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NASA has become the latest foreign organization to upset China by referring to Taiwan as a country, the latest in a string of quarrels the Asian nation has waded into over wording it deems politically sensitive. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3m4kOGm

A report by WHO and Chinese experts released on Tuesday had judged the lab-leak hypothesis highly unlikely, saying the virus behind Covid-19 had probably jumped from bats to humans via an intermediary animal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m73lgh

The Karen National Union, the main political body representing the Karen minority, said the airstrikes were the latest case of Myanmar's military breaking a cease-fire agreement and it would have to respond. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uce8si

The WHO's chief, long accused of complacency towards Beijing, hardened his tone Tuesday, urging further investigation into a theory Covid-19 sprang from a laboratory leak. The director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also rebuked China for sitting on key data. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39sAFJN

China has swung back with tit-for-tat sanctions of its own against several European Union and UK lawmakers, while sealing deals with Iran and reaffirming friendships with Russia and North Korea. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cyvauW

New York will join 14 other US states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis use after the bill was backed by both state chambers, where Cuomo's Democratic Party holds strong majorities. "For too long the prohibition of cannabis disproportionately targeted communities of color with harsh prison sentences," Cuomo said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sFBshT

Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby said they suffered "physical and emotional injuries" in the riot they said was fomented by Trump, when he was in his final weeks as president and refusing to accept his election defeat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O8eOQd

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New York will join 14 other US states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis use after the bill was backed by both state chambers, where Cuomo's Democratic Party holds strong majorities. "For too long the prohibition of cannabis disproportionately targeted communities of color with harsh prison sentences," Cuomo said in a statement. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3sFBshT

Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby said they suffered "physical and emotional injuries" in the riot they said was fomented by Trump, when he was in his final weeks as president and refusing to accept his election defeat. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2O8eOQd

Three asymptomatic cases in Ruili, a city of over 210,000 people, were also recorded as Myanmar nationals, aged between 24 and 28, according to health authorities in Yunnan province. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rEOWJv

Citing the "changing global environment," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it would partner with a weapons manufacturer to build the missiles in a plan that would create thousands of jobs as well as export opportunities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PdDA29

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"We can't be silent in the face of rising violence against Asian Americans," Biden tweeted. "That's why today I'm taking additional steps to respond-including establishing an initiative at the Department of Justice to address anti-Asian crimes. These attacks are wrong, un-American, and must stop." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31ym4rH

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"We can't be silent in the face of rising violence against Asian Americans," Biden tweeted. "That's why today I'm taking additional steps to respond-including establishing an initiative at the Department of Justice to address anti-Asian crimes. These attacks are wrong, un-American, and must stop." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/31ym4rH

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The "reforms" unveiled on Tuesday are the most dramatic overhaul of Hong Kong's political system since the city was handed back to China by Britain in 1997. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3swhbeC

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As town meetings go, the discussion was fairly routine, meandering from what Memorial Day celebrations might look like in the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, to a federal grant application for bulletproof vests for police officers. But when the time came for the trustees in West Chester Township, Ohio, to deliver personal remarks at the group’s most recent meeting, the board’s chairman, Lee Wong, who is Asian American, did something unusual. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w58jPr

The double dose of warnings on Monday came even as Biden laid out hopeful new steps to expand coronavirus vaccinations, with all adults to become eligible over the next five weeks. Biden announced plans to expand the number of retail pharmacies that are administering vaccines, and investments to help Americans get to vaccination sites. But the optimism was tempered by stark warnings about the potential for another wave of cases. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rAk8JY

The Ever Given had become jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia, in high winds early on March 23. Evergreen Line, which is leasing the Ever Given, said the ship would be inspected for seaworthiness in the Great Bitter Lake, which separates two sections of the canal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m4n54d

Former US president Donald Trump stole the spotlight at a wedding in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend, using a congratulatory speech to mainly talk about himself and assail his successor. "Do you miss me yet?" a tuxedo-clad Trump asked at Saturday night's function, according to video posted on celebrity gossip site TMZ. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wb5tZa

In a new tactic, protesters sought to step up a civil disobedience campaign on Tuesday by asking residents to throw garbage onto streets on key road intersections. "This garbage strike is a strike to oppose the junta," read a poster on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rzg0d2

As town meetings go, the discussion was fairly routine, meandering from what Memorial Day celebrations might look like in the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, to a federal grant application for bulletproof vests for police officers. But when the time came for the trustees in West Chester Township, Ohio, to deliver personal remarks at the group’s most recent meeting, the board’s chairman, Lee Wong, who is Asian American, did something unusual. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3w58jPr

Former US president Donald Trump stole the spotlight at a wedding in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend, using a congratulatory speech to mainly talk about himself and assail his successor. "Do you miss me yet?" a tuxedo-clad Trump asked at Saturday night's function, according to video posted on celebrity gossip site TMZ. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3wb5tZa

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government Monday, changing six cabinet members including the foreign, defense and justice ministers, as the far-right leader faced mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3u4TdYb

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"Boy, your greatest achievement is to have ruined the friendly relations between China and Canada, and have turned Canada into a running dog of the US. Spendthrift!!!" Li Yang, the Chinese consul-general in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QQPbVd

Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister, slammed the South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday as "a parrot raised by America" after he criticised a missile test by Pyongyang. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w9kVoA

Prosecutors sought to demonstrate that then-police officer Derek Chauvin had no justification for using the dangerous move for some nine minutes on Floyd, an African-American man, last May during an arrest on a minor charge. But Chauvin's attorney countered that he would prove that Floyd was on drugs, forcing officers to take tough action, and that his death was caused by the drugs and a medical condition rather than asphyxiation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rx2jLB

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Prosecutors sought to demonstrate that then-police officer Derek Chauvin had no justification for using the dangerous move for some nine minutes on Floyd, an African-American man, last May during an arrest on a minor charge. But Chauvin's attorney countered that he would prove that Floyd was on drugs, forcing officers to take tough action, and that his death was caused by the drugs and a medical condition rather than asphyxiation. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rx2jLB

The WHO's chief said Monday that all hypotheses on the Covid-19 pandemic's origins remained open and needed further study, based on international experts' report on their mission to Wuhan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3tXo74K

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The United Nations is holding "serious negotiations" with China on gaining unfettered access to the Xinjiang region to verify reports that Muslim Uighurs are being persecuted, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lZYNZ4

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Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former US President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday but did not disclose the cause of death. She was at least 99 years old. The former US President often showed affection toward her and referred to her as "Granny" in his memoir. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3tXvZ6c

German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged that mistakes were made by her government, including on plans for an Easter lockdown. She also expressed frustration over the actions of some of Germany's state governors, including members of her own party, who have resisted tougher restrictions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w9PFWE

Last week, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a defiance of UN resolutions that ban such launches by North Korea. The UN Security Council subsequently adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of UN experts monitoring sanctions against North Korea. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wacXvm

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Linda Reynolds was removed as defence minister and Christian Porter as attorney-general, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison bowed to weeks of mounting public pressure. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31vuuAd