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Afghan Army says Pakistan shelling killed 9 people, orders to ready return fire

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Iceland wants to preserve Arctic from US-China tensions: PM

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Iceland wants to preserve Arctic from US-China tensions: PM

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At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

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American people overwhelmingly backs India over China: Survey

American people overwhelmingly back India over China and prefer the US government to support New Delhi in possible Indo-China military and economic conflict, according to a survey by Australia-based think tank Lowy Institute. The survey published on The Interpreter by Lowy Institute explores US public views on potential military or economic strife between China and India. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EvnElS

King Salman discharged from hospital: Saudi Royal Court

Saudi Arabia's King Salman was discharged from a hospital in the capital Riyadh after more than a week following surgery to remove his gall bladder, the Royal Court said. The court said in a statement late Thursday the monarch, 84, left the Hospital after a recovery. News of his improved health comes just as Saudis mark the start of the Eid al-Adha festival on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3378MEG

260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert

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Chinese-backed hackers targeted Covid-19 vaccine firm Moderna

Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading US-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a US security official tracking Chinese hacking activity. Moderna confirmed that the company had been in contact with the FBI and was made aware of the suspected "information reconnaissance activities." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fgiKWG

Virus pushing millions more Afghans into poverty: US watchdog

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Brazil President's wife test +ve for Covid-19

Just days after her husband said he had overcome the virus with a negative test following weeks in quarantine, Bolsonaro's wife Michelle has tested positive, the presidential office said in a statement. Earlier on Thursday, Brazil's science and technology minister, Marcos Pontes, said his test had come back positive, becoming the fifth minister in Bolsonaro's government to be diagnosed with the disease. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33dAqQm

Nepal to reopen Everest despite Covid case rise

"We have reopened mountaineering and will issue climbing permits for the autumn season," tourism department official Mira Acharya said, adding that climbers must follow health protocols issued by the government. The autumn climbing season in Nepal runs from September to November. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/339sRdu

AstraZeneca to be exempt from coronavirus vaccine liability claims in most countries

With 25 companies testing their vaccine candidates on humans and getting ready to immunise hundred millions of people once the products are shown to work, the question of who pays for any claims for damages in case of side effects has been a tricky point in supply negotiations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2D3QYzC

Pak Army, ISI with support of China are planning to declare Karachi a federal territory: Altaf Hussain

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Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India are indicative of their intentions: Pompeo

"Claims that they have now made for real estate in Bhutan, the incursion that took place in India, these are indicative of Chinese intentions, and they are testing, they are probing the world to see if we are going to stand up to their threats and their bullying,” US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said. China has the desire to expand its power and reach, he added. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EtugkG

First dog to test positive for coronavirus in US dies: Report

Buddy the seven-year-old German shepherd became sick in April, around the same time his owner Robert Mahoney was recovering from Covid-19, according to the magazine this week. Buddy seemed to have a stuffed nose and difficulty breathing, and his condition only worsened over the following weeks and months. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jWbwum

J&J starts test on humans after positive monkey data

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First dog to test positive for coronavirus in US dies: Report

Buddy the seven-year-old German shepherd became sick in April, around the same time his owner Robert Mahoney was recovering from Covid-19, according to the magazine this week. Buddy seemed to have a stuffed nose and difficulty breathing, and his condition only worsened over the following weeks and months. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jWbwum

J&J starts test on humans after positive monkey data

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Young children carry higher levels of coronavirus: study

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China uses quarantines as cover to detain dissidents: Activists

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Global coronavirus cases top 17 million: Report

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Global coronavirus cases top 17 million: Report

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Covid-19: A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears

An outbreak among 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus is flaring again in France, on the back of vacationers throwing COVID-19 caution to the summer winds. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X7xGju

Moscow accuses Beijing of espionage, postpones S-400 delivery

Beijing's ties with Moscow appears to have hit a roadblock with the latter announcing a postponement of delivery of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Beijing. China has tried to play down the development. Recently, Russia has accused one of its leading Arctic researchers of treason, alleging that he gave sensitive information to China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ge33AH

Thirty years ago, Iraq invaded Kuwait

In Baghdad official radio announces the end of the "traitor regime" it accuses of being an accomplice in an "American Zionist plot", aimed at undermining the recovery of the Iraqi economy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30e62nb

US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen against Chinese 'intimidation'

The US and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes support against illegal "intimidation" of the latter's fishermen at sea. The MOU, which aims to strengthen Vietnam's fisheries management and law enforcement capabilities. "We look forward to working together with Vietnam to strengthen the sustainability of its fisheries and support its fishers against illegal intimidation," said a US official. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gdcBMe

Despite looming FATF deadlines, Pakistan yet to act to curb terror financing

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Masks now required for all of Australian state

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said Thursday that masks or other face coverings will be compulsory for the whole state beginning late Sunday. In addition, residents around the city of Geelong will not be allowed to have visitors in their homes beginning late Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39Dl0WR

US to withdraw about 12k troops from Germany

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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro keeps mum at first event since recovery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday attended his first public event since recovering from Covid-19, though he declined to speak. ​​ Brazil's president is typically last to address at the presidential palace, but Bolsonaro only watched the event recognizing women who work in rural areas around Latin America and left the room once it ended. He wore a mask throughout the event. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P4jxiK

Bezos ex-wife gives $1.7bn of Amazon fortune to charities

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US federal forces to start conditional pullout from Portland

The administration has sent federal agents to supplement local law enforcement in several US cities facing a rise in gun crime such as Chicago, Kansas City and Albuquerque- compounding public anger over the situation in Portland. Wednesday's announcement on Portland came as Trump's administration said it was expanding the controversial "surge" of federal agents to three more US cities- Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X8UGik

Florida sets record with 216 coronavirus deaths

The new toll shattered a record set just the day before with 186 fatalities. The overall death toll from the pandemic in Florida is now 6,333, the state health department said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39CFMpo

US records 10,000 deaths in 11 days; 21 states on red alert

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US to withdraw about 12k troops from Germany

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Bezos ex-wife gives $1.7bn of Amazon fortune to charities

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US records a coronavirus death every minute on July 29 as total surpasses 150,000

A spike in infections in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas this month has overwhelmed hospitals. The rise has forced states to make a U-turn on reopening economies that were restricted by lockdowns in March and April to slow the spread of the virus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hUHOV3

Threat from Chinese Communist Party very real: Pompeo

The threat from the Communist Party of China is very real, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday asserting that the Trump administration has begun to take all the "right actions" to rebalance the relationship with Beijing in a way that protects and secures freedom for Americans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fcEfrx

US records a coronavirus death every minute on July 29 as total surpasses 150,000

A spike in infections in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas this month has overwhelmed hospitals. The rise has forced states to make a U-turn on reopening economies that were restricted by lockdowns in March and April to slow the spread of the virus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hUHOV3

Japan court recognizes atomic bomb 'black rain' victims

A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive "black rain" that fell after the 1945 US atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors. The court said all 84 plaintiffs also developed radiation-induced illnesses and should be certified as atomic bomb victims. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Eya2Xa

Threat from Chinese Communist Party very real: Pompeo

The threat from the Communist Party of China is very real, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday asserting that the Trump administration has begun to take all the "right actions" to rebalance the relationship with Beijing in a way that protects and secures freedom for Americans. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fcEfrx

Vietnam says every city, province now at risk of virus infection

Vietnam, virus-free for months, was bracing for another wave of Covid-19 infections on Wednesday after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hKgfgW

US commander affirms US support for Japan on China dispute

The US military will help Japan monitor "unprecedented" Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters, the commander of US Forces Japan said on Wednesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jMLqdk

US records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days

US deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally. This is the fastest increase in fatalities since the United States went from 100,000 cases to 110,000 cases in 11 days in early June, according to the tally. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fbxKVR

US records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000

US deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally. This is the fastest increase in fatalities since the United States went from 100,000 cases to 110,000 cases in 11 days in early June, according to the tally. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fbxKVR

Flooding, mudslides hit northern Japan after heavy rainfall

Another river overflowed its banks in nearby Akita prefecture, he said. Suga told reporters no deaths have been confirmed. But he warned people should evacuate from risky areas. A mudslide has isolated an area with more than 500 people, he added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CPwn25

Trump on Fauci's high approval ratings: 'Nobody likes me'

President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that "nobody likes me" as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "It can only be my personality," said Trump. While Americans trust Fauci's advice, Trump has drawn criticism over his handling of the pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X5qDbi

Trump on Fauci's high approval ratings: 'Nobody likes me'

President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that "nobody likes me" as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "It can only be my personality," said Trump. While Americans trust Fauci's advice, Trump has drawn criticism over his handling of the pandemic. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X5qDbi

Very different, symbolic haj in Saudi Arabia amid coronavirus

For the first time in nearly a century, the Saudi government barred Muslims from entering the kingdom from abroad to perform the haj in order to limit exposure of the coronavirus. Instead, as little as 1,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia were selected to take part in the haj this year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/335lWSo

Trump defends use of hydroxychloroquine, says it works in early stages of Covid-19 infection

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