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UK authorises use of J&J vaccine as virus cases edge up

Regulators on Friday authorised another coronavirus vaccine for use in the UK amid concerns about rising COVID-19 cases as a variant of the virus first identified in India spreads around the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vx11Dc

US decision not to rejoin Open Skies arms pact is 'political mistake': Russia

Russia said on Friday a US decision not to rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member states, is a "political mistake" ahead of a summit between the countries' presidents. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RREr9U

Joe Biden to sign order to combat anti-Asian American bias

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Quebec nationalism push poses election challenge for Canada PM Trudeau

Some 25 years after an independence bid by Quebec almost broke Canada apart, a new push by the province to strengthen its French-speaking identity poses an awkward challenge for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau months before an expected election. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fyQd29

US Vice President Kamala Harris to speak at Naval Academy graduation

Kamala Harris will be the first woman to give the graduation speech at the Naval Academy. About 1,000 students will graduate. Most will be commissioned as officers, either as Navy ensigns or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oXnkiY

China under pressure over probe into origins of Covid-19

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Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct 1 unauthorised assembly

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a further 14 months in prison on Friday for organising an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city's pro-democracy rallies that year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oXVuTF

Syria's Bashar Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

Assad's win was not in doubt, in an election where officials said 18 million were eligible to vote. But in the country ravaged by the 10-year-old conflict, areas controlled by rebels or Kurdish-led troops did not hold the vote. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vttz0l

Hong Kong changes electoral laws, reduces direct public vote

The number of seats in Hong Kong's legislature will be expanded to 90, with 40 of them elected by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. The number of legislators elected directly by Hong Kong voters will be cut to 20, from the previous 35. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ut3mhh