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In Russia, Gorbachev is normally referred to by his name and patronymic: Mikhail Sergeyevich. But in the mid-1980s, Western media began shortening his name to Gorby and referring to his rising popularity as "Gorbymania". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HrjeoP7

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Gorbachev's tragedy was that in trying to redesign an ossified, monolithic structure, to preserve the Soviet Union and save the Communist system, he ended up presiding over the demise of both. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6YO7SM3

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Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. The highly anticipated uncrewed mission -- dubbed Artemis 1 -- will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dnCBwhV

Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. The highly anticipated uncrewed mission -- dubbed Artemis 1 -- will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/dnCBwhV

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to Biden administration officials. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/VGy56ZL

Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Isaiah Steven Williams. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/YUdXiSe

China has employed some of the world's harshest and most frequent lockdown measures in its determination to stamp out every Covid outbreak, arguing it saves lives and pointing to its low pandemic death toll of around 5,200 to date. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/SXZB76w

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Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Isaiah Steven Williams. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YUdXiSe

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US first lady Jill Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 and will return to Washington from Delaware on Aug. 30, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Jill Biden, 71, had tested positive in a rebound case of Covid-19 after first testing positive on Aug 16. She had ended her first isolation after a course of Paxlovid, an antiviral medication, which has proven to be highly effective at preventing serious disease and death among those at highest risk from Covid-19. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/wMYzB70

The overall death toll from floods across Pakistan reached 1,061 on Monday while rising levels of the gushing Indus river threatened more deluges in the lower-lying plains of Punjab and Sindh provinces before emptying into the Arabian Sea. Data released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated that 1,600 people were injured and more than 719,000 livestock had perished. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/DeVLBMW

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Four people were shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to be firing at people randomly over a roughly 2 1/2-hour period Sunday morning in Detroit, police said. Police arrested the unidentified suspect Sunday evening after and hourslong manhunt with help from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/Hln4mPy

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The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority. It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours, as heavy rains that have affected more than 33 million people continued to lash parts of the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/tD2ybMd

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The recent news of four Indian-origin women being harassed and abused with racial slurs in Plano, Texas, has sent shock waves through the Indian American community. Several Indian American organisations have reacted against the incident which was captured in a viral video of the encounter of four friends facing a tirade in a suburban parking lot, following their quiet dinner meet-up. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JLGcog7

Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei as the island nation continues to suffer its worst financial slump since its independence. Laryea-Adjei pointed out that severe malnutrition in crisis-wracked Sri Lanka was already among the highest in the region. The alert from the UN Children's Fund comes as families continue to skip regular meals as staple foods become unaffordable. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/5sixFCK

The Taliban has refused to allow female students to leave the Afghan capital to go to study in Kazakhstan and Qatar, reported Sputnik citing sources. Both female and male students were planning to leave Kabul, but only male students were permitted to fly out of Afghanistan for studies, the sources said on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/KP2VWOR

The recent news of four Indian-origin women being harassed and abused with racial slurs in Plano, Texas, has sent shock waves through the Indian American community. Several Indian American organisations have reacted against the incident which was captured in a viral video of the encounter of four friends facing a tirade in a suburban parking lot, following their quiet dinner meet-up. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/JLGcog7

Speaking to Democratic Party supporters at a reception just outside Washington, Biden cited concerns many Americans have about the state of democracy after Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/A5LcbPW

The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths. Nearly 6.45 million deaths have been reported to the WHO since the virus was first detected in China in late 2019. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/hujkYS4

The recent visits by guests from the United States have reinforced Taiwan's determination to defend itself, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday as she met the latest US lawmaker to visit the island in defiance of Beijing. The United States, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide it with the means to defend itself. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/1wEFOrg

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US Senator Marsha Blackburn landed in Taiwan late Thursday, the fourth visit by an American politician this month and a move bound to rile Beijing, which has staged huge military drills to protest such trips.Tensions between China and the United States have soared to their highest level in decades since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit triggered Beijing's unprecedented show of force around the island earlier this month. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/vigPXto

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ANGOLA-Angolans to vote in tight race that could affect pro-Russia ties from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/WrXUqbP

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A severe heat wave is wreaking havoc across much of southern China. High temperatures have sparked mountain fires that have forced the evacuation of 1,500 people in the southwest, and factories have been ordered to cut production as hydroelectric plants reduce their output amid drought conditions from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/O8yh5kw

In doing so he has not only fulfilled his promise to the community that he had made as a presidential candidate in 2020, but also shattered the record of his predecessor Donald Trump who had appointed more than 80 Indian-Americans and his previous boss Barack Obama, who had appointed over 60 Indian-Americans to key positions during his eight years of presidency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EBKoirS

In doing so he has not only fulfilled his promise to the community that he had made as a presidential candidate in 2020, but also shattered the record of his predecessor Donald Trump who had appointed more than 80 Indian-Americans and his previous boss Barack Obama, who had appointed over 60 Indian-Americans to key positions during his eight years of presidency. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/EBKoirS

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Russia on Monday declared Ukrainian intelligence responsible for the brazen car bombing that killed the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker over the weekend. Ukraine denied involvement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y8KJhc

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The 29-year-old was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept ideology and a vehement supporter of Russia's sending of troops into Ukraine. The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused by a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XRsqP81