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Egyptian police killed at least seven suspected criminals in separate firefights in the southern province of Aswan, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave told CJI SA Bobde he will never again participate in any function being organised by the Supreme Court till his term as SCBA president is over in December.

A statement from the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology said the apps "are engaged in activities prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

The Congress has been alleging that the law and order situation is deteriorating in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP rule, a charge denied by the state dispensation.

The family of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput continues garnering support of fans from all over the world, and his sister Shweta Singh Kirti wonders when will the case find a closure.

The former chief minister said there has been no discussion about seat-sharing in the next Bihar Assembly elections so far.

At least a dozen groups are planning a large-scale, bipartisan public relations campaign to counter any attempt by President Donald Trump to cast doubt on the integrity of the November election or dispute the result should he lose.

Natarajan alleged that the manner in which Facebook had intervened to influence voters in favour of the BJP was an interference in the Indian electoral process by a foreign corporate house.

The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccinesparked epidemic in Chad a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus.

China's Ant Group plans to raise more funds on Shanghai's Nasdaqstyle market than in Hong Kong as part of its up to $30 billion dual listing, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a major endorsement of the yearold mainland exchange.

Australia's mostpopulous state reported the biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections in two weeks on Wednesday but said there were no plans to cancel the New Year fireworks show over Sydney Harbour, as new cases nationally also ticked up.

CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN Migrants are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory.

Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Wednesday that frank talks were needed with the United States over Japan's share of its defence burden.

Aside from underscoring Trump's long-standing distrust of global alliances and, in particular, his criticism of the WHO, the decision marks a notable bet on Operation Warp Speed, the federal government's effort to speed development of drugs, vaccines and...

Crude oil futures extended gains on Wednesday after a biggerthanexpected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and as solid U.S. and Chinese factory activity fuelled optimism of a recovery from the pandemic, boosting investor risk appetite.

Masses of North Korean troops and vehicles have been practicing for a major military parade despite the country's ongoing coronavirus restrictions, satellite imagery released by a U.S. thinktank shows.