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Canada Frets Over Rising Coronavirus Cases As Schools Start To Reopen
Canada is seeing a worrying increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus as schools across the country start to reopen, a top medical official said on Tuesday.
Graphic: COVID-19 Cases Rise In U.S. Midwest And Northeast, Deaths Fall For Third Week
Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed.
Faced with Prospect of 'Siachenised' LAC, Indian Army Prepares for Cold, Long Haul in Ladakh
The emergency effort to expand the Army’s stockpiles of extreme-weather tents, fibre-reinforced plastic igloos and specialised snow-boots are evidence that the Indian Army is preparing to have to maintain dozens of new high-altitude positions through the...
US Asks To Defend Trump In Rape Accuser's Defamation Lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook fo...
Digital And Drive-in, Film Festivals Try To Salvage A Season
This is normally the time of year when flashy premieres march down red carpets and proclamations of Oscar buzz circle the globe. An avalanche of new films topples onto screens. The movie houses of Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York shake with applaus...
Stocks End Lower As Tech Swoon Persists, Tesla Tumbles
U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as heavyweight technology names extended their selloff, while Tesla suffered its biggest daily percentage drop after the stock was passed over for inclusion in the S&P 500.
Exxon, Tesla Fall; Nikola, Beyond Meat Rise
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
Belarus Musician Emerges As A Key Opposition Activist
A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus.
Computer Glitches Disrupt Classes As Schools Return Online
As millions of American youngsters start the school year with online classes at home because of the coronavirus, they are running into technical glitches and other headaches that have thrust many a harried parent into the role of teachers aide and tech su...
Apple To Hold Event On Sept. 15; New Products Anticipated
Apple Inc on Tuesday invited media to a "special event" it is streaming on Sept. 15, with high anticipation that the iPhone maker will launch new versions of its core products.
Qureshi to Attend SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Says Pakistan
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also attend the meeting of foreign ministers of the SCO of which both India and Pakistan are members.
U.N. Rights Chief Urges Russia To Investigate Navalny Case
The top United Nations human rights official called on Russia on Tuesday to conduct, or cooperate with, a full independent investigation into Germany's findings that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
McConnell: Senate To Vote On 'targeted' Virus Aid
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmeddown Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats'...
India Court Remands Former ICICI Bank CEO's Husband In Police Custody
An Indian court on Tuesday allowed the country's financial crime fighting agency to take 10day custody of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband, two lawyers familiar with the matter said.
Sushant Singh Rajput's Cousin Niraj Singh Bablu, Sister-in-law Nutan Singh on Rhea Chakraborty's Arrest
Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu, a politician from Bihar and his politician wife Nutan Singh took to Twitter to share their feelings after Rhea Chakraborty's arrest.
6 Unhealthy Habits That Have an Adverse Effect on Your Fertility
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the estimated overall prevalence of infertility is between 3.9 to 16.8%.