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Australia extends Sydney lockdown as outbreak nears 900 infections

Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday by at least 14 days, after three weeks of initial restrictions failed to stamp out an outbreak of Covid-19 in the country's largest city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kd9fNZ

Afghan delegation, Taliban to talk peace in Qatar: Officials

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Need more data for decision on booster shots, US tells Pfizer

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92 die in Iraq Covid hospital fire

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Need more data for decision on booster shots, US tells Pfizer

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Biden decries 'big lie,' but offers no new path on voting rights bill

In a passionate speech in a city considered the nation's birthplace, Biden, without naming him, took aim at Trump and his supporters for false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from the Republican former president through widespread voting fraud. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3i7p4mP

Biden to nominate surgeon, author Atul Gawande to a senior job at USAID

Gawande's 2014 book, "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" explores the limitations and failures of the medical profession is grappling with the realities of ageing and death. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3yS8j5Q

Cuba curbs access to Facebook, messaging apps amid protests

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Perseid meteor shower 2021: All you need to know

Perseids are fast, bright meteors and frequently leave long “wakes” of light and colour behind as they streak through the Earth’s atmosphere. The Perseids peak during mid-August and are considered the best meteor shower of the year due to their high rates (50-100 meteors seen per hour) and pleasant late-summer temperatures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TZWJac

Blinken to stress ASEAN's central role in ministerial on Tuesday

The meeting with the 10-member bloc will be the first since the Biden administration took office in January and comes amid concerns among diplomats and others that Washington has not been paying sufficient attention to a region that is crucial to its regional strategy to counter an increasingly powerful China. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/2U6FELE

After US denied deal, Iran says prisoner swap talks ongoing

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US Covid-19 case are doubling over three weeks, experts blame fast-spreading delta variant

The Covid-19 curve in the US is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3i5CPCD

Biden pushes for voting rights law amid Republican opposition

President Joe Biden, under pressure from US civil rights leaders, said on Tuesday it is a "national imperative" to pass sweeping voting rights legislation that has stalled in Congress amid Republican opposition. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3xJGGMk

Pak seizes, blacklists textbook for Malala picture besides war hero

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Biden targets non-compete agreements, which restrict the job opportunities of millions of low-wage workers

As a scholar of employment law and policy, I also have many concerns about noncompete clauses - such as how they tend to aggravate the power imbalances relationship between workers and bosses and suppress wages and discourage labour market mobility. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3yViBlA

Biden pushes for voting rights law amid Republican opposition

President Joe Biden, under pressure from US civil rights leaders, said on Tuesday it is a "national imperative" to pass sweeping voting rights legislation that has stalled in Congress amid Republican opposition. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3xJGGMk

Sheriff: Man kills one at gas station, is slain in shootout

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The US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions

The comment by Assistant US Attorney Brian Stoltz at a court hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, may be the strongest indication to date that changes are imminent on the last major Trump-era restrictions on asylum at the border. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3B8LJrN

US administers 334.9 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines: CDC

The United States has administered 334,942,236 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 387,241,530 doses, the US centers for disease control and prevention said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/2UaCVkd

US officials say vaccinated don't need booster right now

US health officials, after meeting with vaccine maker Pfizer, reiterated on Monday that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need to get a booster shot at this time, a spokesperson for the health and human services department said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3r8Af2T

The less Trump pays for January 6, the more it costs us

Trump was impeached for his leading role in the insurrection, but not convicted. The stain of that second impeachment notwithstanding, he left office without sanction. He lives in freedom, cushioned by continued wealth and influence. He still has the Republican Party in his thrall, and within that party, the only orthodoxy that matters is whether you also want to “stop the steal.” from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3hZvZhS