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Nearly 100 World Leaders to Speak at UN Session on Covid-19
With news of multiple vaccines on the cusp of approval, and with trillions of dollars flowing into global recovery efforts, the international community has a unique opportunity to do this right, he said. The world is looking to the U.N. for leadership. Th...
US Woman Catches Stalker Breaking Into Her Apartment While Recording Dance Video
In her Instagram post, she wrote that she recognized the man as someone who had been watching her from his truck, and added that she feared for her safety when she came face to face with him.
A Litany of Baseless Assertions: Trump's Claims of Vote Rigging Are All Wrong
This election is about great voter fraud, fraud that has never been seen like this before, Trump said in a 46-minute address posted on social media.
Namibia To Auction 170 Elephants Over Drought, Increased Population
Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday.
Pfizer Confident There Will Be More Doses Than Needs By End Of 2021
Pfizer's chief executive Albert Bourla said on Wednesday he was confident that by the end of 2021 there would be more vaccine doses than required to fight the COVID19 pandemic.
Trump Hints At 2024 Run, Biden To Meet With U.S. Workers Hit By Pandemic
Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to move on to planning another run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepared on Wednesday to confront the raging pandemic that will likely be his first major challenge in office.
Govt Making 'U-turn' on PM Modi's Assurance That Every Citizen Will Get Covid-19 Vaccine: Congress
Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the opposition party said while he had announced that every Indian will get vaccinated against the novel contagion, the Health ministry later announced that everyone in country need not be immunised.
Pandemic Hits Wages Of Women, Lowest-paid Hardest - ILO
Monthly wages fell or stagnated in many countries in the first six months of 2020, with the pandemic hitting lowerpaid workers and women hardest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
China Planned Galwan Valley Incident Including Possibility of Fatalities, Says US Congress Panel Report
The ruling Chinese Communist Party employs its armed forces as a coercive tool during peacetime, carrying out large-scale intimidation exercises around Taiwan and in the South China Sea, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its lat...
DGPs, IGPs Meet: Police's Role in Covid-19 Pandemic, Internal Security Situation Discussed
The state police chiefs will share their experiences in handling the pandemic and how the police have helped distressed people and migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown.
Britain Will Stand By Brexit Deal-breaking Bill
Britain stands by clauses in legislation the government has admitted breach a divorce deal with the European Union, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, repeating they were necessary to provide a legal safety net.
Austria Allows Christmas Skiing, Effectively For Locals Only
Austria on Wednesday chose a middle way in its standoff with neighbouring countries on whether skiing over Christmas is safe, by letting resorts reopen on Christmas Eve but making ski holidays virtually impossible.
Suspected Murderer Remanded In Custody After German Car Rampage
A 51year old German man suspected of murdering five people, including a baby, by ploughing a speeding car into a pedestrian zone in Trier on Tuesday, is to be held in prison after a judge decided he did not need to be sent to a psychiatric institution.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath Promises World Class Film City, Opens Doors for Investment
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is currently in Mumbai to discuss with Bollywood artists, the construction of a film city in Noida, promised a world class venture.
Biden To Meet With U.S. Workers Hit By Pandemic, Says Congress Must Act
Presidentelect Joe Biden will talk with workers and business owners on Wednesday about how the coronavirus has affected them as he prepares to confront his highest priority on taking office: the resurgent pandemic in the United States.
Exclusive: EU Antitrust Regulators To Clear $27 Billion LSE, Refinitiv Deal - Sources
EU antitrust regulators are set to clear the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion buy of data analytics company Refinitiv after LSE tweaked concessions to address competition concerns, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.