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"We are not there yet. But the end is in sight," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at a virtual press conference. The virus, which emerged in China in late 2019, has killed nearly 6.5 million people and infected 606 million, roiling global economies and overwhelming healthcare systems. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/VYrcCk4

The founder of outdoor retailer Patagonia, known for his environmental stances, announced Wednesday he has given away his company in an effort to do even more for the planet. Yvon Chouinard, 83, could have sold the brand--valued at $3 billion --or taken it public. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EWH5NyK

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R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on multiple charges of child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him but not guilty of obstructing a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal. He was found guilty by a jury on six out of 13 counts, prosecutors said. He was found guilty of three child pornography counts and three counts of enticing minors for sex. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/hJP9tVq

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Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation led to the impeachment of former US President Bill Clinton in 1998, has died at age 76, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. Starr died on Tuesday in Houston from complications from surgery, his family said. Starr came to national prominence as the special prosecutor who investigated the sex-and-perjury scandal that led to then-President Clinton's impeachment. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/UHA7Mm1