fuelled the country’s worst outbreak in over five Korea accuses the spotlight, died on Saturday church pastor night, a day after the president months. The focus on the Sarang Jeil Church, led by Rev. visited him in a New York hos- Jun Kwang-hoon, revived bad memories of the country’s as COVID-19 pital. biggest outbreak, among followers of a secretive Christian cases surge President Trump announced sect back in February. the death in a statement. In this Nov. 3, 1999 file photo, Robert Trump, left, joins then real estate developer and presidential hopeful Donald Trump says he is u US President Donald Trump said on “It is with heavy heart I share Trump at an event in New York. (AP) Saturday he is considering a pardon for that my wonderful brother, Rob- considering pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National ert, peacefully passed away to- ule in coming days with plans to later denied a request to stop Enough: How My Family Creat- leaker Edward Snowden Security Agency contractor - now living in night. He was not just my broth- visit four battleground states as publication and canceled the ed the World’s Most Dangerous Russia - whose spectacular leaks shook the er, he was my best friend,” the part of his re-election campaign. temporary restraining order. Man,” would violate a confi - US intelligence community in 2013.The Republican president said. The cause of death was not Robert Trump had said the dentiality agreement tied to the president’s comments followed an interview Trump “He will be greatly missed, revealed. Trump told reporters book, “Too Much and Never estate of his father Fred Trump gave to the New York Post this week in which he but we will meet again. His on Friday that his brother was Sr, who died in 1999. said of Snowden that “there are a lot of people memory will live on in my heart “having a hard time” with an The New York Post reported that think that he is not being treated fairly” by US forever. Robert, I love you. Rest undisclosed illness. A person in March that Robert Trump law enforcement. “I’m going to start looking at it,” in peace,” Trump said. familiar with the situation said Uncle Robert, we love had married his second wife, Trump told reporters about a possible pardon, speaking at a news conference at Robert Trump, who at 71 was the brother had been on blood you. You are in our Ann Marie Pallan, and that they his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club. younger than the 74-year-old thinners. hearts and prayers, lived in a country home on Long u Russia said yesterday it had Putin says ready to president, was a business exec- ABC News had reported that always Island. told Belarusian leader Alexander utive and real estate developer. Robert Trump was hospital- Two of Donald Trump’s chil- Lukashenko it was ready to offer help Belarus president Unlike his reality TV star broth- ized in the intensive care unit IVANKA TRUMP dren expressed sadness about military assistance if necessary as militarily if necessary er, Robert Trump shunned the at Mount Sinai hospital in New their uncle’s death. demonstrators gathered for limelight. York for more than a week in “Robert Trump was an in - what was expected to be one President Trump made an June. credible man - strong, kind of the biggest protests against emotional visit to see his ail- That month, Robert Trump and loyal to the core. Anyone Lukashenko’s re-election. A ing brother on Friday at New won a temporary restraining who encountered him felt his least two protesters have been York-Presbyterian/Weill Cor- order against his and the pres- 71 warmth immediately. He will killed and thousands have been nell Medical Center before ident’s niece, Mary Trump, to Robert Trump, who at be deeply missed by our entire detained since last Sunday’s vote, going to his golf club at Bed - stop her from publishing a tell- 71 was younger than the family,” said Eric Trump in a which opponents of Lukashenko, minster, New Jersey, for the all book that offered an unflat- 74-year-old president, was tweet. in power for 26 years, say was weekend. tering look of the president and a business executive and “Uncle Robert, we love rigged to disguise the fact that he has lost public support. He denies losing, The president was expected his family. real estate developer. you. You are in our hearts citing official results that gave him just over 80% of the vote. The Kremlin said to attend the funeral, an aide A state supreme court judge and prayers, always,” tweeted Russian President Vladimir Putin had told Lukashenko Russia was ready to assist said. He has a busy travel sched- in Poughkeepsie, New York, Ivanka Trump. Belarus in accordance with a collective military pact if necessary and said external pressure was being applied to the country, without saying where from. Saudi plans UAE-Israel phone lines open after Global Countries worst affected distance learning accord to normalise relations Covid-19 Cases: Country Total cases New deaths Total Deaths for schools 1 USA 5,539,841 +156 172,762 Reuters | Cairo 21,700,737 2 Brazil 3,317,832 107,297 tudents at Saudi Arabia’s Deaths Spublic schools will be ed- 3 India 2,634,256 +761 50,845 ucated via distance learn- 4 Russia 922,853 +68 15,685 ing as a precaution against 770,523 coronavirus for the first sev- Recovered: 5 South Africa 583,653 11,677 en weeks of the new term, 6 Peru 525,803 26,075 which begins on Aug. 30, 7 Mexico 517,714 +635 56,543 the minister of education 14,407,861 said on Saturday. 8 Colombia 456,689 14,810 During that time the situ- New cases 9 Chile 383,902 10,395 ation for the rest of the term A man takes a picture as the municipality building is lit in the United Arab will be evaluated, Dr Ham- Emirates national flag following the announcement of a deal to normalise 10 Spain 358,843 28,617 ad bin Mohammed Al Shai- relations between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates, in Tel Aviv, +2,297 11 Iran 343,203 +147 19,639 kh said in remarks carried Israel on state-run al-Ekhbariya New deaths 12 UK 318,484 +5 41,366 TV. inaugurate the opening of the Reuters | Dubai 13 Saudi Arabia 298,542 +39 3,408 University and technical phone lines, Israeli officials schools will be online for elephone lines between said and UAE foreign ministry 14 Argentina 289,100 +20 5,657 theory-based curriculums Tthe United Arab Emirates spokeswoman Hend al-Otaiba +95,165 and in person for practical and Israel were open yes - wrote on Twitter. Middle East Figures as of closing curriculums, he added. terday in a development the The UAE’s Telecoms Regula- The United Arab Emir- Israeli communications min- tory Authority did not imme- Country Total new Total New Total Active Serious, Tot cases/1m pop cases cases deaths Deaths recovered cases Critical ates (UAE) announced that ister hailed as important for diately respond to a request to parents would be able to normalising ties between the comment. choose whether their chil- countries. Reuters made several calls Egypt 96,336 5,141 58,835 32,360 41 939 dren attend classes in per- Israel and the UAE on Thurs- from the UAE to Israel on Sun- son or online for the first day announced an agreement day and more Israeli news Saudi 298,542 +1,227 3,408 +39 266,953 28,181 1,774 8,559 term, which begins on Aug. that will lead to a full normal- websites that were previously Arabia 30, state news agency WAM isation of diplomatic relations blocked in the UAE were also UAE 64,312 +210 364 +3 57,694 6,254 6,493 37 said. between the two states, be - able to be viewed on UAE in- “Careful plans were put in tween which telephone calls ternet connections.