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Americans brace for Covid 'surge upon a surge'

America should prepare for a "surge upon a surge" in coronavirus cases as millions of travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony Fauci warned Sunday. ​​The United States is the world's worst-affected country, with 266,831 Covid-19 deaths, and President Donald Trump's administration has issued conflicting messages on mask-wearing, travel and the danger posed by the virus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vg7IsP

Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert

A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep, federal officials and witnesses said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mk7YD2

Australia demands apology from China over fake image on Twitter

Morrison said Australia was seeking the removal of the "truly repugnant" image posted on Monday by Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vj1ZCJ

Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts, thousands evacuated

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'Global Covid cases top 62.6 million mark'

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Arab Spring: the first smartphone revolution

Social media and smartphones briefly gave youthful Arab Spring protesters a technological edge that allowed them to topple ageing dictatorships as their revolutionary spirit went viral. Regimes across North Africa and the Middle East were caught flat-footed a decade ago as the fervour of the popular uprisings spread at the speed of the internet via Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36hUhPy

New Zealand watchdog lays charges over volcano deaths

The regulator WorkSafe examined why 47 people, mainly Australian tourists, were on the island in December 2019 when a column of burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fMq7Hj

Losses for Bolsonaro, wins for center-right in polls

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A second wave of Mideast protests

The countries swept up by the latest revolts had initially stood on the sidelines as a contagion of uprisings gripped Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Libya and Yemen in 2011. But in 2019 they led calls for an end to the same regional economic precariousness, corruption, and unresponsive governance that fuelled the Arab protests years earlier. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o7GLEi

Sri Lankan prison riot :6 inmates dead, 35 injured

Six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said Monday. Two guards were critically injured, they said. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. Inmates have staged protests in recent weeks at several prisons as the number of coronavirus cases surges in the facilities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o8zkMS

How the Arab uprisings weakened by online fakes

When Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in January 2011, rumours and uncertainty created "panic and hysteria", said ex-activist and entrepreneur Houeida Anouar. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3li6bwZ

Global Covid-19 cases top 62.6mn mark: Johns Hopkins

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NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies

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Trump 'ashamed' to have endorsed Republican Georgia governor

President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in the state to Democrat Joe Biden. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3mnE153

Biden fractures foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lkfnRI

2020 elections was probably least secure ever, says Trump

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Joe Biden fractures foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3lkfnRI

Biden intends to nominate Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of OMB

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

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Joe Biden to nominate Tanden, Rouse and others to economic team

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A cat said to be joining Bidens in White House

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US Covid cases top 4 million in November, doubling the record set in October

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US Covid cases top 4 million in November, doubling the record set in October

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Crackdown against opposition ahead of PDM rally in Pakistan's Multan

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Muslims in Nepal hold anti-China protest demanding justice for Uyghurs

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Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity

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US surpasses 100,000 new Covid-19 daily cases for 26th consecutive day

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Chinese defence minister in Nepal to bolster military cooperation

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Raab says next week will be very significant for Brexit deal

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Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

The attack was staged Saturday in a rice field in Garin Kwashebe, a Borno community known for rice farming, on the day residents of the state were casting votes for the first time in 13 years to elect local government councils, though many didn't go to cast their ballots. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qcngvR

Mysterious monolith in US desert reportedly disappears

The Bureau of Land Management in Utah said Saturday it had received "credible reports" that the object had been removed "by an unknown party" on Friday evening. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q87phX

US reports several explosions heard in Eritrea's capital

The latest explosions came just hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared victory in his government's fighting against forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which runs the northern Tigray region bordering Eritrea. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mdZddL

Iran nuclear scientist's body taken to Muslim shrine

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a US "mercenary" and killing Mohsen Fakhrizadeh when assailants opened fire at him and his bodyguards near Tehran on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33qxSxr

Assassination in Iran could limit Biden’s options

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Mysterious monolith in US desert reportedly disappears

The Bureau of Land Management in Utah said Saturday it had received "credible reports" that the object had been removed "by an unknown party" on Friday evening. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3q87phX

Assassination in Iran could limit Biden’s options. Was that the goal?

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Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings

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'No pressure from Army', says Imran Khan amid protests

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Nuclear scientist assassination in Iran could limit Biden’s options. Was that the goal?

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Trump loses another election court challenge

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Trump loses another election court challenge

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North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight virus

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UK secures 2 m more doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine

Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in Europe as early as the spring, the government said on Sunday, in addition to the 5 million doses it secured from the U.S. company two weeks ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33t6fDY

German Xmas markets find ways around virus

Artificial snow, mulled wine, all-you-can-eat sweets and kitsch music: at the Christmas market in Landshut, southern Germany, the essentials are there, but you have to pick it up by car. As Germany battles a second wave of coronavirus infections, leisure and sporting facilities have been ordered to close while restaurants and bars can only offer takeaways. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33pnRAN

Over 150 arrested in anti-lockdown protests in London

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Joe Biden announces 3 more members in Covid-19 task force

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Israeli embassies on alert after Iran threats

Israel put its embassies around the world on high alert on Saturday after Iranian threats of retaliation following the killing of a nuclear scientist near Tehran, Israeli N12 news reported on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36hr1Zj

Imran denies permission for anti-govt rally in Multan

"The coronavirus is spreading dangerously, therefore the opposition should postpone PDM public meetings," Dawn quoted Khan as saying while talking to spokespersons at the Prime Minister House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q7buTC

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have virus

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39lQq5Z

Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released

Saifullah Paracha, a 73-year-old Pakistani with diabetes and a heart condition, had two things going for him that he didn't have at previous hearings: a favorable legal development and the election of Joe Biden. President Donald Trump had effectively ended the Obama administration's practice of reviewing the cases of men held at Guantanamo and releasing them if imprisonment was no longer deemed necessary. Now there's hope that will resume under Biden. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lgTS4b