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Foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Monday a US visa policy that supported Indian talent would be beneficial for both countries.A more knowledge-driven, global economy will require more trusted talent, which is an opportunity for India, Jaishankar told a virtual conference on relations between the two nations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jsxLHm

White House hopeful Joe Biden will ask voters "are you safe in Donald Trump's America" with a speech Monday in the swing state of Pennsylvania where the Democrat will accuse the president of fomenting politically explosive violence. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3baQFjf

Flight 971 of Israel's national carrier El Al was carrying a joint US-Israeli delegation led on the American side by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House advisor. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lBpS46

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Pakistan has reported 213 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 295,849, the health ministry said on Monday. The Ministry of National Health Services also said six more patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours and the total Covid-19 related deaths now stand at 6,294. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34IAKaC

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Former Japanese defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week. Ishiba has about 34% of the public's support, more than double the 14% for Suga, the second-most popular choice, a weekend Kyodo News survey showed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31H49jj

Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes since January, the state prosecutor's office said.​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b9orFk

A St Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city's south side died Sunday, authorities said. Mayor Lyda Krewson released a statement saying she was “heartbroken” at police officer Bohannon's death. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lwp6Wj

US President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders, a White House spokesman said, days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YM1Hqc

Democrats on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his campaign as he praised supporters who clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, where one man died overnight, and announced he will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid anger over the shooting of another Black man by police. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jwKbOi

While the deaths were a state and national high, the tally of new infections was Victoria's lowest since 67 new cases were recorded on June 30 in the early weeks of the second wave of the pandemic, which has primarily been concentrated in the state capital, Melbourne. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YMvGOy

Hong Kong authorities say nearly half a million people have registered for a free universal coronavirus testing programme that is due to begin on Tuesday. Residents registering online have already booked out 80 testing sites located in gymnasiums and community centres for the initial day of the programme, according to the government's website. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hHpUoQ

Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's second-largest city. Victoria's health department reported 41 deaths from Covid-19 and 73 new infections in the latest 24-hour period. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jnr0GK

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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Minsk Sunday, calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule amid a heavy security presence and despite dozens of arrests. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QDoFv3

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The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32J69Ha

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Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Zia was freed on humanitarian grounds after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's approval. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief is serving a 17-year prison term in two graft cases since February 8, 2018. Zia's family filed a plea with the government for an extension of the suspended prison sentence as the six months allotted to her in March will end on September 24, the Dhaka Tribune reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34NgcxE

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Lebanese authorities are probing what caused highly explosive material stored unsafely for years to detonate in a mushroom cloud, wrecking swathes of the city and fuelling anger at a political class already blamed for the country's economic meltdown. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hI6roa

The real number of people infected by the virus around the world is believed to be much higher - perhaps 10 times higher in the US, according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - given testing limitations and the many mild cases that have gone unreported or unrecognised. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b86nvk

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The real number of people infected by the virus around the world is believed to be much higher - perhaps 10 times higher in the US, according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - given testing limitations and the many mild cases that have gone unreported or unrecognised. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b86nvk

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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, as the competition heats up to succeed Japan's longest-serving leader. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b7m4TH

A French magazine has apologized after portraying a Black lawmaker as a slave, as France's government and officials across the political spectrum decried the publication. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jpHJcy

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A French magazine has apologized after portraying a Black lawmaker as a slave, as France's government and officials across the political spectrum decried the publication. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jpHJcy

Brazil is just the second country to surpass a death toll of 120,000 in the pandemic, after the United States, where the number killed is now more than 182,000. Unlike in Europe and Asia, where the virus hit hard and then subsided, Brazil's outbreak is advancing at a slow but devastating pace. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jt0Oe0

At least 33 states continue to recommend testing people who have been exposed to Covid-19 and have no symptoms, spurning guidance published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week that said testing may be unnecessary. Sixteen states did not immediately respond to requests for comment and North Dakota said it had not made a decision. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QAnhsW

The Democratic presidential nominee, in a virtual address to the National Guard Association of the United States' general conference, said Trump recommended "that you should be deployed to quote, 'dominate,' your fellow citizens for exercising their right to peacefully protest.” from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32AZZsB

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Trump will go to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday to meet with law enforcement officials and view damage from unrest triggered by Blake's shooting last weekend, White House spokesman Judd Deere said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EMhYEe

German police halted a Berlin march by thousands of people opposed to coronavirus restrictions in the biggest of several European protests Saturday against anti-virus curbs and masks to halt the pandemic. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b7fLzg

The Ministry of Emergency Management says another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly tumbled on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b9J1pl

Julia Reed, who wrote about food and culture in the South and promoted her native Mississippi Delta, has died. She was 59. Reed died Friday of cancer, the editors of Garden & Gun magazine said in a post on the magazine's website. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hBBVfz

President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership.​ from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EwT4sG

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The two-storey building used for banquets came down in the morning in Xiangfen county, in Shanxi province, according to broadcaster CGTN. Xinhua news agency reported that "45 people have been brought out, of which 17 were dead, seven seriously injured and 21 slightly injured." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QCk4co

Nevada officials are reporting what may be the first documented case of coronavirus reinfection in the United States, following similar reports earlier this week from Hong Kong and Europe. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QATmRA

Nevada officials are reporting what may be the first documented case of coronavirus reinfection in the United States, following similar reports earlier this week from Hong Kong and Europe. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QATmRA