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China on Monday accused the United States of "monitoring, harassing and willfully detaining" Chinese students and researchers in the US. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin's comments follow the denial of a bail request in California for a university researcher accused of lying about her ties to China's military and Communist Party to gain access to the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33lzWb2

People with age-related macular degeneration – an eye disorder caused by overactive immune system -- are at greater risk of developing severe complications and dying from Covid-19, according to a study. Complement, one of the immune system's oldest branches may be influencing the severity of Covid-19 disease, said the researchers at Columbia University in the US. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XDDrpJ

The World Health Organization said Monday that there might never be a "silver bullet" answer to the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. "There is no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference in Geneva. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gquHdB

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Thousands of children in northern Germany became the first in Europe to begin a new school year on Monday, with the rest of the country watching anxiously as full-time classes began after months of curtailed hours over the coronavirus pandemic. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DrMDGg

Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's devastating fire. The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning and re-assembling France's largest musical instrument started Monday and is expected to last nearly four years. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3foM2T4

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Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's devastating fire. The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning and re-assembling France's largest musical instrument started Monday and is expected to last nearly four years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3foM2T4

The Apple Fire in Riverside County consumed more than 31 square miles (about 80 square kilometers) of dry brush and timber, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of Monday morning, it was 5% contained. The cause was under investigation. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31bY8tD

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Eight people died during the period, taking the total number of Covid-19 fatalities in the country to 5,984, the Ministry of National Health Services said. The number of new cases is the lowest since April 14 when 280 infections were detected, it said. The national tally of Covid-19 cases has reached 280,027. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31ceUJ9

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A complex attack by the Islamic State group against a prison in eastern Nangarhar province continued Monday and has killed at least 11 people, a local official said. Another 42 people have been wounded in the gunbattle that began Sunday evening, said Zahir Adil, spokesman for the provincial health department. He said the toll was expected to rise. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3k2z8gZ

Typhoon Hagupit had gusts of up to 90 kilometers (56 miles) per hour at its center in the morning and was moving northwest at 25 kilometers (16 miles) per hour. China's national meteorological center said Hagupit is expected to come ashore between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hTsc42

An Israeli court Sunday ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s older son to stop harassing three people helping to lead protests against his father’s administration after he tweeted out their home addresses and cellphone numbers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2D3CqjF

Rajapaksa, who claims credit for controlling the spread of the new coronavirus in the island nation, hopes to install his elder brother and former president - current caretaker Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - in the post formally with an outright election victory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pg3gaJ

The United States has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities. "It is extraordinarily widespread. It's into the rural as equal urban areas," she added. "To everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33r9Nr4

The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres, sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. At least 2,600 homes and nearly 7,800 people were evacuated, and officials said it was not clear when they might be able to come back. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XghrAX

The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres, sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. At least 2,600 homes and nearly 7,800 people were evacuated, and officials said it was not clear when they might be able to come back. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XghrAX

US President Donald Trump has agreed to give China's ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i1oi9j

Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance, and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations by September 15. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Dcu4pN

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Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. The return clears the way for another SpaceX crew launch as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EIWcRU