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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son. Europe is more than the single market, it's more than the European Union." "That said, to have a link like that with the EU is important," he said, apparently referring to an EU passport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rIgI9f

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son. Europe is more than the single market, it's more than the European Union." "That said, to have a link like that with the EU is important," he said, apparently referring to an EU passport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rIgI9f

China has made major progress in developing its economy and eradicating rural poverty over the past year despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year address Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34XMqFO

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Results from the primary analysis of the ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of US biotechnology company Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine have revealed 94.1 per cent efficacy of the therapeutic in preventing symptomatic infections and severe illness, according to a peer-reviewed study. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n334dk

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Pakistani police arrested 14 people in overnight raids after a Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials said Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/382WUpc

Three civilians were wounded after a blast in a car in PD7 of Kabul city on Thursday morning. The explosion occurred in Chehel Sutoon area. No fatalities have been reported yet. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pBYR1L

Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm, a minister said on Thursday, the first official confirmation of a vaccine purchase by the South Asian country as it battles a second wave of infections. China has approved Sinopharm for general public use. Pakistan had earlier this month approved $150 million in funding to buy Covid-19 vaccines, initially to cover the most vulnerable 5% of the population. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n4hVnL

Convicted murderer Samuel Little, who confessed to strangling 93 people, died on Wednesday at a California hospital. Little appeared to have targeted mostly vulnerable young Black women, many of them prostitutes or drug addicts. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3o0ZjWY

Since his death in a January 3 Baghdad drone strike that sparked mourning across Iran at mass funeral processions, the "martyr" Soleimani has entered the ranks of Iran's glorious generals, immortalised in portraits, sculptures, ballads and an upcoming TV series. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mZxzko

China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm. The vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China. Chen Shifei, the deputy commissioner of China's Medical Production Administration, said at a news conference Thursday that the decision had been made the previous night. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mi96Kh

At least 26 people were killed when explosions rocked Yemen's Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a "cowardly" attack by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed in Wednesday's attack, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources told AFP in the southern city, with the casualty toll feared likely to rise. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rGpIM6

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door Wednesday on President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 Covid-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X00Ctj

China’s reluctance to be transparent about those initial weeks has also left gaping holes in what the world knows about the coronavirus. Scientists have little insight into where and how the virus emerged, in part because Beijing has delayed an independent investigation into the animal origins of the outbreak. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KNFX9v

More than 3,900 people died of Covid-19 in the US Wednesday, according to a count released by Johns Hopkins University, a new daily record for fatalities from the virus. The US has begun a mass campaign of vaccinations and 2.8 million people have already received jabs. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2MnybUj

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door Wednesday on President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 Covid-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2X00Ctj

China’s reluctance to be transparent about those initial weeks has also left gaping holes in what the world knows about the coronavirus. Scientists have little insight into where and how the virus emerged, in part because Beijing has delayed an independent investigation into the animal origins of the outbreak. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KNFX9v

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More than a year before he detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas, officers visited Anthony Warner's home after his girlfriend told police that he was building bombs in an RV trailer at his residence, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. But they were unable to make contact with him, or see inside his RV. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3aTf3rn

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A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for Covid-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday. Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects. On Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the Covid-19 unit, the report added. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3o0Gtzn

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UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. "The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for use," the health ministry said. Regulatory endorsement is a welcome boost for AstraZeneca and the Oxford team, which have been accused of a lack of clarity about the results from late-stage trials. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aStnjT

Phase 3 trials of a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine in China have been found to be 79 percent effective. It is however lower than rival jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. More than one million people have already been vaccinated with unapproved vaccines in China under its emergency use programme. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38J1dFn

Indonesia has banned the controversial but politically influential hardline group the Islamic Defender's Front. "The government has banned FPI activities and will stop any activities carried out by FPI," Mahfud said. The move follows the November return of the group's spiritual figurehead Rizieq Shihab, from three years of self-exile in Saudi Arabia, which was celebrated with events attended by thousands. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pDAtNt

Anthony Quinn Warner, the man accused of exploding a bomb in Nashville on Christmas, told a neighbor days earlier that the city and and the world would never forget. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38MRRZi

The US Attorney General on Tuesday said that the US "stands ready" to try a militant convicted of murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl whose release was ordered by a Pakistani court. "We remain grateful for the Pakistani government's actions to appeal such rulings to ensure that (Sheikh) and his co-defendants are held accountable," said acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WU5BM7

A representative-elect from Louisiana died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected to Louisiana's 5th district and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the news on Twitter with a "heavy heart." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WRIHVQ

Anthony Quinn Warner, the man accused of exploding a bomb in Nashville on Christmas, told a neighbor days earlier that the city and and the world would never forget. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/38MRRZi

The US Attorney General on Tuesday said that the US "stands ready" to try a militant convicted of murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl whose release was ordered by a Pakistani court. "We remain grateful for the Pakistani government's actions to appeal such rulings to ensure that (Sheikh) and his co-defendants are held accountable," said acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2WU5BM7

A representative-elect from Louisiana died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected to Louisiana's 5th district and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the news on Twitter with a "heavy heart." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2WRIHVQ

A Chinese court on has sentenced 10 pro-democracy activists who sought to flee Hong Kong earlier this year to between seven months and three years in prison. Hong Kong media reports said at least one may have had a warrant out for his arrest. The sentences appear to be a warning to opposition activists against trying to evade provisions of the national security law. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L6wRUY

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine against the novel coronavirus late on Tuesday. Harris was vaccinated on Tuesday by Patricia Cummings, a clinical nurse manager at the United Medical Center. Harris said: "Today I got the Covid-19 vaccine. I am incredibly grateful to our frontline health care workers, scientists, and researchers who made this moment possible. Harris' vaccination, was also broadcast live on TV and came almost a week after President-elect Joe Biden received his. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2KMddxR

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reviewed the agenda for an important ruling party congress set for early next month, state media reported on Tuesday, dispelling outside speculation that the North might delay the meeting due to the Covid-19 pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38M2ewj

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's toddler son Archie was heard speaking for the first time on Tuesday, as the couple released their first podcast, with British media seizing on his "American" accent. Archie wished listeners "Happy New Year" at the end of the couple's debut on the Spotify audio streaming platform. Archie's appearance comes after the couple launched a spate of legal actions against the media over alleged breaches of their privacy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34TqP1b

Colorado governor Jared Polis said a man in his 20s in Elbert County near Denver was infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 and is isolating. President-elect Joe Biden vowed he will significantly ramp up a fledging vaccination drive. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37YyjBP

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Singapore became the first Asian country to start vaccinating healthcare workers against Covid-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday. The health ministry's expert committee had recommended that persons at high risk of being infected, including healthcare workers and front-line workers, should be given priority for vaccination. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pxoxfT

Colorado governor Jared Polis said a man in his 20s in Elbert County near Denver was infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 and is isolating. President-elect Joe Biden vowed he will significantly ramp up a fledging vaccination drive. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/37YyjBP

Israel did not immediately retaliate to that launch with airstrikes, as it typically does when rockets fired from Gaza enter Israel. Israel's army said a projectile device was launched from Gaza overnight Monday to Tuesday, but that it did not cross into Israeli territory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34USZsK

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Tony Chung, a 19-year-old who led a now-disbanded pro-democracy group, was convicted earlier this month for throwing the Chinese flag to the ground during scuffles outside Hong Kong's legislature in May 2019. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WVKtVG

Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan government "illegitimate" and "incompetent", Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said supporters of the government are "culprits" and involved in all the problems being faced by the country at present. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/358H2zR

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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus emerged a year ago before it became a pandemic, has started the emergency Covid-19 vaccination on some key groups, even as China is yet to officially certify its multiple vaccines. The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on December 24. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pu1PW6

The Hanseatic city, population 220,000, has not escaped the urban blight which has plagued many German city centres for years but whose spread has been spurred on by the pandemic. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rEr1v8

84% of those killed this year were "deliberately targeted" for their work, RSF said in its annual report, compared to 63% in 2019. "For several years now, Reporters Without Borders has noted that investigative journalists are really in the crosshairs of states, or cartels." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38GD8iy

The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Monday by rejecting his veto of a defence bill, setting the stage for the Senate to deliver the first veto override of his presidency. The Democratic-controlled House voted 322 to 87 to override Trump's veto of the $740.5 billion bill from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aOTbNH

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate. The extension was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after the government decided that the threat level regarding the virus from the UK had not reduced. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38H0aWz

President Cyril Ramaphosa justified a raft of new measures by a "rapid rise" in infections, most by a new strain of the virus feared to be more contagious. He pointed the finger at "super-spreader" social events and an "extreme lack of vigilance over the holiday period". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hxgFsg

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the members of his White House Office of Digital Strategy, where Kashmir-born Aisha Shah has bagged a senior position. Shah has been named as Partnerships Manager at the White House Office of Digital Strategy, which would be headed by Rob Flaherty, Director of Digital Strategy, according to an announcement by the Biden transition team. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2WUE9Oi