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Appeals Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Texas Inmate
Texas highest criminal court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of a Mexican man after agreeing with findings that he was ineligible to be executed because of an intellectual disability.
Fast Take: Virtual Schooling Dents Retail Sales, Trump Economic Message
Slowerthanexpected sales at retailers in August suggest a speed bump is emerging in the U.S. economic recovery from coronavirus lockdowns, less than two months before the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Modi Govt Took Loans Worth over Rs 9k Crore from China-based AIIB: Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha
The Union minister’s revelations come at a time when the Narendra Modi government is issuing statements on the months-long border clashes with China along eastern Ladakh.
Trump Urges Republicans To Go For "HigHer Numbers" On Coronavirus Relief
President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans Wednesday to go for "much higher numbers" in a coronavirus aid bill, as a stalemate continued in Washington over whether to approve more economic relief from the crisis ahead of Nov. 3 elections.
Hurricane Sally Sweeps U.S. Gulf Coast With Massive Floods
Hurricane Sally slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, turning coastal towns into lakes in the latest in a busy season of dangerous storms in the United States.
U.N. Investigators Say Maduro Told Venezuelan Intelligence "Who To Target"
United Nations human rights investigators said on Wednesday they had reason to believe that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the director of the national intelligence service SEBIN to detain opponents without judicial order.
'Ready for Any Sacrifice': BJP Ally SAD Issues Whip to MPs to Vote against Farm Sector Bills in Parliament
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party can make any sacrifice in the interest of farmers as he expressed concerns about the three bills.
Israeli Minor Gets 3 1/2 Years For Role In Deadly 2015 Arson
An Israeli court sentenced a young man on Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in the 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents in the West Bank village of Duma.
Sri Lanka Seeks At Least $1.9 Million Damage From Owner Of Fire-hit Tanker
Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.89 million) from the owners of the stricken supertanker New Diamond for assistance rendered to the vessel since it caught fire on Sept. 3, the coordinating officer to its attorney general said.
PM Modi to Inaugurate 1.9-km Long Kosi Rail Mahasetu on Friday
The Railway Ministry in a statement said that the Prime Minister will dedicate the Kosi rail bridge through video conferencing which is a watershed moment in the history of Bihar and the entire region connecting to the northeast.
No Plan to Allow Private Sector in Nuclear Power, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
The Centre also said that it had given administrative approval and financial sanction for building 12 nuclear power reactors in the country with an aggregate generation capacity of 9,000 MW.
Australia Turns to India for Trade in Order to Reduce Dependence on China: Report
According to a report in Bloomberg, new enrollments of international students from India expanded 32% in 2019 from a year earlier and it's the fastest growing major market for Australian services.
Sahil Anand Opens Up About His Decision to Return to Kasautii Zindagii Kay
There were rumours that Sahil Anand has quit Kasautii Zindagii Kay. While the information about quitting was not entirely wrong, the actor has now agreed to be present in the last few episodes of the show.
Hundreds Protest In Poland Against Proposal To Ban Fur Breeding
Hundreds of protesters angered by a Polish government plan to ban the breeding of animals for fur rallied on Wednesday in front of the headquarters of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, facing off against a line of police.
Study Hints Antibody Drug May Cut COVID-19 Hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.
What You Need to Know About Yeast Infections in Hot and Humid Weather
Yeast is a type of fungus which is normally found on various parts of the body such as the skin, digestive tract and vagina.