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In death, long after loss, Walter Mondale's liberal legacy stands

In the last days of his life, former Vice President Walter Mondale received a steady stream of phone calls of appreciation. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris all called to say goodbye and thank you. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/32roUzk

Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions

Thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo dropped the gun he'd been holding, turned and began raising his hands just as the officer had commanded. Then the cop fired a single shot, killing the boy in the dark Chicago alley. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2RJJOY9

Biden's virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch

Biden has made clear that he wants to reassert US leadership on the world stage, including on climate change, after four tumultuous, often inward-looking years of president Donald Trump. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3efATpc

EU drug regulator prepares to issue advice on J&J Covid shot

Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation later on Tuesday into possible links between the J&J coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the US. Last week, J&J halted the European rollout of its one-dose vaccine after the USFDA recommended officials pause its use while the rare blood clot cases are examined. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n3sVmV

Xi Jinping challenges US global leadership, warns against decoupling

“International affairs should be conducted by way of negotiations and discussions, and the future destiny of the world should be decided by all countries,” Xi Jinping said on Tuesday at the Boao Forum on Asia, without naming the US specifically. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dxOSaD

India, China factor in regional prosperity: Afghan's Ghani

Asserting that China and India are to be a factor in the regional prosperity, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said it is "a moment of choice" for neighbouring Pakistan as all its calculations have been "wrong" so far. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3stAtRb

No US confirmation of lifting ban on vaccine raw material exports

US president Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki has refused to say if the US will allow the export of Covid-19 vaccine raw materials to India, a shortage that could impact global supply or set a timeline for dealing with the requests for relaxing the vaccine patent rights. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3amLoG8

Pakistan parliament to vote on whether to expel French envoy

Prime Minister Imran Khan warned his nation in a televised address late on Monday that Pakistan risked paying a price if it expelled the French envoy, as half the country's exports are sold to the European Union. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3xbgv16

Amid US strains, China's Xi warns against 'unilateralism'

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of US dominance, said governments shouldn’t impose rules on others. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3anqfva

Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban to keep US safe from radical Islamic terrorism

Donald trump urges US President 'to keep our country safe from radical Islamic terrorism and 'reinstitute the foreign country travel ban' and refugee restrictions that he had previously put in place but was removed as soon as he lost to Joe Biden. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3tyotyV

Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Nias region in western Indonesia: EMSC

EMSC said the quake was at a depth of 10 km, after reporting a depth of 2 km earlier with 5.9 magnitude. The earthquake was 325 km southwest of the city of Padangsidempuan in North Sumatra, EMSC said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aHdxrF

Pakistan PM Imran Khan battles fallout in France blasphemy row

Months after launching a war of words with President Emmanuel Macron following the French leader's defence of the magazine Charlie Hebdo's right to republish images of Mohammed , Pakistan PM Imran Khan is now scrambling to keep order in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gm3POL

'Russian build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 150,000 troops'

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J&J Covid vaccine manufacturing halted at plant that ruined doses

The US Food and Drug Administration requested that production of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine be halted at a factory that previously reportedly ruined about 15 million doses of the shot. The pharmaceutical giant told AFP at the end of March it had identified a batch of doses at a plant in Baltimore run by Emergent BioSolutions "that did not meet quality standards," but did not confirm the specific number affected. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2QjMxY7

US warns against travel to 80% of world due to coronavirus

The advice issued by the state department isn't a formal global advisory. Instead, it says the state department will start using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for individual countries. Because of those standards, about 80% of countries will be classified as "Level 4" or "do not travel." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QyM6ZH

Murderer or 'reasonable officer?' Jury begins deliberations in Chauvin trial

Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin began deliberations on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to "believe your eyes" as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd's neck. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3tzgQIJ

US warns against travel to 80% of world due to coronavirus

The advice issued by the state department isn't a formal global advisory. Instead, it says the state department will start using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for individual countries. Because of those standards, about 80% of countries will be classified as "Level 4" or "do not travel." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2QyM6ZH

Murderer or 'reasonable officer?' Jury begins deliberations in Chauvin trial

Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin began deliberations on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to "believe your eyes" as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd's neck. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3tzgQIJ

Covid-19: White House refuses to comment on lifting ban on vaccine raw materials export to India

The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India to lift export ban on certain raw materials needed for ramping up production of Covid-19 vaccine. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3x826Te

Former US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Walte​r Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was US vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a historic landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died on Monday at age 93, his family said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3gnQ1Dv

Covid-19: US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to India

US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3xaWcAU