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Tensions between the US and China have been on the rise as the deadly coronavirus, which first surfaced in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, ravaged the global economy. Trump has since made attacking Beijing a centrepiece of his November re-election bid, alleging it covered up the initial outbreak of the virus -- a claim that China forcefully denies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3e3AO6b

In an unusual outburst of political anger, millions of tweets by hundreds of thousands of netizens have helped force the government to delay a bill extending the retirement age for prosecutors, which critics say threatens judicial independence. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WNnpJM

The first visit to Kabul by Washington's peace envoy since Afghanistan's squabbling political leadership reached a power-sharing agreement comes amid increased violence blamed mostly on an Islamic State affiliate that has been targeted in stepped-up US bombing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AIr9DC

The Philippines has emerged as a global hot spot for online child sexual exploitation, and coronavirus lockdowns that restrict millions to their homes may be worsening the abuses, a U.S. official said Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WP8MFF

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's popularity has soared ahead of elections in September as a result of her handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zq1gmC

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he was "pretty confident" his company could help prevent attempts to influence the political outcome of the US presidential election later this year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z9ZZFw

The first visit to Kabul by Washington's peace envoy since Afghanistan's squabbling political leadership reached a power-sharing agreement comes amid increased violence blamed mostly on an Islamic State affiliate that has been targeted in stepped-up US bombing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AIr9DC

Pakistan recorded 2,193 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 48,091. The death toll stands at 1,017 with 32 new fatalities. As many as 15,346 coronavirus tests, the highest in a single day, were conducted in the last 24 hours, health officials said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tr4hyZ

China has reported 33 new coronavirus cases, including 31 asymptomatic ones, majority of them in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the COVID-19 where the city's 11 million people are being tested in order to prevent a second wave of the deadly virus, health authorities said on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LHL9IW

"I don't turn these steps irreversible, but they're important steps. Whether it's the prosecution and conviction of (JuD chief) Hafiz Saeed, the seizure of assets, certainly what we've seen on the documentation, better documentation of the economy and we need to keep that focus and work with our international partners," Wells said at the session held by the Washington DC-based think tank on Wednesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zigUWb

More than 10,000 residents were evacuating their homes in Michigan Wednesday after two dams failed following heavy rain and triggered what officials warned will be historic flooding. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ylc4qV

Trump disclosed on Tuesday that he was taking the drug despite medical warnings about potential serious side effects and questions about its effectiveness in preventing the coronavirus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AON0JJ

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two election battleground states that are trying to make it easier and safer to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. He backed away from that threat but stuck with his unsupported claim that widespread voting by mail promotes ``a lot of illegality.'' from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XaEBry

Leaders from the Group of Seven, which the United States heads this year, had been scheduled to gather at the presidential retreat of Camp David in June until the coronavirus crisis forced Trump to switch to plans for a remote meeting. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TmZwGU

The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight. It will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3e5B8Bi

Beyond its hard-hitting rhetoric against China over its handling of the coronavirus, the White House on Wednesday issued a broad-scale attack on Beijing's predatory economic policies, military buildup, disinformation campaigns and human rights violations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X91Ulm

The United States approved the sale of 18 heavyweight torpedoes to Taiwan for $180 million, the State Department said Wednesday, in a move that could further strain Washington's already tense relationship with Beijing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WPoFMw

The United States recorded 1,561 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 93,406, according to the latest real-time tally Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zkf2w6

The World Health Organization on Wednesday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting world leaders for the annual G7 summit as a sign of "normalization." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XhbYc5

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The Trump administration has rolled out a new rationale for fully reopening the United States for business even as the coronavirus pandemic is receding in fits and starts, arguing that extended shutdowns will only cause more deaths from depression, suicide, drug overdose and alcohol abuse for years to come. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36eOOr8