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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...
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'...
Concern, Relief As Spanish Children Return To School
Wearing colourful masks, the pupils of the Mariano Jose de Larra primary school in Madrid laughed and played on Tuesday morning before their teachers made them form two lines at the gates to measure their temperature.
Snack, Scratch In Safety: New COVID-19 Helmet Brings Comfort To Frontline Workers
Three Vietnamese school students have designed a helmet that allows frontline health workers to have a snack or even scratch their nose without exposing themselves to the risks of coronavirus infection.
German Machinery Industry Sees Big Production Drop This Year
A group representing Germany's machinery industry said Tuesday it expects production to drop 17% this year as the sector struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and international trade tensions.
Pakistani Rescuers Pull 8 Bodies From Collapsed Mine, More Miners Feared Trapped
Rescue crews using heavy machinery pulled eight more bodies on Tuesday from a collapsed marble mine in northwestern Pakistan, raising the death toll from the incident to 16, officials said.
China's Xi Honours COVID-19 'heroes', As Focus Shifts To Economic Recovery
President Xi Jinping honoured the "heroes" of China's "people's war" against COVID19 at a ceremony on Tuesday, lauding the country's resilience as well as the decisive role played in containment efforts by the ruling Communist Party.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Vows Victory In Election As Campaign Starts Despite Virus Surge
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her reelection bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaleddown ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases.
VIRUS DIARY: One Midnight Moment In Taiwan's Virus Battle
Get back in the car! the masked people shouted at me. Get back in!
Trump Says He Would Support Investigation Of Postmaster General
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would support an investigation into campaign contributions involving Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
2 Women Drop Sex Abuse Case Against Nobel Laureate and Costa Rica Ex-president Oscar Arias
The decision to drop the complaints means that a court could drop the charges, given that it appears prosecutors have no other evidence to rely on in the case.
UK Supreme Court To Hear Jihadist Bride's Citizenship Case In November
The UK Supreme Court will hear arguments in November for and against the government's decision to remove the UK citizenship of a Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State.
Greek Coast Guard Stops Migrant Sailboat South Of Crete
Greeces coast guard says one of its patrol boats stopped a sailboat off the coast of the southern island of Crete after it was found to have been carrying dozens of migrants.
Three Somali Special Forces Killed, U.S. Officer Wounded In Car Bomb: Somali Official
Three Somali special forces soldiers were killed and a U.S. officer was seriously wounded in a car bomb on Monday outside the force's base in the country's south, a regional Somali government official said.