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US teen charged in Twitter hack that hit prominent accounts |
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US | August 1, 2020 3:41:55 AM IST |
| Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (Sputnik/ANI): A US teenager in the state of Florida has been charged for being the mastermind behind a massive hack on Twitter that targeted high-profile accounts, the Hillsborough State Attorney's office said in a press relea ... read.. |
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Germany suspends extradition agreement with Hong Kong |
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Berlin | August 1, 2020 1:41:54 AM IST |
| Germany has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Foreign Minister, Heiko Mass, said on Friday (local time) after the erstwhile British colony decided to postpone legislative council elections. ... read.. |
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Visiting people at home banned in parts of England |
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London | Friday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Millions of people across northern England will face new lockdown restrictions, which ban separate households from meeting each other at home after a spike in COVID-19 cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Obama calls for end to voter suppression |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 7:45:06 PM IST |
| Former US President Barack Obama has sharply criticised what he described as Republican attempts at voter suppression, saying that people in power were "attacking our voting rights with surgical precision" and called for wide reform, the media reported on ... read.. |
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Clean masks with petrol: Philippines Prez |
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Manila | Friday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday once again told the people of his country to disinfect their face masks with petrol, while insisting that he was "not joking", it was reported on Friday. ... read.. |
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Trudeau 'pushed back' on charity contract over family ties |
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Ottawa | Friday, 2020 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that despite his family's ties with a charity, he did not place himself in a conflict of interest through his involvement in cabinet discussions on getting the group to run a now-halted C$900 million student gra ... read.. |
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Gen Z Democrats say Trump swamping Biden in digital ads: Poll |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Nearly half of the youngest or "Gen Z" Democratic voters said that they have seen digital advertising from US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, but only one in five came across digital ads from former Vice President Joe Biden or the Democra ... read.. |
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HK govt to postpone Legislative Council polls |
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Hong Kong | Friday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| The Hong Kong government is expected to announce on Friday that it will postpone the Legislative Council elections due on September 6, citing the worsening COVID-19 situation as the primary reason, sources said. ... read.. |
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Malaysia rejects China's claim to maritime features in East Sea |
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Asia | July 31, 2020 6:11:57 PM IST |
| Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 31 (VNA/ANI): The Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations on July 29 sent a note verbale to the UN Secretary-General, saying China's claim to the maritime features in the East Sea (also known as the South China Se ... read.. |
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N.Korea intensifies anti-virus efforts in Pyongyang |
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Seoul | Friday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| North Korea has intensified anti-virus efforts Pyongyang by installing more guard posts to restrict access to the capital city, state-media reported on Friday after leader Kim Jong-un sealed off a border town following the return of a defector from South ... read.. |
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Vietnam records its first COVID-19 death |
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Hanoi | July 31, 2020 5:42:07 PM IST |
| Vietnam has reported its first coronavirus fatality after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang, Al Jazeera reported citing local media. ... read.. |
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Ex-Taiwan Prez passes away |
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Taipei | Friday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, considered the "father of Taiwan's democracy", died at the age of 97, it was announced on Friday. ... read.. |
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After Canada, Britain rejects 'Punjab Referendum 2020' |
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New Delhi | July 31, 2020 5:12:08 PM IST |
| Days after the Canadian government discarded the call for 'Punjab Referendum 2020', the United Kingdom has now rejected the US-based Khalistani extremist group's idea of a referendum to seek the separation of Punjab from the rest of India. ... read.. |
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Trump drops election delay idea, targets postal voting (2nd Ld) |
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New York | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump is using the impossible suggestion of delaying elections as a tool to scuttle plans by many states to allow all voters to cast their ballots by mail and to lay the basis for questioning the validity of the results. ... read.. |
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European govts musn't stay mum over Baloch Journalist's death |
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By Francesca MarinoRome | July 31, 2020 4:11:59 PM IST |
| The story is known, and has been written and advertised for at least a month before disappearing from the radars of the press. The story is known and starts with a body dumped into a river. The body of a Baloch journalist, Sajid Hussain. ... read.. |
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US jobless claims rise for 2nd consecutive week |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 2:45:06 PM IST |
| The number of initial jobless claims in the US rose to 1.43 million last week amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, following an increase in the previous week, the Labor Department reported. ... read.. |
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Global COVID-19 cases top 17.2mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 17.2 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 671,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Brazil's first lady, science minister test positive for COVID-19 |
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Brasilia | Friday, 2020 1:15:06 PM IST |
| Michelle Bolsonaro, wife of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Marcos Pontes are the latest high-profile Brazilians to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), president's office announced. ... read.. |
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American people overwhelmingly backs India over China: Survey |
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Sydney | July 31, 2020 12:41:58 PM IST |
| American people overwhelmingly back India over China and prefer the US government to support New Delhi in possible Indo-China military and economic conflict, according to a survey by Australia-based think tank Lowy Institute. ... read.. |
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll rises by 639 to 46,000 |
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Others | July 31, 2020 9:12:12 AM IST |
| Mexico City [Mexico], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 639 to 46,000 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said. ... read.. |
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COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise to 2,610,102 |
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Brasilia | July 31, 2020 7:41:54 AM IST |
| With over 57,837 COVID-19 cases reported in the country in last 24 hours, the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil has risen to 2,610,102, Sputnik reported citing national Ministry of Health. ... read.. |
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US expands scope of Iran metals sanctions |
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US | July 31, 2020 6:11:54 AM IST |
| Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (Xinhua/ANI): The United States on Thursday expanded the scope of Iran metals-related sanctions by identifying 22 specific materials, a move to constrain Iran's nuclear, military programs. ... read.. |
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Trump floats idea of postponing Presidential polls (Ld) |
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New York | Friday, 2020 4:45:05 AM IST |
| US President Donald on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the November 3 Presidential elections, asserting that postal voting by all voters being adopted in some states because of the Covid-19 crisis could lead to fraud. ... read.. |
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Islamabad HC to hear plea in Jadhav case on Aug 3 |
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Islamabad | Thursday, 2020 11:15:05 PM IST |
| After the government's proposed ordinance to facilitate Kulbhushan Jadhav file a review plea against his death sentence by a Pakistan military court was passed by the Lower House of the National Assembly amid uproar and protest by the opposition benches, ... read.. |
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UK extends COVID-19 isolation period to 10 days |
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London | Thursday, 2020 9:45:06 PM IST |
| People who test positive for the novel coronavirus or show symptoms in the UK must now self-isolate for at least 10 days, rather than seven, it was announced by the country's chief medical officers on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Indian-American group to spend $10mn in 2020 election |
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Washington | Thursday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| An Indian-American political group has planned to spend $10 million for the 2020 elections aimed at helping more members of the community win political office from Congress down to school boards, a media report said. ... read.. |
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N.Korea's No.2 leader visits border city amid COVID-19 fears |
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Seoul | Thursday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| North Korea's No. 2 leader visited Kaesong to inspect anti-coronavirus efforts, state media reported on Thursday, after leader Kim Jong-un sealed off the border city over COVID-19 fears following the return of a defector from South Korea. ... read.. |
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'N.Korean defector unlikely to have contracted COVID-19' |
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Seoul | Thursday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| A North Korean defector suspected of having fled to his homeland is unlikely to have been infected with COVID-19, despite Pyongyang's claim that he had symptoms of the virus, South Korean's health authorities said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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US diplomat in Cambodia tests COVID-19 positive |
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Phnom Penh | Thursday, 2020 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Cambodian authorities on Thursday confirmed that a US diplomat hass tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 234. ... read.. |
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