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China denied entry to two members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus after both tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies, the Wall Street Journal reported. ​​Chinese officials blocked the duo from boarding their plane to the central Chinese city of Wuhan after they tested positive for the antibodies in blood-based serology tests during transit in Singapore, the report said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bJNvoZ

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Some US lawmakers have said President Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding political office again following his impeachment on Wednesday for inciting a mob that stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/38JvzJb

President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter. ​​John Eastman, who joined Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the Jan. 6 rally, is being considered for a role on Trump's defense team, the people said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35Ccarm

President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter. ​​John Eastman, who joined Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the Jan. 6 rally, is being considered for a role on Trump's defense team, the people said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/35Ccarm

"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," Twitter chief ecxecutive Jack Dorsey said. "They divide us. They limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning. And sets a precedent I feel is dangerous: the power an individual or corporation has over a part of the global public conversation." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3soGvDS

Chinese state broadcaster CGTN showed the arrival of their plane from Singapore for an investigation that is expected to last several weeks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nDekx7

Days after its heaviest snowfall in 50 years, Madrid woke on Tuesday to its lowest temperatures in decades, with the mercury plummeting to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3id2J6N

No details were given about the latest death by health authorities, except that it occurred in Hebei province, where the government has placed several cities under lockdown. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MSbcAP

Park Geun-hye, the daughter of slain military dictator Park Chung-hee, was convicted of colluding with her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, to take millions of dollars in bribes and extortion from some of the country's largest business groups, including Samsung, while she was in office from 2013 to 2016. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LPd6Sc

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. The account is being permanently terminated "in the interest of public safety, and based on his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech, and incite violence, which are clear violations of our guidelines," Snapchat said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nG0ES7

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Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. The account is being permanently terminated "in the interest of public safety, and based on his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech, and incite violence, which are clear violations of our guidelines," Snapchat said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3nG0ES7

"We are going into a second year of this, it could even be tougher given the transmission dynamics and some of the issues that we are seeing," Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergencies official, said during an event on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nIlTmq

If the Senate were to convict, lawmakers could then take a separate vote on whether to disqualify Trump from holding future office. Only a majority of senators would be needed to ban him from future office, unlike the two-thirds needed to convict. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3bDg86Y

Trump's impeachment Wednesday confirmed that "no one is above the law," US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the defiant Republican president was impeached for the second time in 13 months. "Today in a bipartisan way the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," the top Democrat in Congress said at a ceremony at which she signed the article of impeachment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39yFdgG

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointedly did not rule out Wednesday that he might eventually vote to convict the now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, but he also blocked a quick Senate impeachment trial. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sl8EeR

President Donald Trump urged Americans to be "united" and avoid violence in his first comments after being impeached Wednesday -- while avoiding any mention of impeachment at all. In the videotaped speech, Trump said he was "calling on all Americans to overcome the passions of the moment and join together as one American people. Let us choose to move forward united for the good of our families." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3qvDtvR

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointedly did not rule out Wednesday that he might eventually vote to convict the now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, but he also blocked a quick Senate impeachment trial. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3sl8EeR

Trump's impeachment Wednesday confirmed that "no one is above the law," US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the defiant Republican president was impeached for the second time in 13 months. "Today in a bipartisan way the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," the top Democrat in Congress said at a ceremony at which she signed the article of impeachment. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/39yFdgG