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Digest For International Stories For Week Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2020
Saturday Washington: President Donald Trump, who was admitted to a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, is in "exceptionally good spirits" and has been "fever free" for the last 24 hours, his doctors said on Saturday. London: There is growing h...
Harry Potter Fans Blown Away to Learn that Draco Malfoy had Just 31 mins Screen Time in Entire Saga
Tom Felton appeared as Draco Malfoy for just 31 minutes over the course of the eight film adaptions of the Harry Potter books, according to a resurfaced rundown of characters' screen time on IMDb.
Drug Peddler Held With 340 Gm Of Heroin In Delhi
An African national suspected of supplying drugs in the country was arrested with 340 gram of heroin, police said on Saturday. Gnakpa Nestor, 34, was held Friday night when the police had deployed its technical and manual surveillance to nab drug peddle...
Digest For Domestic Stories For Week Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2020
Saturday Lucknow/Hathras: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged gang-rape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman, which triggered nationwide outrage. New Delhi: The AIIMS' medical board has ru...
China's Classical Music Festival To Feature Wuhan Musicians
China is holding its first classical music festival since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, featuring musicians from the former epicenter of Wuhan in an attempt to aid in the psychological and emotional healing process.
Nine Arrested On Suspicion Of Helping 12 Flee Hong Kong For Taiwan
Hong Kong police said on Saturday they had arrested nine people suspected of helping 12 Hong Kong activists who fled the city in August, heading for Taiwan, only to be intercepted by Chinese authorities and held on the mainland.
COVID-19 Transmission Risk in Flights Low, Only 44 Cases Among 1.2 Billion Passengers: Study
New insight into why the numbers are so low has come from the joint publication by Airbus, Boeing and Embraer of separate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) research conducted by each manufacturer in their aircraft.
A Senior Warning Sign For Trump: 'Go Biden' Cry At Villages
Sara Branscoms golf cart whizzed down the smooth asphalt path that winds through The Villages, the nations largest retirement community, an expanse of beautiful homes, shops and entertainment venues that bills itself as Floridas Friendliest Hometown.
Cornyn, Hegar Clash Over Virus, Court In Texas Senate Debate
As Texas flashes signs that November's election could wind up the closest in decades, Republican John Cornyn and Democrat MJ Hegar clashed over the response to the cornavirus pandemic and the confirmation of a Supreme Court justice Friday night in the onl...
Twilio To Buy Cloud Customer Data Startup Segment For $3.2 Billion - Forbes
Cloud communications platform provider Twilio Inc plans to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion, Forbes reported on Friday.
China Protests Latest US Navy Mission In South China Sea
China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the U.S. guidedmissile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chineseheld islands in the South China Sea.
Trump To Resume Campaigning; Second Debate Canceled
U.S. President Donald Trump will resume inperson campaigning on Saturday after being sidelined by a case of COVID19, but a debate next week against his presidential election opponent Joe Biden was canceled because Trump refused to participate.
HC Orders Fresh Post-mortem On Body Of Baby As 'Father' Refuses To Accept It
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a fresh post-mortem examination on the body of a newborn baby, claimed to be that of the child of one Babun Mondal by a state-run hospital here but the man refused to accept it. Mondal claimed that the body w...
Police Ask Kolkata Durga Puja Organisers To Follow All COVID- 19 Regulations
Kolkata Police on Friday asked Durga Puja organisers in the city to rigorously follow all COVID-19 regulations and ensure that revellers mandatorily wear masks while entering the marquees during the five-day festival which will begin on October 23. City...
UK Jury: Police Restraint Of Black Man Contributed To Death
London police officers' decision to handcuff a mentally ill Black man even as he told them I can't breathe" was inappropriate and contributed to his death in 2018, a coroner's jury found Friday.
US Sees 'Malign Influence' In China-backed School Program
The Trump administration on Friday encouraged U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute, a program that brings Chinese language classes to America but, according to federal officials, also invites a malign influence from C...