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China Seals off Village after Bubonic Plague Death in Inner Mongolia
Bubonic plague, which is one of plague's three forms, causes painful, swollen lymph nodes, as well as fever, chills, and coughing.
FIR against 6 in Gurugram for Flouting Norms on EWS Flats Sale
As per the FIR, the persons who have been booked had close connections with the area's Tahsildar and Naib Tahsildar who flouted the norms and prepared the sale deed for the registry of properties, before the mandatory period of 5 years.
Ireland reimposes some COVID-19 restrictions in three counties
Ireland announced its first localised reimposition of some coronavirus restrictions on Friday as it sought to control outbreaks in three of the country's 26 counties, one of which borders the most populous, Dublin.
Venezuelans breaking coronavirus rules punished under the sun
Security forces are punishing some Venezuelans who violate anticoronavirus measures with physical exercise, sitting under the sun and even beating, witnesses and rights groups say.
Tabletop Runways, Heavy Rains: Eerie Similarities Between Kerala Crash and 2010 Mangalore Accident
The tragedy that unfolded at Kozhikode's Karipur airport bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the worst aviation disasters in India — the plane crash at Mangalore airport in 2010.
U.S. judge ends decades-old movie theater rules governing Hollywood
A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. government's request to immediately end the Paramount Decrees, a set of antitrust rules from the late 1940s and early 1950s that ended Hollywood's monopoly on producing, distributing and exhibiting movies.
Congress Downplays Feud Between Punjab CM, Two MPs in Connection With Spurious Liquor Tragedy
The entire Punjab Cabinet on Thursday pitched in for the expulsion of party MPs Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo for alleged "anti-party and anti-government activities", which they termed as "gross indiscipline".
China Wants 'Unpredictable' Trump to Lose Election: US intelligence
A top US intelligence official has pointed to China's criticism of Trump's handling of the coronavirus epidemic, of the US closure of China's Houston consulate, and of the US administration's stances on Chinese actions in Hong Kong and the South China Sea...
Reward offered in Denver fire that killed 5 from Senegal
A $14,000 reward was offered Friday for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for setting a house fire that killed five people with ties to Senegal.
AP PHOTOS: Cadets train at West Point amid a pandemic
The pandemic is not stopping summer training at West Point.
Gold's record breaking rally sputters on dollar bounce-back
Gold slumped over 2% on Friday, snapping its recordbreaking rally, after a decent U.S. jobs report boosted the dollar, but a worsening pandemic kept prices on course for their longest streak of weekly gains in about a decade.
Oil slips below $45/bbl on demand concerns, set for weekly rise
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday, limiting their weekly gain due to concerns the global recovery could falter from a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
UK and Japan aim to strike outline trade deal this month
Britain and Japan have reached substantial agreement in most areas for a bilateral postBrexit trade deal and will try to clinch a preliminary deal by the end of this month, top officials from both countries said on Friday.
Centre Approves Construction of 10.28 Lakh Houses Under PMAY (Urban)
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under PMAY (Urban). The meeting was attended by 19 states and Union Territories.
Federal suit filed against Saudi crown prince by ex-official
A former top Saudi counterterrorism official has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, alleging the royal tried to trap and kill him in the U.S. and Canada.
Mutual Agreement between BJP and Congress, Claims AAP
If the BJP increases the tax, the Congress remains silent in the House. The Congress remained silent even when lawyers were changed on the Delhi riots, Raghav Chadha said.