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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Can't Share Photos Of Other People "Without Consent": Twitter's New Rule

Twitter launched new rules Tuesday blocking users from sharing private images of other people without their consent, in a tightening of the ...

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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted 'Omicron' Variant

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On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight cor...

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Canada Makes Covid Tests Compulsory For Travellers; Excludes US Flights

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Canada, seeking to halt the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, will require people arriving by air from all nations except the Unite...

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US Panel Considers Merck Covid Pill Authorization Amid Variant Concerns

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A panel of health experts appointed by the US government was mulling Tuesday whether to endorse Merck's Covid pill, a new form of treatm...

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Brazil Reports 2 Cases Of 'Omicron' Covid Variant, First In Latin America

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Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that laboratory analysis had found two Brazilian cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant,...

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Canada To Ban Travel From 3 Countries Over 'Omicron' Covid Variant Scare

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Canada will ban travelers who have been to Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt over concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the ...

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3 Students Killed, 6 Injured In US High School Shooting: Police

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Three students were killed and six other people including a teacher were wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a high school in rural Oxford, Mic...

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France Logs Highest 1-Day Covid Tally Since April, Hospitalisations Surge

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France has registered 47,177 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, the highest one-da...

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No Time For "Niceties": European Diplomats Warn On Iran Nuclear Talks

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European negotiators on Tuesday said they will assess the "seriousness" of the Iranian position over the next few days to decide w...

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Dutch Say 'Omicron' Was "Present" 11 Days Before Detection In South Africa

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Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, and before...

3 Students Killed, 6 Injured In US High School Shooting: Police

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Three students were killed and six other people including a teacher were wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a high school in rural Oxford, Mic...

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Wife Of Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

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A US judge sentenced Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, to three years in prison Tu...

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WHO Warns Against Over-Reaction To Omicron

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Tuesday that some countries were introducing blanket measures against the ...

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Over-60s, Vulnerable "Should Be Advised To Postpone Travel": WHO

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The WHO said in travel advice Tuesday on the Omicron coronavirus variant that people vulnerable to developing severe Covid-19 disease, inclu...

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Twitter Prohibits Sharing Of Personal Photos, Videos Without Consent

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Twitter's privacy policy already prohibits sharing of other people's private information such as phone numbers, addresses and IDs. ...

Watch: BJP Factions Fist Fight In Meeting For Karnataka Council Polls

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A BJP meeting in Karnataka for discussing poll strategies for upcoming council elections witnessed protests and fistfight instead after heat...

Twitter Prohibits Sharing Of Personal Photos, Videos Without Consent

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Twitter's privacy policy already prohibits sharing of other people's private information such as phone numbers, addresses and IDs. ...

Institutional Quarantine For Fliers From 'At-Risk' Nations In Maharashtra

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The state government said that travel guidelines issued by the Centre on November 28 in view of 'Omicron', the new strain of Covid t...

IPL: Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit Among Big Names Retained By Teams

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IPL retention: In a bit of a surprise Chennai Super Kings retained all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for a price of Rs 16 crore, which was higher ...

Mamata Banerjee In Mumbai, Meets Sena's Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- on a tour to strengthen the opposition network in the country ahead of the 2024 general elections -...

We've Time To Decide, South Africa Tour Is On As Of Now: Sourav Ganguly

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said India's tour to South Africa remains on schedule and they're keeping a close watch on ...

"#ThankYouJack": New Twitter CEO's Smiling Photo Tweet

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Twitter's new chief executive Parag Agrawal has tweeted a photo of him and his predecessor Jack Dorsey, on the day the social media gian...

India Says Ready To Support African Countries Affected By Omicron

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As Africa grapples with new coronavirus variant Omicron, India on Monday said it stands ready to support the affected countries in the conti...

Google Failed To Honor Its "Don't Be Evil" Motto, Former Employees Allege

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A group of former Google employees sued the Alphabet Inc unit on Monday alleging that it breached their employment contracts by not honoring...

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Omicron outbreak: New variant 'not a cause for panic', says Biden

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The new coronavirus variant Omicron is a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic", United States President Joe Biden has said, add...

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Pentagon Plans Stronger US Military Posture Towards China, Russia

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The US military will reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, even while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate...

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Russia Fines Google For Not Deleting Banned Content

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A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 3 million roubles ($40,400) on Monday for not deleting content that it deemed illegal, part ...

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Google Failed To Honor Its "Don't Be Evil" Motto, Former Employees Allege

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A group of former Google employees sued the Alphabet Inc unit on Monday alleging that it breached their employment contracts by not honoring...

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Pentagon Chief Orders Review Of US Strike That Killed Civilians In Syria

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in Syria that caused civilian casualties, the Pentag...

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US Man Suspected Of Killing His 4 Kids. They Were All Under The Age Of 12

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A US man who allegedly shot and killed his four young children and their grandmother was being questioned by police on Monday. from NDTV N...

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UK Socialite "Served Up" Girls For Jeffrey Epstein To Abuse: Prosecutors

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Ghislaine Maxwell set young girls up to be abused by "predator" Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors said Monday as the sex trafficking tr...

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Myanmar Court To Deliver First Verdicts In Aung San Suu Kyi Trial

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A court in military-ruled Myanmar is due to deliver the first verdicts on Tuesday in nearly a dozen cases against deposed leader Aung San Su...

Lionel Messi Wins Men's Ballon d'Or For Seventh Time

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Messi won the last edition of the Ballon d'Or in 2019 before last year's awards were cancelled due to the pandemic. He also won in 2...

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Lionel Messi Wins Men's Ballon d'Or For Record Seventh Time

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Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. from NDTV News ...

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"All Options On Table": Iran Nuclear Talks Restart, EU "Extremely Positive"

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Fresh talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers restarted on Monday, with the EU chair saying he felt "extr...

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France Records Biggest Jump In Covid Hospitalisations Since March

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France registered its biggest jump in coronavirus-related hospital admissions since the spring, health ministry data showed on Monday. fro...

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Lowering Queen Elizabeth's Flag, Barbados Becomes World's Newest Republic

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The Caribbean island nation of Barbados will on Monday night sever centuries-old ties to the British monarchy, ditching Queen Elizabeth II a...

Lionel Messi Wins Men's Ballon d'Or For Record Seventh Time

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Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. source https://...

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Cause For Concern, "Not Panic": What Joe Biden Said On New Covid Variant

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President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not f...

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Canada's New Covid Variant Count Rises To 3 After First Case In Quebec

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Quebec has discovered its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Canadian province's health minister said on Monday, bringing C...

Vaccines For At-Risk Children Next Month: Covid Panel Chief To NDTV

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Vaccination for children with comorbities will begin in December and that will be followed by the vaccine rollout for healthy children, some...

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Merriam-Webster chooses 'vaccine' as 2021 word of the year

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With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “...

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All adults in Britain eligible to get third Covid dose amid Omicron scare

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All adults in Britain will now be able to get a third Covid jab, a government scientific advisory body said Monday, amid the Omicron scare. ...

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US Dictionary Merriam-Webster Declares 'Vaccine' As Word Of The Year

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The American dictionary of reference Merriam-Webster on Monday revealed "vaccine" to be its word of the year for 2021, reflecting ...

Mamata Banerjee On 3-Day Visit To Mumbai From Tomorrow

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also expected to meet industrialists in Mumbai on December 1 and invite them to Bengal Global ...

Sunday, November 28, 2021

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Covid Pandemic To Cost Global Tourism $2 Trillion In 2021: UN Body

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The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, c...

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US Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies At 41 After Cancer Battle

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Top US fashion designer Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection, died Sunday after battling cancer fo...

Farm Laws Repeal In Parliament Today As Winter Session Begins: 10 Points

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The 25-day Winter Session of parliament, during which 36 bills are expected to be passed including one to cancel the farm laws, will begin t...

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Taliban Seeks European Union's Help To Run Afghanistan's Airports

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The Taliban asked for help in keeping Afghanistan's airports running in weekend talks with EU officials that also raised "grave con...

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France Detects 8 "Possible" New Variant Cases Amid Fifth Covid Wave

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France's Health Ministry said on Sunday it had detected eight possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant across the country after th...

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Australia To Review Reopening Plans Amid New Covid Variant Scare

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Australia will review its plans to reopen borders to skilled migrants and students from Dec. 1, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday...

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Canada Confirms Two New Covid 'Omicron' Infections

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Canada said Sunday it has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who had traveled recently to Nigeria. ...

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Over 27 Diplomats, Their Families Due To Leave US In January, Russia Says

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Russia's ambassador to the United States said that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were expelled from the United States and...

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South Africa Could Make Covid Jabs Compulsory Amid New Variant Concerns

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that authorities were considering making COVID-19 shots compulsory for certain places...

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Flood-Ravaged Western Canada Braces For More Rain, Situation "Volatile"

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Canada's westernmost province British Columbia is bracing for another downpour that officials said Sunday could be as bad or worse than ...

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Off-Duty Police Officer Stabbed In Paris, Inquiry Opened: Minister

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An off-duty police officer was stabbed and seriously wounded in Paris on Sunday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. from NDTV ...

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Can 'Omicron' Covid Variant Be Detected Using PCR Testing? WHO Says...

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While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant of concern has any impact on other te...

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Botswana Detects 19 New 'Omicron' Covid Variant Cases: Health Minister

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Botswana, the only African country outside South Africa to have reported Omicron cases, said Sunday it had detected 19 infections of the new...

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On 'Omicron' Variant, UK Calls Urgent Meeting Of G7 Health Ministers

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Britain, currently chair of the G7 group of nations, on Sunday called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Covid crisis, after several Eu...

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How To Deal With The Next Pandemic? Countries To Talk On WHO Treaty

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World Health Organization member states reached a consensus Sunday on kick-starting the process towards creating a pandemic treaty setting o...

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Travel Bans Over New Covid Variant "Attack Global Solidarity": WHO

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The head of the World Health Organization in Africa on Sunday urged countries to follow the science rather than imposing flight bans in a bi...

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South Africa's President Urges Reversing "Unjustified" Travel Bans

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to "immediately and urgently" reverse scientifically "u...

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First Image Of 'Omicron' Variant Shows Many More Mutations Than Delta

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The new Covid variant Omicron has many more mutations than the Delta variant, according to a first "image" of this new variant ini...

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China's Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time Since Lockdowns: Report

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China's CO2 emissions fell in the third quarter for the first time since the country reopened from Covid-19 lockdowns, research publishe...

Omicron More Dangerous Than Delta? WHO's Take In 5 Points

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Having flagged the coronavirus strain B.1.1.529, named 'Omicron', a variant of concern earlier this week, the World Health Organisat...

Supreme Court Remarks On Lawmakers Raised At Veep Naidu's Meet: Sources

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Expressing concern over the top court's comments, several leaders told Vice President Venkaiah Naidu that it is for the presiding office...

Shivraj Chouhan Warns Minister Over Remark On Upper-Caste Women

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said he had warned a ministerial colleague for making a controversial statemen...

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Children In Poor Nations Face High Death Risk By Road Accidents: Report

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Children in poorer countries that have fewer vehicles are more likely to die in traffic accidents, even as children walking to schools are d...

Saturday, November 27, 2021

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Antony Blinken hails South Africa for quick response to emergence of 'Omicron' COVID strain

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has thanked South Africa for a swift and transparent approach to the emergence of the new, Omicron, var...

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Being 'punished' for early detecting new COVID-19 variant Omicron: South Africa

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South Africa on Saturday said it was being "punished" for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as several c...

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In Slap At China, US Praises South Africa's Detection Of New Covid Strain

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The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called Omicron and sharing this information wit...

Watch: Highway Near Chennai Flooded, 3,000 In Relief Camps After Rain

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An arterial road connecting Chennai with Trichy was cut off one-way on Saturday morning after waters from five overflowing lakes flooded the...

Watch: RSS Chief Says "No India Without Hindus, No Hindus Without India"

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that there is no India without Hindus and there are no Hindus without...

Minister Anurag Thakur's "You Organise Riots" Remark On Akhilesh Yadav

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Launching a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav ahead of 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Anurag...

In Slap At China, US Praises South Africa's Detection Of New Covid Strain

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The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called Omicron and sharing this information wit...

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New COVID variant Omicron spreads to more countries; health professionals alarmed

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Days after being identified in South Africa, the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more Europe...

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Balloons, Relief At Dutch Airport As Tourists Beat Covid Strain Shutdown

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Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the previous...

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Taliban Say It Won't Interfere In "Internal Affairs" Of Other Countries

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The Taliban co-founder and now prime minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund pledged Saturday that his government will "n...

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France Presidential Hopeful Shows Finger To Critic As Campaign Sees Slump

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French far-right presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour on Saturday gave the finger to a passer-by during a troubled visit to Marseille, in a ges...

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Israel To Ban Entry Of Foreigners From All Nations Over New Covid Strain

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Israel on Saturday said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first country to shut its borders completel...

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Sydney Starts Urgent Testing After 2 Covid Cases On Africa Flight

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Health officials in Australia's Sydney have begun urgent testing after two people who arrived on a flight from southern Africa overnight...

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Saudi To Allow Conditional Entry "From All Countries" Despite New Strain

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Saudi Arabia will allow entry to travellers "from all countries" as long as they have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine insi...

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5-Year-Old Shot Dead By Teen Making Social Media Video In US: Police

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A five-year-old child was shot and killed in Minnesota by a teen who was filming a social-media video with friends, police said. from NDTV...

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Czech Republic Reports First Case Of New Covid Strain: Hospital

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The regional hospital in the northern Czech city of Liberec confirmed the new 'Omicron' strain of Covid-19 in a female patient, its ...

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Dutch Find 61 Covid Cases On South Africa Flights Amid New Strain Worry

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Dutch health authorities said Saturday the new 'Omicron' strain of Covid-19 was "probably" among some of the 61 passengers...

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UK, Germany, Italy Detect Cases Of New Covid Variant

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Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new 'Omicron' coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris John...

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PM Invited To US' 'Summit For Democracy', Likely To Participate: Report

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the "Summit for Democracy"convened by US President Joe Biden next month and he is...

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As UK reports 2 cases of Omricon, top scientist says new Covid variant 'not a disaster'

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The new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19, named Omicron by the WHO, is not a disaster as vaccines are still likely to pr...

'Omicron' May Be A Wake-Up Call: WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan

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Ms Swaminathan added that this variant could be more transmissible than Delta, though one can't say anything authoritatively yet. We wil...

Watch: Highway Near Chennai Flooded, 3,000 In Relief Camps After Rain

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ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan Cruise Past SC East Bengal With Easy 3-0 Win

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ISL: Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh and Liston Colaco scored the goals as ATK Mohun Bagan crushed SC East Bengal on Saturday. source https://sp...

Friday, November 26, 2021

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World Trade Organization's Big Conference Postponed Over New Covid Strain

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Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was postponed ...

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Ukraine President Says "Entirely Prepared" If Russia Attacks

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia was sending "very dangerous" signals with troop movements on th...

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Brazil Regulator Calls For Africa Travel Curbs, Bolsonaro Noncommittal

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Brazilian health regulator Anvisa recommended on Friday that travel be restricted from some African countries due to the detection of a new ...

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"Draconian, Unjustified": South Africa On Travel Bans Due To New Strain

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South Africa's health ministry on Friday attacked a global rush to impose travel bans to slow the spread of a new Covid variant as ...

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"High To Very High" Risk New Strain Will Spread In Europe: EU Agency

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There is a "high to very high" risk that the new Covid variant, dubbed Omicron and originally detected in South Africa, will sprea...

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EU Countries Agree To Ban Travel To Southern Africa Over New Covid Strain

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European Union states have agreed to suspend travel from southern Africa after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, the presidency of th...

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Netherlands To Shut Down At Night To Curb Covid Spike

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The Netherlands will be "effectively closed" in the evenings with bars, restaurants and shops shutting early to curb a spike in Co...

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Biden Likely To Speak To Russia, Ukraine Leaders Over Military Build-Up

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US President Joe Biden on Friday said he is likely to speak to the leaders of Russia or Ukraine in an attempt to defuse growing tension over...

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Moderna Says It Will Develop Booster Shot For New Covid Strain

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The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said Friday it will develop a booster shot against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. from ...

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Tourists Rush To South Africa Airport After Travel Bans Over New Strain

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Anxious-looking travellers stood in long queues at Johannesburg's international airport on Friday, desperate to squeeze onto the last fl...

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Canada Restricts Travel From 7 African Countries Over New Covid Strain

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Canada on Friday announced restrictions on travel from seven African countries over concerns about the spread of a new Covid-19 strain. fr...

Moderna Says It Will Develop Booster Shot For New Covid Strain

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The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said Friday it will develop a booster shot against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. sourc...

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US Restricts Travel From 8 Southern African Nations Over New Covid Strain

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The United States announced Friday it is restricting travel from eight southern African countries over fears of a new variant of Covid-19 de...

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New Covid Strain Named Omicron, Classified As "Variant Of Concern" By WHO

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The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming i...

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US Needs More Data On Covid Variant Before Curbing Travel: Top Scientist

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Senior US government scientist Anthony Fauci said Friday Washington wanted more data on a worrisome new Covid-19 variant first detected in s...

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South Africa Slams "Draconian, Unjustified" Travel Bans

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South Africa's health ministry on Friday attacked Europe's rush to impose travel bans to slow the spread of a new Covid variant as ...

New Covid Strain Named Omicron, Classified As "Variant Of Concern" By WHO

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The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming i...

Akhilesh Yadav Re-Tunes Mamata Banerjee's 'Khela Hobe' To Take On BJP

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If it worked in Bengal, it might just work in Uttar Pradesh - at least that's what Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party seems to be thin...

WhatsApp Gets To Double Payments Offering To 40 Million In India: Report

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WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to double the number of users on its payments service in India to 40 million, a source with direct know...

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WHO names new Covid variant 'Omicron', classifies it 'highly transmissible' virus

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An advisory panel of the World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissibl...

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COVID-19: New variant from South Africa sends panic waves across the world | Key developments

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The discovery of a new COVID-19 variant with multiple mutations in South Africa sent the world into a reign of terror yet again. Many countr...

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Delta Still Dominates As More Covid Variants Emerge

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A new variant of Covid-19 detected in South Africa known as B.1.1.529 has caused flight bans and a scramble to determine vaccine efficacy. ...

At Amit Shah Meeting, A New Decision On Assam-Mizoram Border Row

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Assam and Mizoram will form political panels to work out their border disputes and hold discussions at the highest levels, the two states de...

Thousands Of Protestors Join Global Outcry Over Violence Against Women

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Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Latin America on Thursday to demand an end to violence against women, with police in T...

UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New Covid Variant

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Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant with a ...

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Turkey Police Use Pepper Gas To Break Up 'Violence Against Women' Protest

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Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul on Thursday to protest violence against women, some chanting...

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Europe Scrambles For Covid Control With Boosters, Vaccines For Kids

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Europe scrambled Thursday to regain control over a resurgent coronavirus as governments urged adult boosters and jabs for young children in ...

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Six-Member Indian Delegation To Attend Inter-Parliamentary Union In Spain

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A six-member Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) will attend the 143rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held in Madri...

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Northeast, Tremors Felt In Kolkata Too

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was reported near the India-Myanmar border on Friday morning, according to the National Center for Seis...

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Canada "Worst Performer" On Climate Among G7 Nations: Commissioner

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Canada has failed in its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warning, the environment commissioner said Thursday, ranki...

Ex-Australia Test Captain Tim Paine To Take "Leave" From All Cricket

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Australia's Tim Paine will take leave from all forms of cricket for the "foreseeable future", Cricket Tasmania said Friday, af...

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Brazil's Bolsonaro, Who Downplayed Covid, Against Carnival Resumption

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President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he was against Brazil resuming carnival celebrations in February, a rare nod to Covid-19 social dista...

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Israel Cuts List Of Nations Buying Cyber Tech After Pegasus Row: Report

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Israel slashed its list of countries eligible to buy its cyber technologies following concern over possible abuses abroad of a hacking tool ...

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Germany To Get Its First Woman Foreign Minister

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Green party co-leader Annalena Baerbock is to become Germany's first woman foreign minister, her party announced Thursday, as the countr...

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UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New Covid Variant

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Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant with a ...

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UK PM Asks France To Take Back All Migrants Who Crossed English Channel

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday asked France to take back all migrants who crossed the Channel, after at least 27 migrants tryin...

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Travellers From India To Get Direct Saudi Entry As Curbs Eased: Report

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Saudi Arabia will allow direct entry to travellers from Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt and India from December1, lifting a requ...

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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report

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A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent d...

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16-year-old British Sikh teenager stabbed to death in London robbery

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Scotland Yard officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old British Sikh teenager on a ...

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Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl "Afghanistan's Most Famous Refugee" Now In Italy

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Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian ...

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16-Year-Old British Sikh Boy Stabbed To Death In London Robbery: Police

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Scotland Yard officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old British Sikh teenager on a ...

Video: Your Guide to The New Noida Airport

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"Whose Agent, Decide": Asaduddin Owaisi on Samajwadi, Congress, BJP Slurs

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Asaduddin Owaisi, 52-year-old chief of the AIMIM, has a message for the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the BJP, seeking a consensus on the sl...

16-Year-Old British Sikh Boy Stabbed To Death In London Robbery: Police

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Scotland Yard officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old British Sikh teenager on a ...

Congress's 'Chalta Hai' Attitude Behind Losses: Meghalaya's Mukul Sangma

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The Congress has been going into electoral battle cavalier attitude without the drive to win, former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma t...

Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl "Afghanistan's Most Famous Refugee" Now In Italy

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Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian ...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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France To Announce Booster Shots For All Adults To Curb New Wave: Report

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France is expected to announce that COVID-19 booster shots will be made available to all adults as well as stricter rules on wearing face ma...

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'No Progress' On Eve Of Iran Nuclear Talks: UN Atomic Agency

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The UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday there had been "no progress" in talks with Tehran on disputes over the monitoring of Iran...

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Crypto Donors Pay $1 Million Fees For Failed Bid For US Constitution Copy

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The cryptocurrency donors who banded together for a failed try to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution have had insult added to their inju...

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Mom-Daughter Duo Wins Tickets To Space In Virgin Galactic Lottery

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A health coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic'...

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Tanzania's Teen Mothers Can Now Attend School As Controversial Ban Lifted

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Tanzania said on Wednesday it would allow pregnant students and teenaged mothers to continue with their studies, reversing a heavily-critici...

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"Escape From Real World" For Joe Biden On Thanksgiving Break

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"Welcome back!" a woman shouted as US President Joe Biden began his Thanksgiving break on luxury Nantucket island -- celebrating h...

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Lions At Croatia Zoo Catch Covid From Their Keeper

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Two lions at Zagreb zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 that they had contracted from their keeper, officials said on Wednesday. These are...

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"Uncertain Winter" In Europe Amid Record Jump In Covid Cases

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Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has pro...

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Foreign Minister To Represent India At SCO Meet On Thursday

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation O...

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Former Libya Ruler Gaddafi's Son's Presidential Candidature Rejected

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Libya's election commission said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former ruler and a major candidate in December...

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3 Americans Found Guilty In Black Man's Murder In US

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Three white men were found guilty of murder on Wednesday for shooting dead a Black man in the southern US state of Georgia after chasing him...

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Outcry After Iran 'Shocking' Execution Of Young Murder Convict

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Arman Abdolali Execution: Arman Abdolali, 25, was executed at dawn in Rajai Shahr prison near the Iranian capital over the killing of his gi...

Supreme Court Re-Imposes Construction Ban In Delhi

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The Delhi government had on Monday lifted the ban on construction and demolition activities as the air quality showed improvement. source ...

US To Terminate Trade Retaliation Case Against India After Tax Agreement

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The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it is moving to terminate its trade retaliation case against India after Washington and New ...

2 Arrested In Madhya Pradesh's Khargone Under Anti-Conversion Law: Police

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Two persons have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district for allegedly converting 22 persons to Christianity by offering ind...

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Germany faces grim COVID milestone with leadership in flux

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As Germany inches toward the mark of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the country's leader-in-waiting announced plans Wednesday to create a...

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Vladimir Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he r...

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New Swedish PM Resigns On 1st Day After Coalition Collapses

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Sweden's first female prime minister Magdalena Andersson resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green P...

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27 Migrants Die In Boat "Tragedy" Between France And UK

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The French interior ministry said in a statement that patrol vessels found corpses and people unconscious in the water after a fisherman sou...

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Vladimir Putin Says He Took Part In Trials Of Nasal Form Of Covid Vaccine

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Russia said on Wednesday it planned to export a nasal form of its Sputnik vaccine against COVID-19, which President Vladimir Putin said he h...

Ex Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, 11 Congress MLAs Join Trinamool

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Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, along with 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in the state, has joined the Trinamool Congress, in a hu...

He Was Killed As They Wanted His Car. Skeleton Found 4 Months Later

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Police today recovered a human skeleton suspected to be of an app cab driver who went missing nearly four months ago, from a forest in Jhark...

Kirron Kher, Battling Cancer, Returns To 'India's Got Talent' Set As A Judge

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Shilpa Shetty shared a BTS video from the sets on the show, in which she can be seen having a fun chat with Kirron Kher source https://www...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Biden Invites 110 Countries Including India To Virtual Democracy Summit

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President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in December, including major Western allies but also I...

Pfizer Vaccine 100% Effective In Adolescents After 4 Months

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Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their COVID-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the ...

Biden Invites 110 Countries Including India To Virtual Democracy Summit

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President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in December, including major Western allies but also I...

Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight

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Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first Am...

Einstein's Notes Fetch Record 11.6 Million Euros At Paris Auction

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Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros ($13 million) at an auction in Pari...

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Pfizer Vaccine 100% Effective In Adolescents After 4 Months, Says Company

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Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their COVID-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the ...

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Child Injured In US Parade Crash Dies, Death Count Rises To 6: Prosecutor

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A child injured when a car plowed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the death count from the tragedy to six, a local prosec...

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Russia Says US Rehearsed Nuclear Strike Against It This Month

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Russia's defence minister on Tuesday accused USbombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier th...

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NASA To Launch Spacecraft To Kick An Asteroid Off Course

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NASA is preparing to launch a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a ...

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Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight

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Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first Am...

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Virtual Real Estate Plot Sells For Record $2.4 Million

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A patch of virtual real estate in the online world Decentraland sold for a record $2.4 million worth of cryptocurrency, the buyer crypto inv...

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Einstein's Notes Fetch Record 11.6 Million Euros At Paris Auction

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Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros ($13 million) at an auction in Pari...

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Release Of Oil Reserves Will "Make A Difference": Joe Biden

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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the release of strategic oil reserves by the United States and other major consumers will "make a...

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US Banks Need Permission Before Certain Crypto Activities: Regulator

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USbanks must seek and obtain written permission from their bank supervisors before engaging in certain activities involving cryptocurrency, ...

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Apple Sues Pegasus-Maker Israeli Firm For Targeting Its Users

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Apple sued spyware maker NSO on Tuesday for targeting the users of its devices, saying the Israeli firm at the center of the Pegasus surveil...

The Bill That Caused Massive Crypto Crash: Explained

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Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 seeks to create a facilitative framework for the creation of an officia...

Apple Sues Pegasus-Maker Israeli Firm For Targeting Its Users

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Apple sued spyware maker NSO on Tuesday for targeting the users of its devices, saying the Israeli firm at the center of the Pegasus surveil...

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'Garlic is Adrakh': Pak minister Fawad Chaudhry's latest | Must watch

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Pakistan minister for information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has once again become a topic for memes and trolling on social media after...

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US, Russian Military Chiefs' Phone Call Amid Tensions Over Ukraine

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Top generals from Russia and the United States spoke over the phone on Tuesday, Russia's Defence Ministry said, amid Western fears that ...

Crypto Prices Crash As Centre Plans Bill To Bar Private Cryptocurrencies

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Bitcoin was down over 17 percent, Ethereum fell by close to 15 per cent, and Tether down by almost 18 per cent. source https://www.ndtv.co...

In the Shadow Of Soon-To-Come Jewar Airport, Farmers Live In Tents

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for the Jewar airport in Noida, near Delhi, on Thursday -- barely 700 meters from a row...

Bill To Privatise 2 PSBs To Be Introduced In Winter Session

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Aiming to privatise two public sector banks, government will introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Winter session of Parli...

Rain Damages 50,000 Hectares Of Crop As Tamil Nadu Braces For 4th Spell

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Crops spread over more than 50,000 hectares have been battered by heavy rain in Tamil Nadu which received 68 per cent more than average down...

Monday, November 22, 2021

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Believed In My Technology: Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes To US Trial

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Fallen biotech star Elizabeth Holmes told her US fraud trial Monday she she believed in her blood testing startup's technology because o...

International Emmys 2021: No Wins For Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das Or Aarya

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There was also no win for the Sushmita Sen-led Aarya, which lost Best Drama to the Israeli production Tehran source https://www.ndtv.com/e...

Joe Biden Calls Jerome Powell "Right Person" To See US Past Pandemic

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "is the right person to see us through" the pandemic recovery and the fight against inflati...

Cuban Woman Accuses Diego Maradona Of Abusing, Raping Her

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A 37-year-old Cuban woman, who had an affair with Diego Maradona as a minor 20 years ago, accused the late Argentine idol and his entourage ...

Cop Arrested For Crushing Girlfriend's Head, Killing Her In Jharkhand

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An assistant sub-inspector of police was arrested in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Monday for allegedly killing his girlfriend by crushing h...

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Ghislaine Maxwell Family Files Complaint At UN, Say Detention Illegal

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Relatives of Jeffrey Epstein's former lover Ghislaine Maxwell, who goes on trial in the US next week, have complained to the UN that her...

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New York's French Chef Daniel Boulud Voted World's Best

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French chef Daniel Boulud, who has been living in New York for almost 40 years, was named best restaurateur in the world by Les Grandes Tabl...

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US Capitol Riot Probe Panel Demands Testimony From More Key Trump Allies

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The US panel investigating the January 6 insurrection subpoenaed five more of Donald Trump's allies Monday, closing in on the actions of...

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UN Warns Of "Colossal" Collapse Of Afghan Banking System

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The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks, warning that a spike in people unable to repay loa...

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India, Japan Working On Oil-Stock Release After US Request: Report

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Japanese and Indian officials are working on ways to release national reserves of crude oil in tandem with the United States and other major...

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French Prime Minister Jean Castex Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday evening, his office told AFP, adding that he would isolate for 10 d...

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UK, US Vow To Recover Crashed Stealth Jet Before Russia

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UK, US and NATO officials said on Monday they were confident of recovering a stealth fighter that crashed after take-off from the HMS Queen ...

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Cuban Woman Accuses Diego Maradona Of Abusing, Raping Her

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A 37-year-old Cuban woman, who had an affair with Diego Maradona as a minor 20 years ago, accused the late Argentine idol and his entourage ...

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US Issues 'Do Not Travel' COVID-19 Warning For Germany, Denmark

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday advised against travel to Germany and Denmark b...

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US Imposes Sanctions On Another Nord Stream Firm

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The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on another company involved in the controversial Russia-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline even as...

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Joe Biden Calls Jerome Powell "Right Person" To See US Past Pandemic

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "is the right person to see us through" the pandemic recovery and the fight against inflati...

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Driver To Be Charged With 'Intentional Homicide' As 5 Dead In US: Cops

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The driver of the car that plowed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, leaving five dead and 48 injured, will be charged with int...

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UK Steps In As Lights Go Out On Energy Firm Bulb

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UK energy supplier Bulb collapsed on Monday, triggering special intervention from the government to protect the 1.7 million households it se...

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Joe Biden To Keep Powell As US Federal Chief Amid Inflation Surge

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President Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jerome Powell to serve a second term as chair of the US Federal Reserve. from NDTV News - World-news ...

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J.K. Rowling Reveals Death Threats Over Transgender Row

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"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said Monday she had received a flood of death threats, as she slammed three transgender rights ...

"Heritage Liquor" Mahua Legalised In BJP's Madhya Pradesh Tribal Outreach

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that the state government is formulating a new excise policy in which the tribal community w...

Extremist Islamist Group's Member Arrested For Kerala RSS Worker's Murder

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An office-bearer of the Popular Front of India (PFI) was today arrested in connection with the killing of an RSS worker in Palakkad district...

GoDaddy Security Breach Exposes 1.2 Million WordPress Users' Data

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Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been...

Sunday, November 21, 2021

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Taliban ban TV shows featuring women artists; say female scribes must wear hijabs

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In yet another setback for women's rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday ordered television channels to stop airing shows featuri...

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SUV plows into Christmas parade in Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha; over 20 injured

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More than 20 people were injured after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha on Sunday (local time), the...

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Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan for 'incompetency'; says toppling govt only solution to all problems

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Expressing serious concerns over the ongoing gas crisis across Pakistan, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday slammed the Imran ...

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Australia To Allow Entry Of Fully Vaccinated Visa Holders From December 1

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Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the start of December, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as ...

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US, Australia, UK Sign Key Deal In Nuclear Sub Alliance

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Australia formally embarked Monday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence allianc...

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20 Injured In US As Vehicle Plows Into Christmas Parade

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A vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday evening, injuring more than 20 people, police said. from N...

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Austria Powers Down Public Life As Fourth Covid Lockdown Begins

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Austria powered down public life on Monday as its fourth national COVID-19 lockdown began, making it the first western European country to r...

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First Civil Flight In 20 Years Lands At Afghanistan's Jalalabad: Report

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The first civilian flight in 20 years has landed at an airfield in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, media...

20 Injured In US As Vehicle Plows Into Christmas Parade

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A vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday evening, injuring more than 20 people, police said. source...

Stop Airing Shows Featuring Women Actors: Taliban To Afghan Networks

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Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Sunday issued a new ''religious guideline'' that called on the country's televi...

Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee Urges Justin Bieber To Cancel Saudi Performance

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The woman who was engaged to marry Jamal Khashoggi has asked singer Justin Bieber to cancel his scheduled December 5 performance in Saudi Ar...

Farmers' Body Writes Open Letter To PM, Lists 6 Demands

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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday seeking immediate resumption of talks with the gover...

Three Arrested With 258 Turtles In UP, Say Cops

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Three members of an inter-state gang were arrested on Sunday by the Special Task Force of the UP Police with 258 turtles. source https://w...

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UK To Host G7 Foreign And Development Ministers On December 10-12

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Britain will host foreign and development ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian ...

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Two Of 17 North American Hostages, Kidnapped In Haiti, Released

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Two of the 17 North Americans who were kidnapped by a Haitian gang in mid-October have been freed, the church that they were affiliated with...

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Queen Elizabeth Attends Christenings Of 2 Great-grandchildren: Report

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Queen Elizabeth attended a private ceremony to celebrate the christenings of two of her great-grandchildren on Sunday, the British news agen...

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Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee Urges Justin Bieber To Cancel Saudi Performance

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The woman who was engaged to marry Jamal Khashoggi has asked singer Justin Bieber to cancel his scheduled December 5 performance in Saudi Ar...

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Stop Airing Shows Featuring Women Actors: Taliban To Afghan Networks

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Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Sunday issued a new ''religious guideline'' that called on the country's televi...

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Taliban Insists On Release Of Afghanistan's Central Bank Assets: Report

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Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the US to immediately releas...

Several Injured After Attack On Trinamool Leader's House In Tripura

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Several people were injured in an attack on the residence of Trinamool Congress Tripura unit's Steering Committee chief Subal Bhowmik in...

After Rajasthan Cabinet Reshuffle, 6 MLAs Named Chief Minister's Advisors

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Six MLAs, including three Independents, have been appointed advisers to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan, hours after 15 ministers t...

Rohit Guides India To Clean Sweep In 1st Series As Full-Time T20I Captain

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Rohit Sharma batted in style and led with panache to script a near perfect tale on his full-time captaincy debut as India handed T20 World C...

2 Boys Playing PUBG Run Over By Train In UP's Mathura: Police

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Two teenage boys engrossed in playing PUBG on their mobile phones were run over by a train in Laxmi Nagar area, the police said on Sunday. ...

Saturday, November 20, 2021

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Yemen's Houthis claim launching 14 bomb-laden drones against Saudi airports, Aramco refineries

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Yemen's Houthi militia on Saturday said they launched 14 bomb-laden drones to attack several airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia...

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US, China Must Say Categorical No To Cold War Mentality: Chinese Envoy

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China and the United States must say a categorical no to the Cold War mentality, and take real actions to blaze a bright path for the world,...

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No "Active Shooter", Tweets US Airport Over Accidental Gun Discharge

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A gun that was accidentally discharged sent dozens of passengers scurrying for cover and briefly closed Atlanta's busy international air...

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"Must Try To Engage", Says UK's Boris Johnson On Taliban Regime: Report

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Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Britain must engage with the current Tali...

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UK 'must try to engage' with 'Islamic Emirate' in Afghanistan: Boris Johnson

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Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Britain must engage with the current Tali...

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Provide "Verifiable Evidence" About Missing Tennis Player: UK To China

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Britain on Saturday urged China to provide "verifiable evidence" about the "safety and whereabouts" of tennis star Peng ...

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US-Bound Passengers Stranded In Europe As Flight Makes Emergency Landing

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Dozens of people were stranded in Europe for a second night on Saturday after their U.S.-bound flight made an emergency landing in Dublin fo...

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US To End Combat Mission In Iraq In 2021, Confirms Pentagon

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The US military mission in Iraq will be completed before the end of this year during a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Juma Inad, Pentago...

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More Than Half The Population Fully Vaccinated Against Covid, Says Iran

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More than half of Iran's population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the health ministry said Saturday, as infection and deat...

New Video Of Missing Chinese Tennis Star Surfaces Amid Global Outcry

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Chinese state media posted video Saturday purporting to show tennis star Peng Shuai smiling and well, as international pressure mounts for i...

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New Video Of Missing Chinese Tennis Star Surfaces Amid Global Outcry

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Chinese state media posted video Saturday purporting to show tennis star Peng Shuai smiling and well, as international pressure mounts for i...

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"Catastrophic, Famine-Like Conditions" Loom Over Afghanistan: UN

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The UN humanitarians have warned that "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders wh...

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Kamala Harris, Barack Obama Wish Joe Biden On His 79th Birthday

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Joe Biden celebrated his 79th birthday Saturday one day after being declared "healthy" and "fit" for the presidency foll...

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Flood-Hit Canada Province Braces For Heavy Rain, 3 Bodies Found

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Searchers located three bodies swept away by landslides in British Columbia, officials said on Saturday, after record rainfall that paralyze...

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US Teen Cleared In Protester Deaths Says Self-Defense "Not Illegal"

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Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teen acquitted after fatally shooting two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last ...

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Hindu Minor Boy Sexually Assaulted, Murdered In Pakistan

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The boy's body was found in an abandoned house in the Khairpur-Mir area of the Sindh province, his family members said. from NDTV News...

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Ukraine Raises Russia Attack Fears, US Sends Patrol Boats Near Black Sea

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A ship carrying two refitted former USCoast Guard patrol boats designed to enhance the Ukrainian Navy transited the Dardanelles strait on Sa...

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Olympic Body Calls For "Quiet Diplomacy" Over Missing China Tennis Star

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The International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission pleaded on Saturday for "quiet diplomacy" to resolve the questi...

'Send Your Children To Border': Gautam Gambhir Attacks Navjot Sidhu

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Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Friday slammed Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu for calling Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his "el...

Olympic Body Calls For "Quiet Diplomacy" Over Missing China Tennis Star

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The International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission pleaded on Saturday for "quiet diplomacy" to resolve the questi...

Ukraine Raises Russia Attack Fears, US Sends Patrol Boats Near Black Sea

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A ship carrying two refitted former USCoast Guard patrol boats designed to enhance the Ukrainian Navy transited the Dardanelles strait on Sa...

Woman, Mother Of 2, Pours Acid On Man For Rejecting Her Marriage Proposal

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A 35-year-old woman and a mother of two was arrested on Saturday for throwing acid on a man for allegedly spurning her marriage proposal, th...

"Always Cool": MK Stalin Wants MS Dhoni On Team Chennai For More Seasons

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today said he wishes to see MS Dhoni play for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for more seasons. source https...

Friday, November 19, 2021

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First German States Cancel All Christmas Markets To Contain Coronavirus

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The German states of Bavaria and Saxony on Friday cancelled all their Christmas markets and unveiled drastic curbs on public life as the cou...

"Glad To See Three Farm Bills In India Will Be Repealed": US Lawmaker

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US Congressman Andy Levin has welcomed the repeal of the three farm laws in India. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/us-congressman-w...

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Taliban "Misconstrued Facts" In Letter For Assets Release: US Envoy

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US Special Representative for Afghanistan said that the Taliban misconstrued facts in its recent letter to the US Congress warning of humani...

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Coronavirus Significantly Raises Risk Of Stillbirth, Says US Study

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The risk of stillbirth is about twice as high for women with Covid compared to those without, and grew to about quadruple during the period ...

US President Joe Biden Greets Sikhs On Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary

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Joe Biden has extended his warm wishes to the Sikh Community on the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, emphasizing that Guru Nanak...

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California Wildfires Killed Thousands Of Giant Sequoias: Officials

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Wildfires that tore through California's forests this year killed thousands of giant sequoia trees, officials said Friday in the first f...

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Prosecutors Rest Fraud Case Against Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes

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Prosecutors rested their criminal fraud case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, but it was still unclear whether the former Silicon ...

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White House Calls On Russia To De-Escalate Tensions With Ukraine

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The White House on Friday called on Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, saying it has raised its concerns about Moscow's milita...

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US President Joe Biden Leaves Hospital, Says Health Check Up Was "Great"

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US President Joe Biden left hospital Friday after getting a "great physical," he told reporters. from NDTV News - World-news htt...

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US "Deeply Concerned" Over Missing Chinese Tennis Star: White House

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The United States is "deeply concerned" about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who went missing after making sexual assault allegat...

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US Approves Drug To Improve Growth In Children With Dwarfism

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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a drug to improve growth in children with the most common type of ...

Reliance To Re-Evaluate Saudi Aramco's Stake In Oil-To-Chemicals Arm

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has withdrawn the application with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for segregatin...

Kamala Harris Held US Presidency For 1 Hour 25 Minutes: White House

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Vice President Kamala Harris held presidential powers for a total of one hour and 25 minutes while President Joe Biden was under anesthetic,...

US "Deeply Concerned" Over Missing Chinese Tennis Star: White House

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The United States is "deeply concerned" about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who went missing after making sexual assault allegat...

World's First Electric Autonomous Cargo Ship Launched In Norway

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Zero emissions and, soon, zero crew: the world's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel was unveiled in Norway, a small but promis...

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Kamala Harris Held US Presidency For 1 Hour 25 Minutes: White House

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Vice President Kamala Harris held presidential powers for a total of one hour and 25 minutes while President Joe Biden was under anesthetic,...

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World's First Electric Autonomous Cargo Ship Launched In Norway

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Zero emissions and, soon, zero crew: the world's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel was unveiled in Norway, a small but promis...

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Joe Biden Resumes Duties After Brief Power Transfer: White House

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President Joe Biden has reassumed authority after briefly transferring power to Vice President Kamala Harris while under anesthetic for a ro...

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Oldest Prisoner At Guantanamo Bay Camp To Be Extradited Soon: Pakistan

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A 73-year-old man from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility at the US base in Cuba will soon return ...

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China, Russia Hold Joint Strategic Air Patrol Over Asia-Pacific

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Chinese and Russian air forces on Friday conducted a joint strategic aerial patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, the third such drill in recen...

"We Have Become A Gas Chamber": Life In Smog-Covered Delhi

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Delhi is consistently ranked the world's worst capital for air quality and on its most polluted days the smog can cut visibility on the ...

2nd T20I: India Clinch Series With 7-Wicket Win Over New Zealand

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India cruised to a second straight victory over World Cup runners-up New Zealand on Friday, giving new coach Rahul Dravid and new T20 captai...

"Serenity": Anand Mahindra Shares Stunning Aerial Shot Of Golden Temple

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Industrialist Anand Mahindra today shared a magnificent aerial shot of the Golden Temple in Amritsar to wish people on the occasion of Gurpu...

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Joe Biden Seeks To Put Friendship Back Into "Three Amigos" Summit

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US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Canada and Mexico played up their close ties Thursday in the first North American regional summit ...

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Military Joins Rescue Efforts In Flood-Devastated Canada

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Canada's military on Thursday joined rescue efforts for flood devastated communities in westernmost British Columbia province, with thou...

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Moon Lighting: Partial Lunar Eclipse To Be Longest Since 1440

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The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years, which will bathe the Moon in red, will be visible Thursday and Friday for a big slice...

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Russian President Accuses Western Powers Of "Escalating" Ukraine Conflict

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the West is "escalating" the Ukraine conflict by holding drills in the Black Sea...

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Instagram's Impact On Children Probed By US States

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Instagram's parent-company Meta is being probed by a consortium of US states over allegations that it supplied the photo-sharing platfor...

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Two Men Found Guilty Of Activist Malcolm X Murder Exonerated

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A New York judge on Thursday threw out the convictions of two men who spent decades in jail for the 1965 assassination of civil rights leade...

Two Men Found Guilty Of Activist Malcolm X Murder Exonerated

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A New York judge on Thursday threw out the convictions of two men who spent decades in jail for the 1965 assassination of civil rights leade...

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Britain's Royal Air Force Completes World's First Flight Using E-Fuel

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Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) has set a world first by completing the first flight using only synthetic fuel, the Ministry of Defence ...

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"Considering" US Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Olympics: Joe Biden

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President Joe Biden said Thursday he's "considering" a US diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. from NDTV Ne...

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Anti-Covid Drug Trial Shows "Robust Efficacy": AstraZeneca

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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based COVID-19 drug had shown robust efficacy and...

Pilgrims Stranded As Heavy Rain Floods Temple Town Tirupati. See Pics

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Tirumala was caught in a massive flood of unprecedented scale on Thursday, leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded even as a heavy downpour un...

NASA Pic Shows River Of Smoke Over Delhi, Nearby Areas As Farm Fires Burn

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A river of smoke streaming from farm fires in Punjab and Haryana toward Delhi has been spotted by a NASA satellite. The national capital and...

In Battle For UP, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh Go To Grassroot Level

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The high-powered trio of Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Rajnath Singh will be guiding troops at the grassroot level in six key regions in the upcom...

Odd-Even Scheme In Haryana Likely From Next Week, Say Sources

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Haryana is all set to impose the odd-even rule for vehicles in Gurugram, sources said, though the plan is yet to be announced officially. ...

2 Men Guilty Of Activist Malcolm X Murder To Be Exonerated After 56 Years

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Manhattan's district attorney on Thursday is set to request the exoneration of two men found guilty of the 1965 assassination of civil r...

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Elon Musk Says First Orbital Flight For Moon Rocket In Early 2022

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Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Starship developed by his company SpaceX and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon wo...

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