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Russia hits more EU officials with entry bans over Navalny

Moscow is expanding the list of European officials barred from entering Russia in response to the European Union's sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wze33g

China imposes new visa limits in back-and-forth with US

China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth, following a US announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. has placed an escalating series of sanctions, visa bans and financial restrictions on Chinese government officials and Communist Party members this year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2KNCGXc

1,500 France-bound trucks stranded in England

Dozens of countries around the world have slapped tough travel curbs on the U.K. in recent days: From Canada to India, nations banned flights from Britain, while France barred the entry of trucks from the country for 48 hours from late Sunday while the strain is assessed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h6oqoM

US publishes list of Chinese and Russian firms with military ties

Reuters first reported last month that the U.S. Department of Commerce drafted a list of companies that it linked to the Chinese or Russian military, news that brought a rebuke from Beijing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/34AVeBd

Israel set for snap election as budget deadline nears

Parliament voted late on Monday against an attempt by both men to delay a deadline of midnight on Tuesday for approval of the fiscal package. Netanyahu, who heads the right-wing Likud party and defence minister Gantz, head of the centrist Blue and White faction, established a unity government in May after three inconclusive elections held since April 2019. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LY7ipM

Bomb tears through car, killing 5 in Kabul

KABUL: A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday, killing at least five people, four of them doctors, police said. On Sunday at least nine people were killed and around 20 others including a member of the parliament were wounded in Kabul when the MP Khan Mohammad Wardak's convoy was targeted by a car bomb, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WBdiXv

The UK Coronavirus variant: What we know

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Taiwan reports first locally transmitted Covid case since April

Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread mask wearing, with all new cases for more than the last 250 days being among travellers arriving on the island. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34wmr7V

Pak grants permission for construction of Hindu temple

The plot for the first Hindu temple in Islamabad was allotted to the Hindu Panchayat by the Capital Development Authority in 2017. However, the construction work was delayed due to some formalities, including the approval of the site map and documents from the CDA and other relevant authorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aKYxKb

US Congress approves $900 bn stimulus package

As the Covid-19 death count rises amid a massive resurgence of the virus that further threatens the economy, Republican and Democratic legislators finally hammered out a bill after months of wrangling and partisan finger-pointing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hlqcTf

US Congress approves $900 bn stimulus package

As the Covid-19 death count rises amid a massive resurgence of the virus that further threatens the economy, Republican and Democratic legislators finally hammered out a bill after months of wrangling and partisan finger-pointing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3hlqcTf

Biden urges Americans to take Covid-19 vaccine, assures its safety

WILMINGTON: After taking the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday urged all Americans to take the vaccine when it is available. Biden also tweeted a picture of he getting the first dosage of the Pfizer vaccine to which Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter, "This is what leadership looks like." Biden on Monday received his first dose of vaccine for the novel coronavirus publicly on Monday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/38rt1hh

Cyberattack hit key US Treasury systems: senator

The US government admitted last week that computer systems in multiple departments were penetrated by attackers who hacked in through widely used security software made by the US company SolarWinds. Members of Congress briefed by US intelligence, as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Bill Barr, have all said Russians were behind the hack. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aux4MB

#MeToo rocks Turkey's literary world

Sexual assault and harassment allegations have shaken Turkey's literary world, creating a rare #MeToo moment as women break taboos and speak out in the largely patriarchical country. Adding a dark undertone, it has also led to the suicide of one author who was singled out after allegedly sending a series of lewd text messages to younger women. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WBcqlJ

NZ backpacker killer revealed as serial predator

The Supreme Court overturned orders banning Jesse Shane Kempson being identified as the predator who strangled Millane in December 2018 after the pair met through the online dating app Tinder. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aBjeb8

Malaysia buys AstraZeneca vaccines, seeks more from China, Russia

The Southeast Asian country has already secured 12.8 million doses from its deal with Pfizer-BioNTech signed last month, as well as from its participation in the global Covax facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Under the Pfizer deal, it will receive 1 million doses in the first quarter of 2021 and 1.7 million, 5.8 million and 4.3 million doses in the subsequent quarters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KGnLy9

Cyberattack hit key US Treasury systems: senator

The US government admitted last week that computer systems in multiple departments were penetrated by attackers who hacked in through widely used security software made by the US company SolarWinds. Members of Congress briefed by US intelligence, as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Bill Barr, have all said Russians were behind the hack. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3aux4MB

Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, draws crowds to park

HONOLULU: Kilauea volcano on Hawaii 's Big Island roared back to life Sunday night as lava went shooting into air, boiling away a water lake and sending a massive plume of steam, gas and ash soaring into the atmosphere. Tom Birchard, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Hawaii , said lava poured into the crater and mixed with the water to cause a vigorous eruption for about an hour. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3nMcKKw