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'So I raped you': Facebook message renews fight for justice

For all the focus on sexual violence in the (hash)MeToo era, very few campus rapes are ever prosecuted, according to victim advocates and the limited crime data available. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3tSsuOi

A tough sell: In Dubai amid clash, Israel promotes tourism

"We were not talking about it. We are talking about the future. We are talking about what we can do to bring tourism to Israel,” said Ksenia Kobiakov, director of new markets development at the Israeli Tourism Ministry. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wcwvOU

Officer charged in death of Daunte Wright to appear in court

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Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as fighting enters second week

After rockets were fired from Gaza at the Israeli cities of Beersheba and Ashkelon, Israeli jets bombed what the military said were 15 km (nine miles) of underground tunnels used by Hamas. It also struck nine residences belonging to high-ranking Hamas commanders, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wd3l2k

Sri Lanka ends 3-day Covid-19 lockdown

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Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline's potential Covid-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials after an earlier setback, boosting optimism the shot may join the fight against the pandemic this year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w8wlrS

Children more susceptible to Indian variant, Singapore warns

Singapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the B1617 strain first detected in India, were affecting more children, as the city-state prepares to shut most schools from this week and draws up plans to vaccinate youngsters. It was not clear how many children had contracted the strain. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bwqXH0

Covid is airborne, scientists say. Now authorities think so, too

SARS-CoV-2 multiplies in the respiratory tract, enabling it to spread in particles of varying sizes emitted from an infected person’s nose and throat during breathing, speaking, singing, coughing and sneezing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33LFzyh

Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student's slaying

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Covid-19: Why isn’t the US sharing its extra vaccine doses with the rest of the world?

Across the US, there are more than 27 million unused Moderna Inc doses and 35 million from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s led to calls by prominent public health voices to pack America’s surplus in dry ice and ship it to places like India, where the outbreak is still raging. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3tTHn2A

Missing Texas tiger transported to animal sanctuary

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Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

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Conspiracy epidemic, born in US, spreads in Europe

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UK Covid-19 restrictions eased despite variant concerns

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Police: Two arson suspects detained in Los Angeles wildfire

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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City

Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uWSU2z

G7 urged to donate 'emergency' supplies to vaccine-sharing scheme

The head of UNICEF on Monday asked G7 countries to donate supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme as an emergency measure to address a severe shortfall caused by disruption to Indian vaccine exports. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fCKcjN

Israel strikes kill 42 in Gaza as UN head urges halt to conflict

Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily toll in almost a week of deadly clashes, as UN Security Council talks fizzled despite global alarm at the escalating conflict. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hwoOPq

UK police probe video of antisemitic abuse hurled from cars

British police were investigating videos posted on social media Sunday that appeared to show violent antisemitic language being shouted from a convoy of cars driving through London. The footage appears to show several cars adorned with Palestinian flags driving through an area of north London with a large Jewish population. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S2NGny