New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images New York’s nonessential businesses may be …
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She tweeted from Sweden about the plight of her Uyghur cousin. In Xinjiang, the authorities were watching
That day, Yakufu, a 43-year-old ethnic Uyghur, had been freed from a Chinese detention camp and allowed to return home to her three teenage children and aunt and uncle in …
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SYDNEY, Australia — China is forcing Australia to confront what many countries are concluding: The coal era is coming to an end. China has now officially blocked coal imports from …
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On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it will begin to take down Covid-19 vaccine misinformation starting next week. The company plans to remove false vaccine content that it considers “the most …
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‘The three weeks he was in the hospital were agonizing.’ “Our dad and our mom’s husband, Paul J. Foley Jr. was an active, healthy 77-year-old who likely caught COVID-19 while …
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By: Deutsche Welle | December 16, 2020 12:59:58 pm The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. (Reuters/File) The European Union unveiled landmark legislation on Tuesday that lays out strict …
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COLUMBIA, Mo.: A Missouri state lawmaker allegedly had sex with an intern and then threatened a staffer to keep quiet about it, according to a House Ethics Committee report released …
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The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region on December 17, state media reported shortly after 2:00 a.m. (1800 GMT). A …
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Japan stocks set for mixed start as U.S. Fed commits to continuing to support the economy; Australia jobs data ahead
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed 0.2% higher at 3,701.17. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5% to end its trading day at 12,658.19, seeing intraday and closing all-time highs. The Dow …
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The presidential decree also provides for anti-rape cells to provide medical examinations within six hours of a complaint being made and creates a national sex offender registry. “The ordinance will …
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In a show of unity aimed at fighting for the rights of L.G.B.T.Q. people, more than 370 international spiritual leaders have signed a declaration demanding a global ban on disputed …
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A group of 10 state attorneys general filed suit against Google on Wednesday, alleging anti-competitive practices related to its ad technology. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, led the …
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Angela Kinsey knows what it’s like to receive strange gifts around the holiday season. An unexpected effect of her eight-year turn as the cold, cat-obsessed accountant Angela Martin on “The …
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Kabul’s deputy governor, his secretary killed in ‘sticky bomb’ attack on car, confirms Afghan official – World News , Firstpost
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, special presidential envoy Sima Samar urged the Taliban to agree to a ‘cease fire to stop the killing and more bloodshed’ Afghan …
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By: Reuters | Brasilia, Mexico City | December 16, 2020 1:27:03 pm US President-elect Joe Biden has promised to appoint the most diverse cabinet in the American history. (Image/AP) The …
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WASHINGTON: The Justice Department plans to unseal new charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing …
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The U.S. Treasury labeled Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators on Wednesday and added three new names, including India, to a watch list of countries it suspects of taking measures …
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‘We want them infected,’ Trump HHS appointee said in email pushing to expose infants, kids and teens to Covid to reach ‘herd immunity’
Former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door session at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. …
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An interim report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse of children in state care estimated that up to 256,000 people were abused between 1950 and 2019. This …
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PARIS — A French court on Wednesday found all 14 defendants guilty in a landmark trial for the terrorist attacks that killed 17 people in January 2015, including 10 staff …
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Even if Congress gets its act together soon on a new stimulus bill — as is now expected following months of failed negotiations — it has already run out the …
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A former Houston police officer is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly running an air conditioner repairman off the road and holding him at gunpoint after suspecting …
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International team seeking COVID-19 origin to visit China in Jan, says WHO – World News , Firstpost
The UN body has for months been working to send a team of experts, including epidemiologists and animal health specialists, to China, where the novel coronavirus first surfaced in December …
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By: Bloomberg | December 16, 2020 2:08:05 pm Former governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm is expected to lead the Energy Department. (Image: Bloomberg) US President-elect Joe Biden has begun to …
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WASHINGTON: Stepping up pressure, the nation’s six largest veterans groups on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to immediately fire Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie over the mishandling of a …
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Bangladesh marked 49th anniversary of the victory in the Liberation War on Tuesday with official events in its diplomatic missions in various countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted veteran freedom …