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Russia registers first case of people infected with bird flu

Russia said on Saturday that seven workers at a poultry plant in its south had been infected with a bird flu virus, TASS news agency quoted Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, as saying. It appears to be the first case of bird flu being passed to humans from birds in Russia, but there is no sign of transmission between humans so far, she was quoted as saying. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uiWGU8

Texas governor's biggest donors: Energy industry that failed

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Texas governor's biggest donors: Energy industry that failed

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Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny's appeal

Navalny, 44, an anti-corruption crusader and President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, was arrested on January 17 upon returning from Germany, where he spent five months recovering from a nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin. Russian authorities have rejected the accusation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ub4zuN

Indonesian capital slammed by monsoon floods

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Alexei Navalny back in court for jail appeal, possible fine

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Biden believes US will be approaching normalcy by end of this year

President Joe Biden has said that he believes the US will be approaching normalcy by the end of this year as the country races to deliver coronavirus vaccines to millions of Americans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37wkXME

Afghan police: 3 separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 2

Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the first two explosions took place 15 minutes apart and a third targeting a police vehicle took place two hours later. No group immediately claimed responsibility. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qGN8jt

Biden believes US will be approaching normalcy by end of this year

President Joe Biden has said that he believes the US will be approaching normalcy by the end of this year as the country races to deliver coronavirus vaccines to millions of Americans. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/37wkXME

UN chief calls US' re-entry into Paris Climate Agreement a 'day of hope'

"It is a pleasure to mark this occasion with you all, and particularly with Special Envoy John Kerry, whose own work is reflected in this historic agreement,” Guterres said on Friday during a virtual event to mark the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2NorWAn

UN chief calls US' re-entry into Paris Climate Agreement a 'day of hope'

"It is a pleasure to mark this occasion with you all, and particularly with Special Envoy John Kerry, whose own work is reflected in this historic agreement,” Guterres said on Friday during a virtual event to mark the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NorWAn

Two explosions rock Kabul, 2 killed

The first explosion happened at around 8 am in Darulaman Road in the west of Kabul in which two people were wounded, police said, adding that the blast targeted a corolla vehicle. Police said the second explosion happened in the Kart-e-Parwan area in Kabul's PD4 at around 8:15 am in which two people were killed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NDnIEN

Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

The color photograph, likely to become an instant classic among memorable images from the history of spaceflight, was snapped by a camera mounted on the rocket-powered "sky crane" descent-stage just above the rover as the car-sized space vehicle was being lowered on Thursday to Martian soil. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3k80WBi

Extreme cold killed Texans in their bedrooms, vehicles and backyards

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'Something we've never seen' - Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

The color photograph, likely to become an instant classic among memorable images from the history of spaceflight, was snapped by a camera mounted on the rocket-powered "sky crane" descent-stage just above the rover as the car-sized space vehicle was being lowered on Thursday to Martian soil. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3k80WBi

Extreme cold killed Texans in their bedrooms, vehicles and backyards

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Neera Tanden, Biden’s budget nominee, faces challenge to confirmation

Senator Joe Manchin announced Friday that he would oppose the nomination of Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, imperiling her prospects for confirmation in an evenly divided Senate. Tanden would need the support of at least one Republican senator in order to pass confirmation, with the vote of Vice President Kamala Harris needed to break a tie. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3bpAj6G

Myanmar's minorities to protest in show of unity against coup

A young woman protester died on Friday after being shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd in the capital, Naypyitaw, the first death among opponents of the coup in the demonstrations. The army says one policeman has died of injuries sustained in a protest. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZwupLo

Biden declares 'America is back' in welcome words to allies

Speaking to the annual Munich Security Conference virtually, Biden ticked through a daunting to-do list - salvaging the Iran nuclear deal, meeting economic and security challenges posed by China and Russia and repairing the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic - that he said would require close cooperation between the US and its Western allies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pALM8F

Texans queue for water as US counts cost of deadly winter storm

Water pressure problems meant nearly seven million Texans were being advised to boil their water before drinking it or using for cooking, said Toby Baker, who heads the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, adding that nearly 264,000 people were impacted by non-operational water systems. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZAU8CF

Pfizer to roll out 10 million Covid vaccines per week as Biden assures shots for all by July

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US officially rejoins climate deal as Texas reels under Arctic freeze

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US immigration bill to help clear job-based green card backlog

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