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Canada plans digital tax in 2022 on global tech giants such as Facebook, Google

The threat of digital services taxes has prompted threats of trade retaliation from outgoing US President Donald Trump’s administration. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37kIKhL via IFTTT

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India's Covid​-19 caseload rose to 94.62 lakh with 31,118 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qj11o7 via

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India on Tuesday test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. The test is part of the trials being conducted by the Indian Navy, according to sources. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lt9MIC via

Joe Biden gets access to President's Daily Brief: Report

More than a decade ago, Biden read President George W Bush’s PDB during Biden’s transition into the vice presidency. After that, he read President Barack Obama’s PDB for eight years. Now, after a four-year break, he’s reading President Donald Trump’s PDB. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3qionuj via IFTTT

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Protesting farmers have called a meeting later in the day to take a decision on the Centre's offer to hold talks as they continue their agitation at Delhi border points against the government's new agri laws. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday had invited leaders of farmer unions for talks on Tuesday, instead of December 3, citing the Covid-19 pandemic and cold. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qiTLsk via

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed pride on the occasion of the 56th 'Raising Day' of the Border Security Force (BSF) and said the force has distinguished itself with its unwavering commitment to protect the nation and assist citizens during natural calamities. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q9O6ou via

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The BJP has distanced itself from the controversial remark made by senior party leader and Karnataka rural development minister KS Eshwarappa over not giving ticket for election to any Muslim candidate. The BJP has sought to distance itself from Eshwarappa’s comment which has triggered a controversy. No party leader has come to his defence. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33vWm8x via

Indian national gets 20-year jail for running call centers that defrauded US ci...

44-year-old Hitesh Madhu Bhai Patel was sentenced for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that defrauded American people of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3moHmRm via IFTTT

Fake news on Covid-19 vaccines a 'second pandemic,' says Red Cross chief

In a virtual briefing to the UN Correspondents Association on Monday, Red Cross president Francesco Rocca urged governments to combat “fake news” about Covid-19 vaccines. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fWatcy via IFTTT

Donald Trump's science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job

Dr. Scott Atlas joined the White House this summer, where he clashed with top government scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, as he resisted stronger efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2HVeVf1 via IFTTT

'Guru Nanak's message can help us heal': Joe Biden, Kamala Harris extend wishes...

The leaders hailed Sikhs around the world for speaking up for gender and racial equality, religious pluralism and fidelity to truth and justice. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JsTz9g via IFTTT

California at Covid 'tipping point' as Trump admin hopes for vaccines by Christ...

Governor Gavin Newsom said he may clamp new “stay-at-home” orders on California’s roughly 40 million residents in the face of infections and hospitalizations that are still rising weeks before emergency vaccines are predicted for release. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VnfNw1 via IFTTT

Japan bird flu outbreak spreads to farm in fourth prefecture

Avian influenza was discovered at an poultry farm in Hyuga city in Miyazaki prefecture on Honshu island in southwestern Japan, the ministry said on its website. There is no possibility that humans will contract bird flu from eating poultry or eggs, the ministry said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Jf87cV via IFTTT

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Air strike kills Iranian commander at Iraq-Syria border: Officials

Iraqi security and local militia officials could not confirm the identity of the commander, who they said was killed alongside three other men travelling in a vehicle with him. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3lpkOP5 via IFTTT

Moderna files for US vaccine authorization, will seek EU nod

A shot developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE that was 95% effective in its pivotal trial is set to be reviewed by a panel of outside experts a week earlier. The FDA will decide on the emergency use authorizations (EUA)after the advisers make their recommendations. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33wGoLx via IFTTT

Taliban-Afghan government agreement marred by document's wording

Teams representing the Taliban and the Afghan government have been negotiating in the Qatari capital since September to reach a consensus on the modalities of peace talks, moving forward to help end decades of war in Afghanistan. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fSqj7L via IFTTT

Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount

Confirmation of the results by the Democratic chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission started a five-day window for Trump to file a lawsuit. Trump on Saturday promised to file a lawsuit either on Monday or Tuesday, a longshot attempt to overturn the results by disqualifying as many as 238,000 ballots. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3loWTPV via IFTTT

Americans face new coronavirus restrictions after Thanksgiving

Los Angeles County imposed a stay-at-home order for its 10 million residents, and Santa Clara County, in the heart of Silicon Valley, banned high school, college and professional sports and decreed a quarantine for those who have traveled more than 150 miles outside the county. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Vn8e8B via IFTTT

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Left bankless by sanctions, Hong Kong leader has 'piles of cash'

US President Donald Trump imposed the sanctions in August on Chinese and Hong Kong officials including Lam; Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of China’s State Council; and Chris Tang, commissioner of the city’s police. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33rOOUt via IFTTT

US Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved

Covid-19 relief, a $1.4 trillion catchall spending package, and defense policy — and a final burst of judicial nominees — dominate a truncated two- or three-week session occurring as the coronavirus pandemic rockets out of control in President Donald Trump’s final weeks in office. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37ng5sn via IFTTT

Pandemic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year not a shocker

Pandemic, with roots in Latin and Greek, is a combination of “pan,” for all, and “demos,” for people or population. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3q8k70p via IFTTT

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races

Only five mayoral candidates supported by Bolsonaro won their races. The president’s worst rebuff came in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, where Mayor Marcelo Crivella was battered in a runoff election losing to his center-right predecessor, Eduardo Paes, by 64% to 36%. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33KbBev via IFTTT

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The number of Covid-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 for the seventh time this month, taking the infection tally to 94.31 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 88,47,600, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 94,31,691 with 38,772 new infections, while the death toll climbed to 1,37,139 after 443 more fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o5rRyg via

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Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts, thousands evacuated

Nearly 2,800 people from at least 28 villages were evacuated from the slopes of Mount Ili Lewotolok, which is located on Lembata island of East Nusa Tenggara province, as the volcano began erupting. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3leEvsY via IFTTT

Biden to name Indian-American Neera Tanden to Cabinet in a historic first for D...

US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Neera Tanden director of the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees the administration’s budget and federal agencies from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3lmSIE2 via IFTTT

China's factory activity expands at fastest pace in over three years

Upbeat data released on Monday suggests that China is on track to become the first to completely shake off the drag from widespread industry shutdowns, with recent production data showing manufacturing now at pre-pandemic levels. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fO8J4K via IFTTT

Chinese official tweets doctored image of alleged Australian war crime in Afghanistan,...

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian shared the image on his Twitter handle Monday morning in which a special forces soldier is seen slitting the throat of an Afghan child with a knife and its head wrapped in an Australian flag. “Don’t be afraid we are coming to bring you peace,” the image states. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3moVBFR via IFTTT

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Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar, who had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket and quit the party later, will join the Shiv Sena on Tuesday, a party functionary said. ​​Harshal Pradhan, a close aide of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Sunday said that Matondkar will join the party in the CM's presence. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o7Kyl0 via

Who is Neera Tanden? Joe Biden's possible Indian-American pick for budget chief

According to The Wall Street Journal, Tanden’s nomination is a part of Biden’s plan to build a team of liberal and centrist economic advisers to serve alongside planned Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33qstqe via IFTTT

Covid-19 vaccine updates: UK to purchase over 350 mn doses, US likely to see vaccine...

The UK is poised to become the first country to approve the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE. The government had already indicated that it would move fast on any promising vaccine candidate and British doctors have been put on standby for a possible roll out before Christmas from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39q3nLX via IFTTT

Donald Trump says 2020 election was probably least secure ever

Earlier in his first post-election result interview, Trump told Fox News the entire world is watching over what is happening in the US. “I have to start by saying the whole world is watching, and nobody can believe what they’re seeing.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37ef71u via IFTTT

Joe Biden twists ankle while playing with his dog

In order to avoid disrupting regularly scheduled appointments on Monday, arrangements were made for President-elect Biden to receive an x-ray and then an additional CT Sunday afternoon, with the expected delays involved when opening closed offices and giving personnel time to set up, a Biden spokesperson said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3qe094k via IFTTT

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New York City to reopen schools, even as Covid spread intensifies

The announcement marks a major policy reversal for the nation’s largest school system, less than two weeks after de Blasio announced that schools were shutting down because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases in the city. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3loVdpn via IFTTT

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his press secretary. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JvgL6Q via IFTTT

China finds Covid-19 virus on Chilean seafood packaging

China has been vocal about finding traces of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen on packaging and food, raising fears that imported items are linked to recent virus resurgences. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mnyCuQ via IFTTT

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India's Covid-19 caseload inched closer to the 94-lakh mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 88 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.71 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33qOANv via

Payrolls in US set to tread higher in pandemic slog: Report

Payrolls probably rose by about a half million during the month after a 638,000 gain in October, according to the median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists ahead of government data due on Friday. The jobless rate is seen easing to 6.8% from 6.9%. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39qaCDy via IFTTT

Man killed dad's cat with frying pan on Thanksgiving: Police

The Daily News reports that the man’s father called police in Piscataquis County on Thursday to report that he had found his cat’s body after he let his son stay with him the night before. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36hGyYR via IFTTT

Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election

The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, threw out the three-day-old order, saying the underlying lawsuit was filed months after the expiration of a time limit in Pennsylvania’s expansive year-old mail-in voting law allowing for challenges to it. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36f9PUc via IFTTT

How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?

The accord’s restrictions on Iran’s atomic work had one objective: to extend the “breakout time” for Tehran to produce enough fissile material for a bomb, if it decided to make one, to at least a year from about two to three months. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JrdftP via IFTTT

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' later today. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36f2eoG via

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Chinese scientists are now arguing that the coronavirus originated in India in July-August 2019 when an unbearable heatwave in May-June that year forced animals and humans to share the same water sources. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lfHxwT via

Asteroid, nearly as big as Burj Khalifa, to fly by earth today

Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building with a height of 829.8 metre and asteroid 2000 WO107, which was discovered in 2000, has a diameter is 820 metre. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36lXzS1 via IFTTT

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Ex-Trump campaign aide sues over Russia probe surveillance

The suit from Carter Page alleges a series of omissions and errors made by FBI and Justice Department officials in applications they submitted in 2016 and 2017 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on Page on suspicion that he was an agent of Russia. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Ji7jUr via IFTTT

Donald Trump vows to press on in Wisconsin despite recount setback

“The Wisconsin recount is not about finding mistakes in the count, it is about finding people who have voted illegally, and that case will be brought after the recount is over, on Monday or Tuesday,” tweeted Trump on Saturday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36dCmtg via IFTTT

Thousands in Argentina march against new move to legalize abortion

The largest group congregated in Buenos Aires before the Congress, which is expected in the coming week to begin debating legislation on a matter that has bitterly divided the traditionally Catholic South American nation. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3q7FfUl via IFTTT

Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records

Sydney CBD surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) on Saturday while swathes of western New South Wales, South Australia and northern Victoria baked through even higher temperatures nearing 45 degrees. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39qfB7o via IFTTT

UK, France agree on new plan to curb illegal migration across English Channel

The agreement also will boost surveillance using “drones, radar equipment, optronic binoculars and fixed cameras,” the U.K. said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36iv1IS via IFTTT

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Los Angeles virus restrictions to halt nearly all gatherings

The order affecting the United States’ second-largest city will take effect Monday and last at least three weeks, until December 20, the county’s public health department said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3lg9xRg via IFTTT

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Polling for the first phase of the first-ever elections to the District Development Councils (DDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday morning. Forty-three out of 280 constituencies in the Union Territory are going to polls in the first phase of DDC elections. The polling will end at 2 pm. Elections for the DDCs, which are being held in eight phases, will conclude on Dec 19. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JgEyam via

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Government data on the Centre’s flagship scheme PM-Kisan, as per a RTI reply, shows that almost one-fourth of beneficiaries among landholder farmers in the country are women with northeastern states and Kerala taking lead in bridging the gap of gender disparities. In the dominant agricultural state Punjab, women beneficiaries account for the lowest percentage at 0.003%. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KMSfyB via

Iran accuses Israel, US in assassination of nuclear scientist

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the head of research and innovation at Iran’s Ministry of Defense and widely seen as having a major role in the country’s nuclear program. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3lfg7Ya via IFTTT

Nepal's PM Oli stuns China, tells envoy Yanqi to steer clear of party politics

HT learns that Oli has told his supporters he is open to a split in the party – an eventuality China has been working to avert. China has been seen as playing the role of a peacemaker in the NCP in the past. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36ca2HA via IFTTT

French president 'very shocked' by alleged police beating of Black music producer:...

French authorities are investigating allegations that the music producer, who has given his identity as Michel, was assaulted and racially abused during a police check after CCTV footage of the incident was released. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JkW25o via IFTTT

'10 Covid-19 vaccines could be available by mid-2021': Global pharma group

Vaccines by Pfizer and BioNtech, as well as Moderna and AstraZeneca have shown promising results in large clinical trials, but there is no question of “cutting corners”, said Thomas Cueni, director-general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA). from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39zDr0L via IFTTT

4 French cops held after black music

Images published by the Loopsider website showed how music producer Michel Zecler was repeatedly beaten by police for several minutes and subjected to racial abuse as he tried to enter his studio on Saturday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mfXYe6 via IFTTT

Canada PM Trudeau expects most of Canada to be vaccinated by September

Trudeau said earlier this week Canada will have to wait for a vaccine because the first ones are likely to be given to citizens of the countries they are made in. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VhkC9T via IFTTT

Court tells Donald Trump: 'Calling vote unfair doesn't make it so'

In a scathing review of the Trump campaign’s arguments that the president was cheated in his November 3 reelection bid, three appeals court judges unanimously said that allegations of unfairness were not supported by evidence. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36e6Jje via IFTTT

UK asks regulator to assess vaccine

The letter asks the MHRA to assess the vaccine for authorisation under Regulation 174 of the Human Medicines Regulations, which enables the temporary supply. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37hACyf via IFTTT

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Nearly one-fourth of beneficiaries under the PM Kisan scheme, launched last year and which was utilised during the lockdown to offer relief to agriculturists, are women, a surprising revelation that indicates that they are also land-holders as is required to receive benefits of the direct transfers from the central government. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36b0MU9 via

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The Karnataka cabinet on Friday deferred a decision on recommending the inclusion of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after BJP’s not-so-subtle message that the issue should be discussed in the party fora first to study its feasibility. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q6LS9t via

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Expressing concern over “a disturbing trend” of the government not implementing directions of tribunals and thus undermining their independence, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the setting up of an independent National Tribunals Commission to supervise appointments and functioning of tribunals. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33lD7P0 via

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The Supreme Court on Friday extended parole of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, by one more week to enable him to undergo medical treatment and asked Tamil Nadu government to provide police escort to him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V7cDfP via

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The visit of ambassadors and high commissioners of 100 countries to two local vaccine manufacturing facilities, scheduled for December 4, has been cancelled. Pune collector Rajesh Deshmukh said the external affairs ministry informed the district officials of the cancellation through a letter without specifying any reason. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3miR482 via

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The Supreme Court on Friday spoke firmly about the sanctity of personal liberty and said it was the sacred duty of courts to ensure that the state did not use criminal laws as a weapon to selectively harass citizens while considering the case relating to an FIR registered by Maharashtra government against TV anchor Arnab Goswami. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q9goQ8 via

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Kerala’s effort in fighting the pandemic has found special mention in a Niti Aayog report on Covid-19 mitigation and management. It has lauded the state, especially for the route maps prepared for contact tracing, bringing in behavioural change with the “Break the Chain” campaign, and the police video on sanitising hands. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KNQCRd via

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Russia's sovereign wealth fund and Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero have agreed to produce over 100 million doses per year in India of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, according to a statement on the Sputnik V Twitter account on Friday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qfMgTg via

Australia's toughest lockdown pays off with no Covid-19 cases for 28 days

Australia will be among a handful of western nations that can look forward to Christmas with limited restrictions on family gatherings and what authorities are calling a Covid-normal summer. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2V9FG26 via IFTTT

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The Supreme Court on Friday said the interim bail to journalist Arnab Goswami and two others in an abetment to suicide case will continue till the Bombay High Court disposes of their plea, and stated that the judiciary should ensure criminal law does not become a weapon for selective harassment. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lbdIxF via

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It has been like a Twenty-20 cricket match for teachers, parents and students in the year 2020, wondering how to strike the right balance between pace and timing, and get the game going. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jma9as via

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Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday claimed that she and her daughter, Iltija Mufti, have been put under house arrest for last two days and not allowed to visit the Pulwama residence of PDP youth wing leader Waheed Parra, who was arrested by the NIA earlier this week. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jm3Gg4 via

China to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Australian wine imports

Australia’s trade minister Simon Birmingham said the tariffs were unjustifiable and it was a distressing time for hundreds of wine producers because it “will render unviable for many businesses, their wine trade with China”. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3lcjkb0 via IFTTT

Trump says will leave White House, but under one condition

“Certainly, I will, and you know that,” Trump said when asked by reporters if he will leave the White House. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2V9mkdD via IFTTT

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India's Covid​-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.09 lakh with 43,082 new cases in a day, while 87,18,517 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.64 per cent on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.​ from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V9mj9n via

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Noting that the experiences from the Covid-era hold lessons for both India and the United Arab Emirates, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed further opportunities to work together with the Gulf kingdom in a "changing world" during a meeting with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Jaishankar paid a two-day visit to UAE on November 25-26. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3od3AGL via

Germany plans nearly 180 billion euros in new debt for 2021

Germany’s parliamentary budget committee of lawmakers agreed after 17 hours of talks, saying it is the second largest amount of net new borrowing in the history of post-war Germany. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3od5CGT via IFTTT

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RJD supremo Lalu Prasad may be in trouble. After dreaded gangster and former Lok Sabha MP Shahabuddin, he is the second party leader facing charges of flouting the jail manuals with impunity. Incidentally, both Lalu and Shahabuddin are convicted prisoners - Lalu in the fodder case while Shahabuddin in two murder cases. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3l9veST via

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An Indian Navy aircraft - MiG-29K - operating at sea crashed around 5pm on Thursday evening. While one pilot managed to eject safely, a search operation is under way to find the second. A probe has been ordered into the incident, according to an official statement. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J2PuJ5 via

Brazil's Sau Paulo could roll out China's Covid-19 vaccine without approval

Sau Paulo governor Joao Doria in an interview on Thursday said Sinovac could be rolled out without approval from the national health regulator, in comments described by health experts as ‘empty threat.’ from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JeSnpJ via IFTTT

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had asked the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to determine whether the vaccine “meets rigorous safety standards.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/36aR4kU via IFTTT

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Empty seats, delivered feasts as coronavirus 'changes' Thanksgiving

Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people in the United States. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33haP8k via IFTTT

Angry Donald Trump promises rally in battleground state of Georgia

Donald Trump took questions for the first time since Election Day and angrily denounced officials in Georgia and Pennsylvania.Trump said he would hold a rally with thousands of supporters in Georgia on Saturday to support a pair of Republican candidates from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fEb6qN via IFTTT

Kim Jong Un likely to let his missiles do the talking with Joe Biden

Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has yet to congratulate -- or even acknowledge -- the president-elect, particularly after Chinese President Xi Jinping did so on Wednesday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/369Zl8w via IFTTT

Amazon will spend $500 million on holiday employee bonuses

The company said on Thursday that it would pay full-time operations workers $300, and part-timers $150, if they are employed by the e-commerce giant for the entire month of December. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33kIpKG via IFTTT

Donald Trump says he will leave office if Joe Biden's victory confirmed

Trump has made an unprecedented attempt to defy the results of the November 3 vote, spreading wild theories about stolen ballots and launching baseless legal challenges that have been thrown out by courts across the country. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/368dx1K via IFTTT

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Xi Jinping seeks to 'manage differences' as he congratulates Joe Biden

Biden appreciates the congratulations he’s receiving from world leaders, including Xi, a spokesman for the president-elect’s transition office said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3o3EOZz via IFTTT

US makes last-ditch bid to derail Donald Trump rape accuser case

It’s unclear what President-elect Joe Biden’s Justice Department and a presumably very different attorney general will do with the legal action when his new administration gets underway in January. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/366GsDq via IFTTT

Democracy was tested this year, people up to the task: Joe Biden

Observing that the country faces a long, hard winter, Joe Biden said Americans have fought a nearly year-long battle with a virus in this nation. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39hUHHG via IFTTT

Amazon's cloud service sees widespread outage

Amazon’s cloud service business is thriving on higher demand from companies switching to virtual offices due to the Covid-19 pandemic. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fAOhUV via IFTTT

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In a surprise, the group of volunteers that got a lower dose seemed to be much better protected than the volunteers who got two full doses. In the low-dose group, AstraZeneca said, the vaccine appeared to be 90 per cent effective. In the group that got two full doses, the vaccine appeared to be 62 per cent effective. In the group that got two full doses, the vaccine appeared to be 62 per cent effective. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36bmLup via

Rising US weekly jobless claims, Covid-19 cases point to slowing economic recov...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 30,000 to a seasonally adjusted 778,000 for the week ended Nov. 21, the Labor Department said. That was the second straight weekly increase in claims and exceeded economists’ expectations for 730,000 applications in a Reuters poll. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JeiMEh via IFTTT

Australia seeks to break China coal stalemate as tensions rise

Beijing has placed crippling tariffs on Australia’s barley exports, halted beef imports from several large meat plants, warned its citizens against holidaying or studying in Australia. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3nUVvWU via IFTTT

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Germany extends partial shutdown to curb virus spread

Germany embarked on a so-called “wave-breaker” shutdown on Nov. 2, closing restaurants, bars, sports and leisure facilities but leaving schools, shops and hair salons open. It was initially slated to last four weeks. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33hUDUd via IFTTT

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India’s active Covid-19 cases rose for the second straight day on Wednesday - signalling a post-Diwali spurt in the pandemic with fresh infections outnumbering the recoveries — even as Delhi showed some improvement in the situation by slipping to the third spot in the state-wise tally after remaining on the top of the chart in daily cases for nine consecutive days. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J7qoZ3 via

Trump administration denies nod for planned mine near Alaska fishery

The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to build the Pebble Mine after concluding that the “proposed project is contrary to the public interest.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3l9ogNL via IFTTT

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

In a surprise, the group of volunteers that got a lower dose seemed to be much better protected than the volunteers who got two full doses. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37a13WB via IFTTT

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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the Supreme Court and high courts had delivered several far-reaching verdicts in furtherance of socio-economic objectives besides making correctional interventions but concerns were raised whether orders on Diwali fireworks, monitoring of investigations and making judicial appointments their preserve meant an intrusion into the domains of the legislature and the executive. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V45EnG via

Joe Biden's start in the stock market ranks with any in history

Since Election Day, the S&P 500 has surged 7.7%, the second-best gain in 90 years and nearly triple the advance that followed Trump’s 2016 victory. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33iagew via IFTTT

White House considers lifting entry restrictions on Europeans

The organizations, which participate in the White House Coronavirus Task Force, have signed off on lifting the restrictions, said two people who were briefed on the discussions. The limits have helped lead to a more than 90% reduction in the lucrative trans-Atlantic flight market. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JexESQ via IFTTT

Donald Trump calls into Pennsylvania event, urges overturning election

Trump had planned to travel to the hearing in Gettysburg on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said, but scrapped the trip earlier in the day. The hearing included a series of witnesses raising suspicions or allegations or wrongdoing, with few specifics. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/374qd9c via IFTTT

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P Chidambaran, Digvijaya Singh, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Manish Tiwari among several Congress leaders condoled the death of veteran party leader Ahmed Patel who passed away at the wee hours of Wednesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m5l86G via

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The government announced on Tuesday that it would build the Shahtoot Dam on Kabul river in Afghanistan, which will bring relief to the residents of Kabul but greatly unnerve neighbouring Pakistan, which is likely to protest vehemently. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33cSDfW via

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The government has now formally approved the first set of joint structures to handle logistics in the 15-lakh strong armed forces, in a step towards injecting some desperately-required integration among the three Services and the eventual creation of unified theatre commands. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nSHLvD via

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a dozen top leaders, including Union home minister Amit Shah, will be campaigning for BJP candidates in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J4CJ0k via

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Canadians won't be among the first to get vaccine: PM Justin Trudeau

The issue was discussed at the G-20 this past weekend and Trudeau said he’s working with allies to make sure there is a free flow of contracts. He said countries recognize that “no one place gets through Covid-19 until all places are through Covid-19” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2KHxZ1r via IFTTT

Rishi Sunak to pledge $5.7 billion to help UK unemployed find work

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will lay out the plan in his spending review on Wednesday, the Treasury said. It includes a 2.9 billion-pound, three-year program to help one million unemployed people find new roles, and 1.4 billion pounds to increase the capacity of job centers from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/362Jj01 via IFTTT

Early mutation made Covid-19 harder to stop: Report

Citing new studies, the report says that the virus has been picking up “random alterations to its genetic sequence” during the early days of the outbreak. While most of the mutations didn’t make much of a difference, one of them, however, turned out to be crucial, helping Covid-19 spread faster. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3nXdADw via IFTTT

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Former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad of trying to lure NDA legislators through phone calls from Ranchi, where he is serving his jail terms in the fodder scam cases. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/375PcsL via