By: Deutsche Welle | December 18, 2020 5:38:13 pm British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (File) Leaders from Britain and the European Commission did not take an overly optimistic tone following …
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One in very five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. In …
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“In India, we have agreements with four large manufacturers,” Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said, according to news agency TASS. India will produce about 300 million …
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A Lufax flag on display during an event in Shanghai, China to launch the company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — …
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The original ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency for doping non-compliance was announced last year. An appeal to CAS has resulted in the ban being reduced to two years, it …
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Now, Mr. Chaudhry’s public declarations have put him in legal jeopardy. In September, the Canadian authorities charged Mr. Chaudhry with perpetrating a terrorist hoax, a criminal charge that could bring …
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In 2018, Rep. Deb Haaland, a Laguna Pueblo member in New Mexico, made history as one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress. This year, after Joe …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The top leaders of the U.S. House and Senate will be receiving the coronavirus vaccine this week, and Congress’ attending physician has informed members that they are …
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By: AP | Washington | Updated: December 18, 2020 4:08:42 pm FILE – In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, journalists chat near the Beijing’s bid for the 2022 Winter …
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KYIV: The first doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 may arrive in Ukraine in February, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Friday, adding the government was in talks with several …
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Facebook-owned image-sharing platform Instagram uses machine learning to prioritise posts on the basis of relevance, freshness, popularity and user preference. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot …
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European Commissions UK Task Force Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON – The U.K. and the European Union are running out of …
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More than 300 schoolboys were missing for nearly a week, after an attack on the Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State. The Nigerian military late on Thursday rescued …
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MELBOURNE, Australia — When they’re hungry, they’ll let you know by coming up to you and looking beseechingly at you and the container of food. If that doesn’t work, they’ll …
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Two antitrust lawsuits have been filed against Google in two days. That makes a total of three antitrust cases against the search giant, including one filed in October by the …
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Chris Christie, the GOP former governor of New Jersey and decadeslong friend of Donald Trump, said Thursday it was high time for the president to give up trying to overturn …
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Vladimir Putin denies role in Alexei Navalny poisoning, jokes Russian agents would have ‘finished the job’ – World News , Firstpost
The Russian president, speaking at his annual, hours-long news conference, claimed that US intelligence was behind the uproar over the attempted poisoning Moscow: President Vladimir Putin of Russia denied Thursday that …
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By: Reuters | Sydney | December 18, 2020 12:46:15 pm People wait in line at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic at Mona Vale Hospital in the wake of a …
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A French court on Wednesday jailed for 30 years the main accused present for the trial over the 2015 killings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices and a Jewish supermarket, …
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A video describing how an Australian telescope mapped three million galaxies in just 300 hours. A powerful new telescope in outback Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in …
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A woman wearing a protective face mask crosses the road in front of the Bank of England in what would normally be the morning rush hour in the City of …
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Reports of the traffic jam, on the Kanetsu Expressway connecting Tokyo and Niigata prefectures, began emerging on Wednesday. By the early hours of Thursday morning, authorities had closed the highway …
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PARIS — Four men involved in a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 that was foiled only by the courageous action of other passengers were convicted of attempting …
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An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Thursday 20-to-0, with one abstention, to recommend the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for an emergency use authorization for people ages …
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Who even needs Christmas when soon there’ll be a NEW YEAR? Families are celebrating the end of 2020 with Christmas cards and letters that are fitting for this train-wreck lap …
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International Migrants Day 2020: History and significance of date; this year’s theme is ‘Reimagining Human Mobility’ – World News , Firstpost
On 4 December, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly, taking into account the ever-increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants’ Day Representational image. AP …