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71% African-Americans know people mistreated by police: Poll |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2020 4:15:06 PM IST |
| Up to 71 per cent of African-Americans said they personally knew "some" or "a lot of" people who were mistreated by the police, a much higher figure than among other racial groups in the US and twice the rate among white Americans, according to a new poll ... read.. |
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Egypt rejects Ethiopia's 'unilateral move' over Nile dam |
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Cairo | Tuesday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Egypt has reiterated its rejection against any "unilateral move" by Ethiopia to fill the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River without reaching an agreement with the downstream countries. ... read.. |
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Masks now mandatory in outdoor places across French cities |
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Paris | Tuesday, 2020 3:45:06 PM IST |
| The French authorities have ordered people to wear face masks in outdoor public places in many major cities as the COVID-19 spread and the admission to intensive care units have increased again after a month-long decline. ... read.. |
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Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in China |
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Beijing | Tuesday, 2020 2:45:06 PM IST |
| Hagupit, the fourth typhoon of this year, made landfall China's Zhejiang province on Tuesday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said. ... read.. |
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Global COVID-19 cases top 18.1 mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2020 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 18.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 691,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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White House mandates random coronavirus tests for staffers |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2020 1:45:06 PM IST |
| The White House is mandating random coronavirus testing for staffers after President Donald Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien and several others working in the White House complex tested positive for the virus last month, local media report ... read.. |
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Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian army targets |
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Jerusalem/Damascus | Tuesday, 2020 1:15:06 PM IST |
| Israeli helicopters fired missiles on Syrian military positions in the southern province of Quneitra, according to Israel's military and Syrian state news agency SANA. ... read.. |
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US, Poland agree on enhanced defence cooperation |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2020 11:45:05 AM IST |
| The Pentagon said that the United States and Poland had completed negotiations on the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which would enable increased US military presence in the central European country. ... read.. |
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Netanyahu warns Israel will hit back any attacks |
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Jerusalem | Tuesday, 2020 11:15:05 AM IST |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his country will attack "anyone who tries to attack us," a day after Israel said it killed "terrorists" near the Syrian border. ... read.. |
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UK's Covid count reaches 305,623 |
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Europe | August 4, 2020 8:11:59 AM IST |
| London [UK], Aug 4 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 900 new coronavirus cases were registered in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours with the total number of positive cases in the country now standing at over 305,600, according to the Department of Health and ... read.. |
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One Indian among 8 dead in Nepal landslide |
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Kathmandu | August 3, 2020 11:11:58 PM IST |
| At least eight people, including an Indian national, have died due to a landslide in Melamchi of Sindhupalchok District in central Nepal on Monday morning. ... read.. |
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China condemns US sanctions against Xinjiang's XPCC: Beijing |
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Asia | August 3, 2020 10:11:57 PM IST |
| Beijing [China], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): China calls on the United States to cancel sanctions against the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and stop interfering in Beijing's domestic affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin ... read.. |
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New Zealand preparing airport for travel bubble |
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Auckland | Monday, 2020 9:45:06 PM IST |
| Auckland International Airport in New Zealand will be separated into two zones in preparation for a potential air corridor between the country and the Cook islands, it was announced on Monday. ... read.. |
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Ex-Pope Benedict 'seriously ill with shingles' |
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Vatican City | Monday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is reportedly seriously ill with shingles after returning to the Vatican from a trip to Germany where he was visiting his dying brother, media reports said on Monday. ... read.. |
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UK to launch 2 new 90 min COVID-19 tests |
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London | Monday, 2020 7:45:06 PM IST |
| UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the country will launch two new tests which can detect the novel coronavirus in 90 minutes in hospitals, care homes and laboratories, it was reported on Monday. ... read.. |
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China official in HK to discuss poll postponement |
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Beijing | Monday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| A top Chinese official on Hong Kong affairs is here to meet various sectors, including legal experts, on the postponement of the city's Legislative Council (Legco) elections, the a media report said on Monday. ... read.. |
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Biden slightly ahead in North Carolina, Georgia: Poll |
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Washington | Monday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden was slightly ahead of US President Donald Trump in the two southern states of North Carolina and Georgia, where the latter won in the 2016 election, according to a new poll. ... read.. |
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Over 56,000 Indian expats leave Oman due to COVID-19 |
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Muscat | Monday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| More than 56,000 Indian expats have had to leave Oman, after residing in the Gulf country for years, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which led to many being unemployed, a media report said. ... read.. |
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Australian state at war with COVID-19: Treasurer |
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Canberra | Monday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Monday said the state of Victoria was at "war" with the COVID-19 pandemic as it continued to be the worst-hit with the number of confirmed cases increasing at an alarming rate. ... read.. |
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40 people test COVID-19 positive on Norway cruise liner |
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Oslo | Monday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Norwegian authorities are tracing passengers from recent Arctic voyages after at least 40 crew and passengers from a luxury cruise liner tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the country's public health department said. ... read.. |
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Syrian govt slams oil deal between Kurdish militia, US firm |
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Damascus | Monday, 2020 10:45:05 AM IST |
| The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned a deal signed recently between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and a US oil company to modernize the oil industry in areas controlled by the U.S.-backed SDF in northeastern Syria, the state news agency ... read.. |
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Global COVID-19 cases cross 18 million-mark |
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Asia | August 3, 2020 9:42:03 AM IST |
| New York [US], Aug 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 18 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over 687,000 according to data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resour ... read.. |
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