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Britain abolished the so-called “tampon tax” on Friday, eliminating sales taxes on women's sanitary products. ​​The move was widely praised by women's rights campaigners as well as proponents of the country's departure from the European Union. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak had committed to ending the widely unpopular tax on tampons and pads in his budget statement in March but the change could only come into effect on Friday after Britain had finally left the economic orbit of the EU. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lgs9o0

The top commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Friday that his country was fully prepared to respond to any US military pressure as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high in the waning days of President Donald Trump's administration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LfyJuA

Praising the Chinese development model, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government wants to learn from China's industrial development to accelerate economic growth and eradicate poverty. ​​"If we can learn from any one country in the world, it is China. Their development model suits Pakistan the best," Khan said while speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/384Rv0N

A Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed by a Muslim mob this week will be rebuilt using provincial government funds, its information minister said Friday. Around 1,500 people descended Wednesday on the temple — in a remote village of northeast Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province — after protesting against renovations being made to an adjoining building owned by a Hindu group. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3828PDO

BioNTech is working flat out with partner Pfizer to boost production of their Covid-19 vaccine, its founders said, warning there would be gaps in supply until other vaccines were rolled out. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n5UlXy

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year on Friday with a traditional Angelus blessing from the papal library, pushing through nerve pain that forced him to skip New Year's ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n0EucR

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Kim Jong-un thanked North Koreans for supporting his leadership in "difficult times" in a rare hand-written New Year letter released Friday ahead of a crucial ruling party congress that will set the country's economic goals. ​​​​The personal message came after the isolated North put on a performance featuring fireworks, singing and dancing in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to usher in the new year, despite the coronavirus pandemic, which the North insists has yet to reach its shores. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JEfo6a

Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an 11-party opposition alliance, will on Friday hold a meeting to formulate its future strategy against the Imran Khan led-government at Jati Umra in Lahore. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38PdZC9

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Speaking at the presidential office, President Tsai Ing-wen said that in the past year, Chinese military activity near Taiwan has threatened peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pCDNby

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Around 50 countries around the world have already started vaccinating their people against Covid-19, barely a year after the first alert by China signalled the start of the epidemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X13lmA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support "in the difficult times" and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year's Day cards sent to his people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pFkrlY

US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health insurance. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to undo many of Trump's actions but it is unclear how quickly and even to what extent. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/383FgSb

The World Health Organization says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the shot already available in Europe and North America. Every country that has a drug regulatory agency will have to issue its own approval for any Covid-19 vaccine, but countries with weak systems usually rely on WHO to vet the shots. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rMPajc

The United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison. Brexit, in essence, took place at the strike of midnight in Brussels, or 2300 London time (GMT), when the United Kingdom ended the de facto membership, known as the transition period, which lasted 11 months after it formally left on Jan. 31. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38JgGoI

US President Donald Trump was briefed this month about intelligence reports that China had offered to pay bounties to fighters in Afghanistan who attacked US soldiers there, but the information was uncorroborated. It is unclear whether the intelligence on China shows that any bounties were paid or whether any attacks on US personnel were even attempted. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/381Kjm8

The United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison. Brexit, in essence, took place at the strike of midnight in Brussels, or 2300 London time (GMT), when the United Kingdom ended the de facto membership, known as the transition period, which lasted 11 months after it formally left on Jan. 31. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38JgGoI