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Mobile phone and internet services in Russia suffered outages on Saturday as police cracked down on anti-Kremlin protesters, the monitoring site downdetector.ru showed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/365Ifsa

Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. The order bans about 10,000 people living inside multiple housing blocks within the neighbourhood of Jordan from leaving their apartment until all members in the area have undergone testing and the results are mostly ascertained. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p9DsNC

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Indian and Chinese militaries will hold a ninth round of talks aimed at resolving the border disputes in Eastern Ladakh after a deadlock prevailed since the last negotiations in November 2020, sources said. The latest "Corps Commander level meet is likely to take place in the next few days, probably in a day or two", the sources, adding contours of the dialogue were being worked out and some changes are expected. A Ministry of External Affairs representative is likely to be part of the dialogue. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y73qFS

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday in the eastern part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor was recorded at 03:19 GMT, 36 kilometers (over 22 miles) northwest of the town of Finschhafen. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 29.3 kilometers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pf3iA2

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton recorded a three-minute video from Arlington National Cemetery after President Joe Biden's inauguration this week, praising peaceful presidential succession as a core of American democracy. The segment included no mention of Trump by name from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39Zc8ev

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton recorded a three-minute video from Arlington National Cemetery after President Joe Biden's inauguration this week, praising peaceful presidential succession as a core of American democracy. The segment included no mention of Trump by name from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/39Zc8ev

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying "dhanyavaad" for supplying the "sanjeevni booti" (the vaccine) against the coronavirus to the South American country, which has reported the second-highest death toll from the Covid-19 disease in the world. Prime Minister Modi also replied to the Brazilian President saying that it was an honour to be a trusted partner during the pandemic adding that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation on healthcare. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sOHAVE

A year ago Saturday, Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million anxious citizens to their homes, beginning a traumatic 76-day lockdown that underscored the growing threat of a mysterious pathogen emanating from the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/397xver

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Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were preparing to rally in dozens of cities across Russia on Saturday even as authorities vowed a crackdown on protesters. Allies of Russia's leading opposition figure -- who was jailed upon returning to Moscow after a near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent -- said they would take to the streets despite police warnings that unsanctioned public events would be "immediately suppressed". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3peQKbU

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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying "dhanyavaad" for supplying the "sanjeevni booti" (the vaccine) against the coronavirus to the South American country, which has reported the second-highest death toll from the Covid-19 disease in the world. Prime Minister Modi also replied to the Brazilian President saying that it was an honour to be a trusted partner during the pandemic adding that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation on healthcare. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39VxfP9

Austin, 67, is a 1975 graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. He helped lead the invasion into Iraq in 2003, and eight years later was the top US commander there, overseeing the full American troop withdrawal. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3phjP6A

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The New START treaty, which is due to expire on February 5, is seen as a rare opportunity for compromise between Moscow and Washington, whose ties have further deteriorated over recent cyber hacking and election meddling allegations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/399QFAD

Canada's Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden plan to meet next month, the prime minister's office said on Friday, following a call between the two leaders in which they agreed to join forces to combat coronavirus in North America. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pfgYec

Former US President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial will begin during the week of February 8, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer announced. The process will start on Monday when the US House of Representatives formally delivers the impeachment charge to the chamber. The chamber charged Trump with inciting an insurrection against the government on January 6. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y5wT2P

Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down on Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said. Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a fresh wave of the coronavirus since November. Over 4,300 cases have been recorded in the last two months, making up nearly 40 per cent of the city's total. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KFrfRP

Members of both parties were irate about reports that Guardsmen were forced to take rest breaks outside the Capitol building. About 25,000 Guard members from across the country deployed to help secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, which went off with only a handful of minor arrests. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p9dHwU

President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States, an undertaking being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol. The disclosure Friday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki is a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists motivated to violence by extremist ideology. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3sKlQdD

Members of both parties were irate about reports that Guardsmen were forced to take rest breaks outside the Capitol building. About 25,000 Guard members from across the country deployed to help secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, which went off with only a handful of minor arrests. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3p9dHwU

Former US President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial will begin during the week of February 8, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer announced. The process will start on Monday when the US House of Representatives formally delivers the impeachment charge to the chamber. The chamber charged Trump with inciting an insurrection against the government on January 6. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y5wT2P