Heartwrenching! Toddler Starved For 2 Days, Found Lying Next to Dead Mother in Pimpri Chinchwad

The neighbours were aware of her death but fearing coronavirus, no one came to see the child, who was starving for at least two days. Updated: May 1, 2021 10:17 AM IST By India.com News Desk Edited by Surabhi Shaurya. Advertisement. Heartwrenching!

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The latest on Covid-19 and India's worsening crisis

India recorded more than 400,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day for the first time. India expanded its vaccine rollout to all adults Saturday. However a number of states and territories are warning they don't have supplies. The Biden administration confirmed ...

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Turkey ranks 3rd worldwide with LNG import rises in 2020

Turkey ranked third in the world after China and India with an annual growth of 1.3 million tonnes in LNG imports in 2020, according to the latest report of the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). China ranked first with imports of 7.2 ...

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Transcript: The Path Forward: Space Force with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond

GEN. RAYMOND: Oh, David, I can't thank you enough. I really appreciate it. It is good to see you again. MR. IGNATIUS: Good to ...

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First Person: Panic as COVID-19 'tsunami' hits India

A UN staff member in India has described the huge upsurge in COVID-19 infections in her country in recent days as a “tsunami”, and has spoken of the “panic” she felt, as her immediate family became infected with the virus. The number of new infections in ...

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'An icon of India's legal system': Tributes pour in for Soli Sorabjee

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those to pay tribute. “In passing of Soli Sorabjee, we lost an icon of India's legal system. He was among select few who deeply ...

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Baby found lying next to dead mom

PUNE: Two women constables from the Dighi police rescued a one-year-old boy lying quietly next to the body of his mother in their house in Pimpri Chinchwad, on Tuesday. Police suspect the baby's mother might have died a couple of days ago.

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Virginia's first minimum wage increase in more than a decade takes effect May 1

The new rate will be $9.50 per hour. That's up from $7.25, a baseline mandated by the federal government in 2009. The boost is the first of three incremental increases approved by the Virginia General Assembly ...

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At least 45 killed after stampede at religious gathering in Israel; several Americans among the dead

In what is one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters, about 100,000 people were crowded by Mount Meron early Friday for the celebration of Lag BaOmer, a holiday that, among other things, commemorates Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a second century sage ...

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Maharashtra: Cops rescue baby lying next to dead mother for two days

The neighbours knew about her death when foul smell started emanating from the house but, fearing Covid, they did not help the boy who was starving for at least two days. The two constables, Sushila Gabhale and Rekha Vaje, fed the baby milk and biscuits ...

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Ottumwa sex offender accused of sending lewd messages to teen

OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Ottumwa sex offender was arrested again this week for sending pornographic messages to a teenage girl. On April 18, a local parent found inappropriate messages and videos on the child's cell phone. David Lira was later identified as ...

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Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent 'strong message' to ex-President's inner circle

(CNN) A Wednesday raid by federal agents of an apartment and office belonging to former New York City mayor and one-time Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has left allies of the former President feeling uneasy about what could come next, according to ...

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Sorabjee helped shape the 'basic structure doctrine'

NEW DELHI: Covid-19 ended the life of one of India's tallest legal luminaries, Soli J Sorabjee, whose illustrious career contributed in shaping India's constitutional jurisprudence, including the cast-in-stone basic structure doctrine propounded by the Supreme ...

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FG rules out major electricity tariff hike

The power minister in a statement issued in Abuja, which he personally signed, stated that the order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on April 26, 2021 titled “Notice of Minor and Extraordinary Review of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission and ...

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Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking for sex work

For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men for less than $2 a person. The madam who lured Blessing to the ...

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India added to mandatory hotel quarantine list

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said: “Protecting public health remains the key priority of Government. “The scenes we are witnessing in India are distressing and a devastating reminder to us all of the severe ...

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INDIA'S COVID-19 CATASTROPHE

India's calamity holds lessons for developing nations, writes Rajendra Aneja. It is ironic that India, which produces around 60 percent of the global vaccines, is facing a horrendous second wave of Covid-19. It is starved of vaccines, oxygen, ventilators, ICU ...

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Israel declares national day of mourning after 45 killed in religious stampede

By late Friday 32 of the dead had been identified; The identification process was halted for 24 hours in observance of the Jewish Sabbath; Crowds had packed the site despite warnings to maintain COVID ...

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It's the 6th Slowest Start to Severe Weather Season since 1986. Will it last?

Using a count of combined tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings, through April 30th, the National Weather Service Office in Lincoln has only issued 12 in 2021. It should be noted that not all of the WCIA ...

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US to restrict travel from India effective May 4 as Covid surge devastates the country

The Biden administration will restrict travel from India as that country grapples with a gigantic surge in coronavirus cases, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. The policy will take effect Tuesday, May 4, Psaki said. India reported record daily cases and ...

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Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute

On Wednesday, federal agents raided the home and office of former President Donald Trump's personal attorney, collecting phones and computers as part of their probe into whether he broke U.S. lobbying laws by failing to register as a foreign agent related to ...

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In Damascus, crispy pastry sweetens frugal Ramadhan

DAMASCUS (AFP) – Year after year Ramadhan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy worsens, but Damascus dwellers say a traditional wafer-thin crispy pancake called naaem is here to stay. During the Muslim fasting month, just ...

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Government mistrust plays a vital role in slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa

A study published in BMJ Global Health finds child vaccination rates in African countries are considerably lower in areas where the local population has high levels of mistrust in local authorities. Even when comparing children from households with similar ...

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UN stands ready to step up support to India: UN chief Guterres on 'horrific' COVID outbreak

Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq had told reporters at the daily press briefing on Wednesday that the UN team in India, led by Resident Coordinator Renata Lok Dessallien, is supporting the authorities' response to the pandemic by ...

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Former Attorney General of India, Soli Sorabjee passes away

The 91-year-old had served as the Attorney General for India from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004. He was admitted to a private hospital in South Delhi after getting infected with COVID-19.

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US aid arrives in India as Covid cases explode

New Delhi (AFP). The first US emergency aid to India arrived on Friday as the country battles a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases which has overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. A Super Galaxy military transporter carrying more than 400 oxygen ...

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Osinbajo: We're working to prioritise investment in agriculture

Highlighting the programmes of the government to ensure agricultural transformation in Nigeria, Prof. Osinbajo listed the Economic Sustainability Plan, National Livestock Transformation Plan and Green Imperative Project, among other initiatives. He said: “ ...

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Balochistan woes rise as CPEC progresses

The glitz and gleam of the much-touted China Pakistan Economic Corridor is wearing off faster than before, going by eyewitness accounts of Pakistani writers. In one such latest account, published in The Friday Times early this month, the writer, who travelled ...

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India like Covid-19 crisis could 'happen anywhere': WHO tells European nations

The World Health Organization issued a stark warning to European nations Thursday, saying that relaxing Covid measures could spark a "perfect storm" allowing cases to spiral -- as seen in India. New infections ...

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Philippines to host 2021 WTTC Global Summit in October

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat then invited all the partners to the next summit which is eyed to boost the tourism industry greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We, your Philippine partners ...

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New record of 379000 daily coronavirus cases in India

India had a new record in daily coronavirus infections with more than 379,000 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, figures from India's Health Ministry showed on Thursday. In addition, 3,645 people as a result of the disease, the ministry said. From May, all ...

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Boeing linking India and Southern California for SMS training

U.S. air-framer Boeing has partnered with the Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) and the University of Southern California (USC) for safety management system training to all stakeholders in the domestic aviation industry. Commercial aircraft operators, airports ...

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Rudy Giuliani expected to wage court fight over files seized in federal raid

Giuliani's lawyer, Robert Costello, raised alarms in the hours after the warrants were served on his client, who previously represented former President Donald Trump, saying the devices are "replete with the material covered by the attorney-client privilege and ...

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Institutional mistrust a major barrier for child vaccination progress in Africa

Child vaccinations were significantly lower in regions where people did not trust the courts, parliament, the head of state and local government. For instance, when mistrust in local government increased by 10 percentage points, children ...

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WHO warns European governments of Covid spike if curbs are eased prematurely

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organisation warned European governments on Thursday that relaxing Covid restrictions too soon could cause cases to spiral again, potentially triggering a wave of new infections as seen in India. Hans Kluge, the head of ...

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'Keep up the momentum': Atik Mohammed counsels gov't on galamsey

Former PNC General Secretary, Atik Mohammed has advised that the fight against illegal mining, popularly called galamsey, shouldn't be a nine-day wonder. He called on the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor and the Government ...

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Bad news for T&T: Vaccines unavailable

“The bottom line is vaccines are not available.” These were the words of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley who yesterday addressed concerns of vaccine equity as a stumbling block to the local COVID-19 vaccination drive. Dr Rowley, who has in the past ...

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Ethiopia: Coordinated Effort Against Covid-19

We recall days where community-level Coronavirus awareness raising and testing campaign reached to maximum level with the aim to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the efforts yielded the desired outcome and it was enabled to ...

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AfDB, IFAD, others pledge to strengthen food security in Africa

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, April 29, 2021 The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have expressed their commitment to work with African leaders to redouble efforts at strengthening food security in ...

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FBI warned Giuliani, key Trump ally in Senate of Russian disinformation campaign targeting Biden

The FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation aimed at circulating falsehoods intended to damage President Biden politically ahead of last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Experts criticise India's complacency over COVID-19

Mass gatherings have been permitted as cases soar and patients die, while experts criticise a lack of planning and flexibility in the COVID-19 response. Anoo Bhuyan reports from New Delhi. India is battling a second wave of COVID-19, which has rapidly ...

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Girl lured with promise of Covid vaccine gang-raped in India

PATNA – Amid the destruction and horror caused by the coronavirus pandemic in India, a promise of vaccine is sufficient to lure people into anything. In one such incident, two men lured a girl with the promise of coronavirus vaccine, tied her up and ...

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Ghana: Govt Deploys 200 Soldiers to W/R to Sack Galamsayers

The deployment which commenced at exactly 6: 00 a.m, on the River Pra followed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's authorisationfor the GAF to move in and"remove all persons and logistics involved in mining from the country's water bodies.".

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AFRICOM in Nigeria? Perish the thought

President Muhammadu Buhari's recent request for the US government to consider relocating the command headquarters of its Africa Command (AFRICOM), currently based in Stuttgart, Germany to Africa, is truly regrettable. President Buhari reportedly made ...

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India's COVID-19 cases surge to 18 million while government praises turnout for 'festival of democracy'

India's total COVID-19 cases have passed 18 million after another world record number of daily infections. Key points: The rate of deaths in India has almost tripled over the past three weeks; Australia has joined international efforts pledging aid supplies; The ...

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As India battle massive COVID-19 surge, world rushes help

New Delhi, Apr 29: The global community on Wednesday rushed much-needed life-saving drugs, oxygen cylinders and machinery that India needs to combat the massive surge in the coronavirus cases. India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic ...

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Fact check: Biden's infrastructure plan and the economy

President Biden said that "independent experts estimate the American Jobs Plan will add millions of jobs and trillions of dollars to economic growth in years to come." Facts first: It's true that some experts say the plan could create millions of jobs, but analysts ...

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US to deliver aid worth $100 mn to India, first flight to land on Thursday

In addition, on this first flight, USAID is sending 960,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to identify infections early to help prevent the community spread of COVID-19, and 100,000 N95 masks to protect India's frontline healthcare heroes, it added.

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Employers told to conduct more OSH programmes

Wilson signs the visitors' book, witnessed by Niosh's executive director Ayop Salleh (left) and NIOSH deputy chairman Senator Datuk T Mohan. SIBU (April 29): Employers are told to come up with ...

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NSITF sensitises workers on workplace safety

Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTIF), Lagos, has sensitised workers, employers and trade union organisations on workplace safety as part of activities to mark International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The event ...

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Decision on China jabs due soon

The World Health Organization will soon decide whether to give emergency approval for China's two main COVID-19 vaccines, WHO Assistant Director-General Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao has said. Simao told a news conference in ...

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Weah a one-term President

The ANC leader, who is a constituent member of a larger four Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) that have combined forces to challenge President Weah describes the increasing mysterious deaths of Liberians, including officials under the current government ...

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India's COVID-19 Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control. It Didn't Have to Be This Way

Relatives carry the body of a loved one at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 27, as India endures the world's worst COVID-19 outbreak. Saumya Khandelwal for TIME.

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Man Accused Of Raping Niece Has Genitals Hacked Off And Fed To Feral Pigs

Authorities have arrested two men for carrying out a vigilante attack on a man accused of raping his niece. The 36-year-old drew scorn from his family when his 20-year-old niece told them he tried to sexually assault her in the Brazilian municipality of Olhos ...

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Biden to deliver first joint address to Congress

President Biden will deliver his first joint address to Congress at 9 p.m. ET as he prepares to mark 100 days in office. He is expected to tout his administration's Covid-19 response and push for a massive infrastructure plan. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will ...

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Nigeria, six others account for 65% global gas flaring – World Bank

It said this in a statement titled 'Seven countries account for two-thirds of global gas flaring'. The World Bank stated, “Gas flaring satellite data from 2020 reveals that Russia, Iraq, ...

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Kenya: Blinken Presses Kenya on Refugees and Democracy in Virtual Meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday implored Kenya to relax its planned closure of refugee camps even as Washington promised more funding to help those fleeing trouble in the region. In a virtual meeting with President ...

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Africa: Showmax to Invest in African Content for Growth

Showmax is investing in producing its own local content for African audiences as it competes with Netflix across the African continent. MultiChoice launched its streaming service, Showmax in 2015 and is available in 46 African countries. The company is ...

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More than money needed for the early education industry

The government and society as a whole have responded to the challenges faced in the early care and education industry during the pandemic. North Carolina administrators, directors, and teachers who participated in a recent study highlight ...

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German Intelligence Puts Coronavirus Deniers Under Surveillance

BERLIN — Germany's domestic intelligence service said on Wednesday that it would surveil members of the increasingly aggressive coronavirus denier movement because they posed a risk of undermining the state. The movement — fueled in part by wild ...

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Over 1 000 new Covid-19 cases identified in SA

A total of 48 more Covid-19-related deaths have been reported: North West 19, Eastern Cape 11, Northern Cape 5, Free State 4, Gauteng 4, Western Cape 4 and KwaZulu-Natal 1, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. No deaths were reported in ...

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Children Pay Heaviest Price in Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict

Ottawa, April 28, 2021 – Months of raging conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region have had a devastating impact on the mental health of children, according to SOS Children's Villages. Since the war started in Tigray, the sound of bombs and war jets have left ...

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Carthage strike again as Kenya Prisons fall short in Tunisia

Kenya Prisons were handed a straight sets defeat by Carthage on Wednesday as their hope for a first women's African Clubs Championship title in eight years ended at the semi-final stage in Kelibia, Tunisia. The Tunisian giants Carthage won 25-17, 26-24 ...

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India Covid-19: Deadly second wave spreads from cities to small towns

India's deadly Covid-19 second wave has devastated big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Pune. Hospitals and crematoriums have run out of space, and funerals are taking place in car parks. But the pandemic has now firmly gripped many smaller ...

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Live Updates: Biden to Call for Broad Spending, Pressing Congress to Turn 'Peril Into Possibility'

President Biden is set to deliver his first formal address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. It will be the first time in American history that the two officials standing behind the president during such an event will be women. RIGHT NOW.

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Amid National Reckoning on Police Brutality, Omar Reintroduces Bold Reform Bills

"We're in the midst of a national reckoning that recognizes our history of systematic racism and we need to have systemwide reforms," Omar (D-Minn.) said in an interview with CNN. "History shows that the criminal justice system is not equipped to prosecute ...

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Nigeria, six others top gas flaring countries – World Bank

It added that the satellite was first launched in 2012. It said the seven countries produced 40 per cent of the world's oil each year, but accounted for roughly two-thirds (65 per cent) ...

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36-year-old man's penis & testicles cut off and given to pigs for attempting to rape his niece

However, surgeons said they could not reattach the victim's penis and testicles after the genitalia was reportedly thrown to the pigs and eaten. Dailymail.co.uk reported Police officer Stephan da Silva as ...

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Apple Music Gets Cool City Charts For 100 Cities, Including Delhi, London And San Francisco

Apple Music has received a rather cool new feature since the iOS 14.5 update released for the Apple iPhone and the iPadOS 14.5 update rolled out for the Apple iPad. The new feature is called Apple Music City Charts and these constantly updated lists will ...

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India surpasses 200000 Covid deaths amid surge

India has seen more Covid cases in the last seven days than any other country in the world; A ferocious second wave of infections has taken the official death toll past the 200,000 mark - experts believe the actual number may be even higher; People have ...

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UK's aid cuts for clean water projects criticised

A leading charity has criticised the government's plan to reduce funding for overseas water and sanitation projects during the pandemic - as details of cuts in the foreign aid budget emerge. Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene bilateral projects will be cut ...

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The Latest: S Korea to send medical items to help India

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it will provide India with oxygen concentrators, COVID-19 diagnostic kits and other aid items to help the South Asian nation with the world's worst surge in coronavirus infections. Health official Yoon Taeho said ...

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Muslim students talk observing Ramadan amid classes and finals

This year, Ramadan, which lasts from April 12 to May 12, lands in the midst of midterm season and continues through finals. The Thresher caught up with students observing Ramadan right now to find out how they're navigating the fast during school.

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Students and Academics in China Exempted from COVID-Related US Visa and Entry Ban

Namely, applicants for F-1 student visas and J-1 exchange visitor visas for academic programs will qualify for a “national interest exception” (NIE) to the ban, so they may be issued visas and enter the United States. This applies only if their academic program ...

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'It's Like a War': Inside an India Hospital Desperate for Oxygen

At his crowded emergency room in central Delhi, Ali Raza can't focus much on when the next delivery of oxygen will arrive -- 12 of his 20 doctors are down with Covid-19, and the patients just keep coming. “We always anticipated a second wave in April and ...

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UN demands combatants protect schools, hospitals and water

The resolution strongly condemns “indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks” that deprive civilians of essential needs, which violates international humanitarian law. It demands all parties in armed conflicts comply with these laws and stresses the need to ...

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Upgrade health infra under Smart City mission, minister urged

Ludhiana, April 27. One of the directors of Ludhiana Smart City Limited and chairman of the IIA Punjab chapter Sanjay Goel has written to the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs to uplift the health infrastructure under the Smart City mission. “Keeping ...

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Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Thousands protested and two people were killed in Chad Tuesday in demonstrations against the rule of a transitional military council headed by the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, who died last week. Those killed in ...

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Oxygen cylinders for home use in Shimla in short supply

Tribune News Service Shimla, April 27. There is a shortage of oxygen cylinders and concentrators for use at home by people suffering from respiratory diseases in Shimla. Due to the growing panic following a sharp rise in Covid cases, many people have ...

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When does Ramadan end this year?

Ramadan is an important time for Muslims across the world. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is marked by a month-long period of daytime fasting. The Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, unlike our Gregorian calendar, so the exact dates ...

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Next-gen intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor estimated cost? Nearly $18B

The RKV would have specifically upgraded the GBI's Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) — or warhead — designed to destroy targets in high-speed collisions after separating from the booster rocket. The EKV required technical changes due ...

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Jerel Jay Wilson Gets 20 Years for Setting Fire to Woman's Home After She Rejected Him

*Jerel Jay Wilson, a 29-year-old Union City, Georgia man, has been slapped with 20 years in prison after setting fire to the car and home of a woman who rejected his unwanted advances. Recently, a Cobb County jury found Wilson guilty of simple battery and ...

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Shocking photos reveal India in crisis amid the country's dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections

A relative of a person who died of COVID-19 is consoled by another during cremation in Jammu, India, Sunday, April 25, 2021. Channi Anand/AP. COVID-19 infections have been devastating the population of India. Earlier this week, the country broke a global ...

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Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work

On 14 April 2020 in Yerevan in Armenia, Danny, 7, sits at a computer as his Arthur Gevorgyan works.

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Expert advocates renewed commitment in fighting malaria

The Chief Executive Officer of Vestergaard, a global health firm, Mr Michael Joos, has called for a renewed engagement between the private sector and donor organisations in the fight against malaria. Joos, who was part of a panel discussion, hosted by the ...

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After India's Covid-19 disaster, global vaccine output needs a boost

With exports of vaccines from India, the world's largest exporter, having all but dried up - it is importing vaccines now - the timeline for achieving herd immunity in many developing countries which depend on India for their vaccine supply has been pushed back.

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Why India's Covid crisis matters to the whole world

The harrowing scenes from India have shocked the world, as the country struggles with soaring cases of Covid. But the outbreak isn't just a crisis for India - it's a crisis for everyone. "The virus doesn't respect borders, or nationalities, or age, or sex or religion," ...

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Vital medical supplies reach India as COVID deaths near 200000

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vital medical supplies began to reach India on Tuesday as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, and a surge in infections pushed the death toll close to 200,000. A shipment from Britain, ...

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As Travel Restrictions Lift, International Enrollments Could Rebound. Do Visa Backlogs Stand in the Way?

The U.S. Department of State announced that student-visa holders from Brazil, China, Iran, and South Africa will be exempt from Covid-related bans on travelers from those countries to the United States, lifting a significant obstacle to the return of international ...

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Report ranks Nigeria third worst country in the world

The Chandler Good Government Index has ranked Nigeria as the third worst governed country in the world. The report ranked the nation very low in governance, leadership and foresight, scoring the country 102 out of 104 countries with a score of 0.319 ...

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Ramadan fasting something Naperville teens take in stride because the sacrifice lets them 'connect to God'

Naperville sophomore Umair Siddiqui manages to balance his school life with his religious responsibilities. The 16-year-old said he appreciates how accommodating Naperville North High School teachers and administrators are by allowing him to leave class ...

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Reflections on 60 Years of Sierra Leone's independence

There is nothing bad with fellow Sierra Leoneans celebrating Independence. After all, our colonial era began with the British Crown Colony establishment in 1808 and annexation of the entire country through establishment of a British Protectorate in 1896.

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COVID surge 'swallowing' people in India, footage shows people dead in streets

“The virus is swallowing our city's people like a monster,” said Mamtesh Sharma, an official at the Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat crematorium in Bhopal. More On: india ...

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Local government review: Be more like us, says Marlborough

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett said without these tasks, councils of the future could put more “emphasis” on other areas – something the review panel could guide.

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Fashion, film, music and theatre in democracy

When one thinks of iconic fashion moments in democratic South Africa, David Tlale's show-stopping Joburg Fashion Week show at the Nelson Mandela Bridge, comes to mind. He presented 92 looks, in honour of ...

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COVID-19 virus 'swallowing' people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed

NEW DELHI -- With life-saving oxygen in short supply, families are left on their own to ferry people sick with COVID-19 from hospital to hospital in search of treatment as India is engulfed in a devastating surge of infections. Too often, their efforts end in ...

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Tourism authorities expand event support programme to sports activities

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will expand its 'Travel Stimulation Program' on May 1 to also cover sports travel activities, with assistance provided to companies or groups looking to organise a sports event or take part in one. The program will ...

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Islamophobia in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is the land where Prophet Adam A.S landed first, the foot sign of the Adam A.S is still proof that where first person was landed by Almighty Allah. Now this land is brutally humiliating the customs and beliefs of Muslim Ummah. Recently they have ...

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SAR marketed in Nanjing, other cities as 'healthy, safe' destination

Macau is to undertake a tourism promotion campaign in the city of Nanjing to attract more tourists from China's mainland, showcasing itself as a “healthy and safe” destination in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities announced on Monday.

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Crematoriums Overwhelmed As Cases Spike

India has set a new global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, while deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by an all-time high over the last 24 hours yesterday. Burial grounds in New Delhi are running out of space. In the central city ...

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Uber pledges to boost safety for South Africa drivers as accidents rise

JOHANNESBURG: Uber South Africa pledged to increase safety campaigns for food delivery drivers and review the insurance they provide following a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose about the mounting risks faced by drivers during the Covid-19 ...

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The exit of Idriss Deby

The sudden death of President Idriss Deby of Chad is as shocking as it is devastating. His passage is a great loss to Chad and Africa, coming barely a month after the death of Tanzanian President, John Magufuli. Deby, 68, died of injuries sustained on the ...

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Missouri counties work together to prevent wastage of leftover vaccines

With several thousand doses of the vaccine at mass events, some are not used. In Audrain County, Health Director Craig Brace said they have a system in place to minimize waste of the COVID vaccine.

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India's coronavirus crisis overwhelms hospitals, burial grounds and crematoriums

India's new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for a fifth day, reporting 352,991 cases in the last 24 hours, with the overwhelmed graveyards and crematoriums a stark symbol of the crisis. Here, health workers and relatives carry the body of a COVID-19 ...

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US to Share 60 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines Amid Global COVID-19 Surge

The U.S. announced Monday it would share its entire supply of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine with other countries and readied an aid package for India, as President Joe Biden pivots to ramp up U.S. pandemic assistance to the rest of the world.

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India is spiraling deeper into Covid-19 crisis. Here's what you need to know

(CNN) In February, it seemed like India had gotten Covid-19 under control, with daily cases falling nearly 90% from the peak of the first wave last year. Now, the country is experiencing the world's worst outbreak. Daily cases have been rising continuously for ...

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US to share up to 60 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries

WASHINGTON – The U.S. announced plans to share as many as 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it receives federal approval in the coming months, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. The announcement ...

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US to share up to 60 million vaccine doses amid pressure to aid desperate countries

The United States will share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine with other countries, the White House said Monday, as the Biden administration faces growing pressure to help vaccinate the global population and cases spike ...

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Indian Americans in US Congress, tech organize COVID-19 aid to India

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. lawmakers and wealthy technology executives have joined forces to boost aid to India as it grapples with a severe spike in coronavirus infections, with a focus on ensuring aid is equally distributed across the country, ...

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Sahel Crisis: Humanitarian Needs and Crisis Overview (April 2021)

Sahel Deepening crisis, deteriorating needs. The humanitarian situation in the Sahel is worsening fast and significantly. Deep poverty, climate change, violence, chronically high food insecurity and malnutrition continue to drive extreme levels of vulnerability.

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COVID crisis: Why India's health system is on the 'brink of collapsing'

While the Biden administration pledged to share vaccines with India and other countries, they will not arrive in India for some time. John Ray of Independent Television News breaks down the latest, and William Brangham speaks to experts about what it means ...

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US aims to share up to 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries after FDA review

Some 10 million doses manufactured in the U.S. could be shipped out to other countries within the "coming weeks," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. But Psaki noted that the shots first need to clear safety reviews by federal regulators.

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Pakistan's extremist dilemma

After making an apparent shift away from its policy of tolerating extremist religious organisations, Pakistan's government last week surrendered to the demands of a religious party – Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a recently banned right-wing political and ...

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All China's Parties

It's too late to do anything about China. The contest for global supremacy is over. Beijing now sets the pace—economically, politically, even militarily—and there's nothing for America to do but accept China's inevitable victory. Whether that's true or not, it's the ...

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Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria records one death — after 12 days of zero fatality

Nigeria on Sunday reported one death from COVID — after 12 consecutive days of zero fatalities. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. Advertisement. Peru ex-president tests positive for COVID-19. Martín Vizcarra, former Peru president, ...

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Tiny nanotechnologies are poised to have a huge impact on agriculture

Nanotechnology can improve farming efficiency without the need for new infrastructure. (Pixabay photo). Science is about big ideas that change the world. But sometimes, big impacts come from the tiniest of objects. Nanotechnology might sound like science ...

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Sector says one early childhood centre is closing a week

Ministry of Education data shows centre closures have been rising steadily from 17 in 2016 to 40 in 2020 - with no signs of slowing down. The Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds says he fields a ...

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Chad junta refuses to negotiate with rebels

"The time is not for mediation, nor for negotiation with outlaws," Azem Bermandoa Agouna, spokesman of the military council that took power last week following the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno. © Anton Medvedev/123rf.com. Chad · Niger ...

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A roadmap for sustainable food security

Given the rapidly growing population, resource constraints and climate change concerns, accompanied by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — it is imperative for India to make food security a core policy priority. food security, zero-hunger goal, farm ...

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Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

The French president has invited his Mozambican counterpart to join an African summit on 18 May. The meeting follows a military fiasco in Cabo Delgado province. Mozambique's president Filipe Nyusi. ©Hollie Adams/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP.

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Die like Déby

That was the life of Idriss Déby Itno, the ruler of Chad who died last week, a day after he was declared winner of a presidential poll. Sixty-eight-year-old Déby got ...

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Covid-19 in India: Patients struggle at home as hospitals choke

Anshu Priya spent most of her Sunday looking for an oxygen cylinder as her father-in-law's condition continued to deteriorate. She couldn't find any hospital bed in Delhi or in its suburb of Noida. Her search for an oxygen cylinder in shops was also futile, forcing ...

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AfCFTA and you: A bartender's lay view

There is or should be some excitement about the prospects of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, commonly referred to as the AfCFTA. The AfCFTA is a trade agreement signed by almost all African countries sometime ...

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Chadian rebels, not Boko Haram

Field Marshal Idriss Deby Itno created semblance of peace in Chad for over 30 years after proving more acceptable to the Chadians in the midst of their warlords – Felix Malloum, Goukouni Wadei, Hissène Habré, Wadel Kamougoué and the Pro-Libyan ...

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Debt relief for poor nations

The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to cut the debt burden of poor countries hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and give their governments a greater say in global ...

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India Gains Aid Pledges: EU Welcomes US Tourists: Virus Update

We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. India's Covid-19 crisis ...

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The CBN and support for trade within Africa

By Godwin I. Emefiele. Supporting greater trade within Africa as well as with the global community is indeed vital to the CBN's objectives of enabling greater economic growth and creating employment opportunities for our growing population in Nigeria. Trade ...

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A shark attacks and kills a man in New Caledonia

A man was found lifeless on a watersports board off Noumea after he was the victim of a shark attack, according to the first elements of the investigation. He's a yacht man who alerted rescue services at sea on Saturday at the end of the day after spotting a ...

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Virus 'swallowing' people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed

India's crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating surge of infections tearing through the country with terrifying speed. By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press. April 25, 2021, 6:46 PM. • 6 min read.

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AfDB disburses 90% of Africa Covid-19 response facility

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday it has disbursed 90 percent of the approved US$4,1 billion under its Covid-19 response facility in one year that the continent has been battling with the pandemic. “These are extraordinary times and we ...

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World Malaria Day observed across Nagaland

Along with the rest of the world, Nagaland also observed “World Malaria Day (WMD) 2021” Sunday under the theme, “Reaching the zero malaria target”. The day is observed across the globe with an objective to create awareness about malaria disease and to ...

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Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – April 26, 2021

ANKARA. Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world. Coronavirus and other developments in Turkey. Turkey reported 38,553 new coronavirus cases ...

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Energy Transition Could Doom Africa's Oil Producers

But Angola's problems have been long in the making, with the seeds of this sharp decline sown during the 2014 oil price crash, as the oil majors curtailed capex spending after oil prices crashed from $100 a barrel to less than $30 in the space of a few years.

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Global airlines to lose $47.7b in 2021, says IATA

Director General, – International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, in an online interview, said African carriers will see slow vaccination rates limit international travel. According to him, the industry crisis ...

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Black Lives Matter rally ongoing in Harrisburg

Dozens of people are gathered at the police substation in Allison Hill. They started their rally on Market Street, and marched towards the station. Organizers of the event say they're standing together in solidarity ...

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Kenya: Experts Urge Kenyans to Embrace Covid-19 Trials for Efficiency

The trial is hosted at KEMRI at its Kilifi-based KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, under a longstanding collaboration between the research institute, the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust in the United Kingdom.

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India Covid: Patients struggle at home as hospitals choke

Most hospitals in Delhi and many other cities in India have completely run out of beds, forcing people to find ways to get treatment for sick patients at home. But even that is proving to be a difficult task as prices of oxygen cylinders, concentrators and essential ...

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Overcoming sex in dreams (2)

Then, believing in the suferings death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and sins are washed away through the blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Those are your first steps towards total freedom from spirit ...

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Lawmakers move to mandate K-12 sex education

Democrats are eyeing passage a measure before the end of session, they said Thursday, to require comprehensive sex education for New York students in all grade levels and potentially change a culture of sexual harassment and violence. The bill would ...

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Five beauty pageants that turned ugly

Veteran comedian-host Steve Harvey (above) slipped up twice when hosting the Miss Ms Pushpika de Silva had just been crowned Mrs Sri Lanka World in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when Ms Caroline ...

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Forecast: Sunny skies and mid-week rain

The Council Bluffs-Omaha area will start the week off with sunny skies. Today will have highs in the 70s with southeast winds that can gust up to 36 mph at times. Tonight, skies will be mostly clear with a low of 55. According to the National Weather Service in ...

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Covid: India sets another infection record as US shows concern

India has registered a new world record for daily coronavirus infections for the fourth day in a row, placing more strain on its crisis-hit hospitals. It recorded a further 349,691 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to almost 17 million since the pandemic began.

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Explained: The crisis in Chad and why France is stuck in the Sahel nation

The former French colony is now prime outpost of the West in fighting Islmamist militants across the Sahel -- the vast region between the Sahara and the Sudanian savanna. Written by Nandni Mahajan | ...

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LIVE: India reports 349691 new Covid-19 cases, 2767 related deaths

India recorded 349,691 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections on Sunday taking the country's tally to 16,960,172, according to Union ministry of health and family welfare. The single-day death toll also made a new record as 2,767 people died during the ...

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Theme: The Anatomy of Worry

Worry is carrying profit less weight on your mind.Worry is one of the greatest sources of human suffering and diseases.But beloved, worry is a choice; a very very poor choice. You can decide to be, like the Bible says 'be careful for nothing'; you can decide to be ...

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Chad: Catholic Bishops Call For 'Inclusive Dialogue' As President Buried After Battlefield Death

As Chad's president was buried on Friday, Catholic bishops in the African nation urged warring parties to take part in an “inclusive national dialogue.” Idriss Déby, who had led the country since 1990, died April 20 from injuries sustained in battle against a ...

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Why the new US carbon emissions target isn't good enough

On 22 April, US president Joe Biden did what everyone expected him to do: announce a relatively ambitious climate goal for 2030. The announcement that the US will slash its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50-52% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels) ...

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Doctors using 'rescue therapy' treatment that reverses abortion pill told it may be dangerous

Doctors at the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) have treated 90 women in Britain with its 'abortion rescue therapy' in the past year and say almost 50 per cent have maintained their pregnancies. By contrast ...

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10 African Nations to Benefit from Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, 100 Million Meals Ramadan ...

Every US 30 Cent donation will provide one meal for someone in need. Beneficiary countries include Uganda, Ghana, Angola, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, Kenya, Mauritania, and Tanzania Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Low-income families and ...

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From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines

April 24, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His ...

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Op-ed: As China forges global trade ties, US risks falling behind

“The Chinese believe deeply in the significance of the correlation of forces, and they believe that correlation at the moment is in their favor,” says Stephen Hadley, former national security advisor to President George W. Bush. […] ...

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Egypt's engineering industries exports record 30% increase in Q1 2021

Egypt's engineering exports have increased by 30% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, recording $739m compared to $567.3m in Q1 of 2020, according to the Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE). The council said that the country's engineering exports ...

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Galamsey fight: I will let Ghanaians know I'm serious - Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he intends to take the galamsey fight a notch higher in his second term to prove to Ghanaians that he is serious about it. At a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House by Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin and ...

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First Warning Forecast | One last April swing for week ahead

Rain continues Saturday evening before tapering towards midnight. Temperatures remain fairly steady around 50 degrees through this time period. Overnight will be cloudy and fairly quiet outside of patchy mist/drizzle. Low temperatures fall to ...

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For Minneapolis protest leaders, no apologies over muscular demands for police reform

The crowd roared approval at the idea that their movement would gridlock the city if jurors hearing the case against former police officer Derek Chauvin failed to convict him in Floyd's death. Tulloch and his friends in Minneapolis ...

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Biden Tries To Show — Not Just Tell — The World It Can Trust The US Again

For all of the statecraft that went into it, President Biden's virtual climate summit this week ultimately boiled down to one thing: the diplomatic version of a grand romantic gesture. Biden needed to prove that the United States was committed to its relationship ...

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ATU, Ericsson recommend action on spectrum

The African Telecommunications Union and Ericsson have published a series of recommendations to enable governments and regulators across Africa to accelerate Information and Communications Technology and next-generation connectivity.

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How can Britain reach net zero carbon emissions?

It was a triumphant week for British action on climate change. On Tuesday, two days before addressing 40 world leaders at Joe Biden's climate summit, Boris Johnson announced a new carbon target: by 2035, the UK would its carbon emissions by 78 per cent ...

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MacKenzie Scott Gave Away Billions. The Scam Artists Followed.

It was purportedly an email from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, a novelist best known as the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, saying that she was giving away half her fortune and that Churchill had qualified for a grant.

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Anti-police media takes a toll on cops—but not their resolve

Nevertheless, it's the armchair quarterbacks, politically corrupt and morally bankrupt people who turned the table on military veterans—just like the same thoughtless power hungry vultures are doing to the institution of law enforcement in 2021.

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Modi Govt's Vaccine Diplomacy – Hurtling Toward Disaster

Bombastic imagery of being a “pharmacy of the world” may work at election rallies but not in international diplomacy, with India now a “desperate seeker of imported vaccines.”.

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The global economic response to climate change: what's the plan?

Washington: World leaders participating in the virtual Earth Day summit are unanimous that fighting climate change will be good for economic growth worldwide. US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and IMF Managing Director Kristalina ...

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Putin Is Keeping the West Guessing and That's Just Fine With Him

Vladimir Putin likes keeping Western leaders on their toes, guessing what his intentions are and what he might do next. The Russian president has been doing it for more than two decades and mostly getting away with it.

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Covid-19: US rejects India's vaccine plea, cites domestic priorities

But that this is going to be a difficult one, is now clear. Meanwhile, German chancellor Angela Merkel expressed doubts about helping India develop its pharma sector, especially as India has tightened its pharma exports in the context of the ongoing Covid crisis.

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'Queer Eye' Cast Returns to Texas to Resume Filming Season 6

"Let's try this again y'all! We're SO EXCITED to step our cowboy boots back in Austin to film Queer Eye: Texas! Can't wait to bring more smiles (and tears) to your faces! ✨" the caption reads. Production was previously shut down last year due to the ...

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Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?

The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt flooding over her when white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd was hard-earned, coming after a lifetime of seeing other cases end differently.

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Summit shows Biden's big vision on fighting climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world's climate? For two days, Biden and his team of climate experts pressed his case that tackling global warming not only can avert an ...

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Pandemic fuels global religious freedom concerns

The pandemic brought additional restrictions and discrimination against marginalized communities over the past year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said Wednesday. In addition to expressing concern about India and ...

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Summit shows Biden's big vision on fighting climate change

WASHINGTON — What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world's climate? For two days, Biden and his team of climate experts pressed his case that tackling global warming not only can avert an ...

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Chauvin verdict is a victory for holding police accountable, but many see more work to be done

After Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of all three charges against him for the killing of George Floyd, crowds outside the courtroom and in George Floyd Square cheered and celebrated. Shouts of “we did it” and “I can't ...

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Mounting Death Toll of Refugees from Shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean Calls for Urgent Action

Geneva, April 24, 2021 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply disturbed by reports of a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya. Fears are that this latest incident could have claimed the lives of up ...

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Climate change: Carbon pricing 'll give signal to stakeholders in all sectors -IMF

By Folasade Akpan Abuja, April 22, 2021 (NAN) Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a robust price on carbon will provide a critical market signal to producers and consumers in all sectors of the economy. She said ...

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George Floyd verdict: Supporters of Derek Chauvin refuse to believe jury considered the evidence

“You can believe your eyes,” prosecutors told the jury in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd this week. “Use your common sense.

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How Israel's missile defense organization is preparing for the threats of the future

An Israeli Iron Dome anti-rocket system, right, and an American Patriot missile defense system are shown during a joint U.S.-Israel military exercise on March 8, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images).

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China Stepped Up Persecution Of Christians In 2020, ChinaAid Report Reveals

China Aid has been documenting abuses by the country's communist regime and today, it released its 2020 Annual Persecution Report which covers last year's crackdown on churches as well as persecution of Chinese Christians. "We are ...

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Derek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of George Floyd, to be sentenced June 16

Chauvin is being held until sentencing at a prison outside of Minneapolis. He was put into a segregated housing unit for his own safety, a prison spokesperson said.

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Japan declares virus emergency 3 months before Olympics

“Today we decided to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures,” Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced, citing the rise in infections involving new virus variants. The measure will run from April 25 to May 11.

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What Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict means for the future of policing

Criminal justice advocates have used Floyd's case — and the countless others killed by police — as proof that cases of excessive force will continue to happen without direct and explicit reform. While some saw Chauvin's ...

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Global Forecast-Celsius

Branford police body camera footage reveals intensity of... By Ben Lambert. Anchorage, United States;Mostly sunny;13;2;Plenty of sunshine;11; ...

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PM Modi chairs meets on infra crisis as cases, deaths

In his meeting with chief ministers of 11 worst-hit states and Union territories, Modi said the central government was working to increase oxygen production and ensure seamless supply across states. By Sunetra Choudhury, Hindustan Times, New Delhi.

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Biden's Climate Summit Sets Up a Bigger Test of American Power

Away from the summit, the Chinese foreign minister demonstrated the difficulties the Biden administration faces in working with the country most crucial to lowering global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate ...

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Columbus shooting illustrates how police grapple with politics of releasing body camera footage

(CNN) The police department in Ohio's largest city is under national scrutiny after an officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant -- the second deadly shooting by a city police officer in the last four months. But unlike other high-profile incidents across the ...

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Israel to end fossil fuel use by 2050 - Netanyahu at US Climate Summit

Netanyahu's speech was later slammed by climate change activists and environmental organizations. Twitter Email LinkedIn Whatsapp Facebook. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to make a full transition from fossil fuels and to reduce Israel's ...

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Navalny has been on hunger strike for over 3 weeks. How long can humans survive without food?

From time to time, generally when there's a public case of a hunger strike, people ask me how long a person can survive without food. The hunger strike generating attention at the moment is that of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny, who was ...

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Shanghai reports 5 new imported COVID-19 cases

SHANGHAI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reported five imported COVID-19 cases and no domestically transmitted cases Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday. The five cases were all Chinese nationals departing from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali, ...

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US expands 'Do Not Travel' advisory to 80% of countries amid pandemic

(NEXSTAR) — The U.S. State Department is “strongly” urging all Americans to reconsider international travel, according to a press release issued Monday. In light of “unprecedented risks” posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the department has ...

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100 years of resilience

It had already experienced a decade of double-digit real GDP growth despite the devastation caused by the Asian crisis. Today, China is close to $15 trillion in current US dollar terms nominally, some 15 times bigger.

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Cable & Wireless Communications Calls for More Girls in ICT

Miami, Florida – April 22, 2021: Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), parent company of Flow and BTC, in the Caribbean, is calling for more girls to pursue studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as the company observes ...

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China's Yunnan reports 3 imported COVID-19 cases

KUNMING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Yunnan Province reported three imported COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case on Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday. The confirmed patients are Chinese nationals who entered China from ...

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From LA riots to justice for George Floyd: America's reckoning with race

Washington: Twenty years later, Jud Kilgore still can't get the video out of his mind. In March 1991 Rodney King - a black man on parole for robbery - led police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles. The police officers eventually stopped him and ...

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Modelling experts urge BC to urgently speed up vaccinations as threat of mutations accelerates

Health officials in B.C. are being urged to accelerate the province's vaccine rollout over fears a constantly mutating virus could outrun currently available vaccines if left to spread without control for months. Modelling experts at Simon Fraser University say the ...

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Chad: France backs army take over as Deby is buried

Chad's former colonial ruler, France, yesterday, defended the military take over following the death of President Idriss Deby, saying it was necessary for security amid 'exceptional circumstances'. French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said the military ...

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LA officials push vaccines as daily stats continue to reveal improving scenario

Spread of the coronavirus continues to decrease in Los Angeles County, and health officials keep urging folks to get vaccinated to maintain that progress. L.A. County public health officials reported 439 new cases and 36 new deaths from COVID-19 Thursday, ...

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Insecurity: US Issues Travel Alerts to 14 States in NIgeria

The United States, in its latest travel advisories has directed its citizens to avoid some 14 Nigerian states, rife with terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Although it approved travel to other parts, it urged its citizens to “Reconsider travel to Nigeria.” In the updated ...

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African trade finance sees $5 bn in portfolio outflows in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19, but opportunities exist - report

Constrained global financial conditions caused by Covid-19 have led to massive portfolio outflows from Africa, exceeding $5 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a new continent-wide survey on trade finance has shown. About $3.1 billion left the South African ...

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UC And Cal State Systems To Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For In-Person Fall Classes

The California State University and University of California systems announced on Thursday that all 33 campuses will require students and staff returning for in-person instruction this fall to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The new directive will go into ...

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Ma'Khia Bryant's family remember her as loving, affectionate: 'She didn't even have a chance to live her life'

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ma'Khia Bryant beams at her mother in a TikTok clip, then throws her arms around her neck. As Beyoncé's “Dance for You” plays in the background, the teen lip-syncs the lyrics: “I'ma take this time to show you how much you mean to me, ...

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As we mark another World Book Day

The history of book publishing in Nigeria can be traced to the establishment of the very first publishing press in Calabar, in 1846, by Rev. Hope Waddel of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland Mission. The press was used to print Bible lessons and later ...

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Egypt's largest solar plant, Kom Ombo, receives $ 114 million financing package

The package comprises loans of up to US$ 36 million from the EBRD, US$ 18 million from the OPEC Fund, US$ 17.8 million from the AfDB, US$ 23.8 million from the GCF and US$ 18 million from Arab Bank CAIRO, Egypt, April 22, 2021/ — The European ...

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African trade finance sees $5 bn in portfolio outflows in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19,

…but opportunities exist – report. The survey was conducted by African Export-Import Bank, jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank-hosted Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast ...

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Communist Party of China at 100 years

A party founded against the backdrop of what the Chinese, called “century of humiliation” in reference to the 19th century when the country was overrun by foreign powers including the seizure of Hong Kong, and Macao by the British and Portuguese imperialist ...

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Waste not, want not: Montana tribe provides COVID-19 vaccinations at border crossing

CARWAY, Alta. - A long line of cars was backed up at the Carway border crossing in southern Alberta this week as First Nations members and others took advantage of free COVID-19 vaccinations from the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana. James McNeely, the ...

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Chad: Six things to know about the rebel group FACT

The death of Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno came as a surprise, given his resilience and cat-like ability to avoid near-death experiences in the past. But the group being blamed for his death is Front pour l'Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad (FACT).

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India bans supply of oxygen for industrial purposes as shortages continue amid Covid-19 surge

Workers sort oxygen cylinders used for Covid-19 coronavirus patients at a facility in Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Ajmer on April 22. Himanshu Sharma/AFP/Getty Images. India banned the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes as oxygen shortages ...

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Chad rebels trained by Russia march on heart of Africa

Rebels who have pledged to seize power in Chad after the death of its president this week were trained in neighbouring Libya by Russian mercenaries linked to the Kremlin, officials have said. The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (Fact) fighters were ...

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Fantasy hockey upcoming schedule: Players who could win your playoff matchup

This column is the opposite of "evergreen", as we say in the writing biz. We're at that stage of the fantasy season where there is no tomorrow without winning today. It's crunch-time for contending playoff managers, who must first clear this week's head-to-head ...

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The trial, according to Pontius Pilate

The masses of the Jews, their passion whipped up by the political and priestly establishments working in collaborative hatefulness, vociferously demanded the crucifixion of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. The priests and political circles believed that the ...

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Avoid These 14 Nigerian States - US Warns Citizens [Full List]

The United States has warned its citizens, in its latest travel advisories, to avoid some 14 Nigerian states battling with terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Naija News reports that the US State Department urged its citizens to "Reconsider travel to Nigeria".

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'Mrs World' returns her crown after Sri Lanka pageant controversy

The reigning “Mrs World”, Caroline Jurie, has returned her crown of her own accord weeks after an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the winner of the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant, organisers said.

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Hopes rise for a police reform compromise, but huge political hurdles loom

While many Americans -- including some Republicans -- may approve of the verdict in the Chauvin case, Republicans and Democrats are still struggling to reconcile perspectives on how to make rogue officers accountable for their conduct, creating serious ...

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Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing

Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn't to defend the police. New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said convicting ...

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In 2020, religious freedom faced a new foe: COVID-19

In some countries, unpopular faith groups were blamed for the spread of the virus or required to abide by especially harsh gathering restrictions, said Gayle Manchin, chairwoman of the commission, on a Wednesday press call.

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WHO asks Nigeria, others to invest in malaria elimination

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries, including Nigeria, to invest more in their malaria programme, as it plays a critical role in eliminating the disease. It added that most countries that have reached zero malaria have strong primary ...

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Beauty queen quits after crown snatch

The reigning Mrs World has quit her title weeks after she was arrested for snatching the crown from the head of a beauty pageant winner in a savage onstage attack. Caroline Jurie, 28, who is the current Mrs World, attacked Pushpika De Silva as she was ...

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Russia arrests almost 1500 at rallies for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

Key points: · Allies of Mr Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent, say he risks kidney failure or cardiac arrest · The protests coincided with Mr Putin's annual state-of-the-nation address · Police searched the offices of Mr Navalny's organization ...

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Redesignate China Country of Particular Concern For Abusing Religious Freedoms: USCIRF Report

The U.S. government should redesignate China as a “country of particular concern” (CPC) for violating the right to worship freely in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and elsewhere, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom ...

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US panel suggests India be placed on blacklist over declining religious freedom

WASHINGTON: A US commission on Wednesday recommended for the second year in a row that India be placed on a blacklist of countries where governments allow widespread harassment and violence against religious minorities. The commission also ...

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USAID holds webinar on 'Earth Day'

These programs with Pakistan include hydroelectric projects, which not only generate renewable electricity but play a vital role in Pakistan's overall economy. These views were expressed by Don McCubbin, Director of USAID's Energy Office, in ...

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Chad: Power struggle looms as rebels threaten to oust new leader

Rebels in Chad have threatened to depose the son of slain President Idris Deby after he was named interim leader of the nation. It was not certain how close the rebel column was to N'Djamena, the capital city or whether the military would remain loyal to ...

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Youth activists face threats on the frontline of climate change

JUST weeks after security forces allegedly killed her friend and fellow human rights defender Melvin Dasigao and eight other campaigners, Filipina activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan was back on the streets protesting. "Stop funding our destruction," the 23-year-old ...

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Irish woman named Mrs World as disgraced winner quits after pulling crown off rival's head

She created a ruckus on stage when she forcefully removed the crown off the head of Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika De Silva and claimed the competition was unfair. Promoted Stories.

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Syrian refugee boy received death threats after far-right leader's accusations: UK court hearing

Jamal Hijazi, 17, is suing English Defense League founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson to his followers, for libel following accusations of assault and threatening behavior. Yaxley-Lennon posted two ...

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Gerd: Sudan talks tough with Ethiopia over River Nile dam

Sudan is caught in the middle of a decade-long row between Ethiopia and Egypt over the dam Ethiopia is building on the River Nile and in recent months it has undergone a major shift in attitude, as Zeinab Mohammed Salih reports from Khartoum.

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Dhaka shops for vaccines as Russia offers to help to make it at home

“We received a proposal from Russia to manufacture the Sputnik vaccine in Bangladesh with their technological assistance,” Dr. A.S.M. Alamgir, Chief Scientific Officer of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), told Arab News.

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How glamorous Imran Khan failed his poor citizens

Under Prime Minister Imran Khan, who promised a `naya Pakistan` to his people, two very distinct, different Pakistans have emerged –one that is owned by the rich and influential, persons like him, and the other which remains impoverished, faces the wrath of ...

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Why every modern enterprise owner should keep up with technology, as per Hassan Mahmood

In our modern world technology is constantly evolving with new devices, platforms, and advancements emerging all the time. The speed that technology currently moves at can be overwhelming but if you are running a business in this digital world then it is ...

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Egypt's FM hands Sisi messages on GERD to Nigerien, Senegalese presidents

CAIRO – 21 April 2021: As part of a six-state African tour, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met separately on Wednesday with the presidents of Niger and Senegal to hand them messages from their Egyptian counterpart on updates of the Grand ...

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Commander Says Africa Is Too Important for Americans to Ignore

"China and Russia don't ignore Africa, and that alone should say something," Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said. Africa has 13 of the 25 fastest growing economies in the world ...

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Harvard students share thoughts, fears, plans to meet environmental challenges

For many, thinking about the world's environmental future brings concern, even outright alarm. There have been, after all, decades of increasingly strident warnings by experts and growing, ever-more-obvious signs of the Earth's shifting climate. Couple this ...

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China, Myanmar and others criticized in report on rising religious persecution

ROME – Violations of religious freedom are increasing and persecution takes place in more than 25 countries, with China and Myanmar among those that have the worst records, according to a report by a Vatican-backed charity. The Religious Freedom in the ...

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Mass pro-Navalny protests planned as Putin addresses Russia

MOSCOW (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin is set to deliver a state of the nation address on Wednesday (April 21) as Russia deals with a crisis in ties with the West and faces calls for mass protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The longtime ...

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ALPLM audit finds past fiscal, artifact mismanagement

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — State lawmakers demanded answers on Tuesday, April 20, from executive staff at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) over the results of a recent audit report. Fiscal mismanagement and ...

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Mass pro-Navalny protests planned as Putin addresses Russia

Moscow (AFP). Vladimir Putin delivers a state of the nation address on Wednesday as Russia deals with a crisis in ties with the West and faces calls for mass protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The longtime Russian leader's annual ...

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From figurehead to partner: How Walter Mondale transformed the office of vice president

He was a lifelong public servant who transformed the role of vice president, and championed civil rights under Jimmy Carter before losing his own run for the presidency to Ronald Reagan. William Brangham has this look at Mondale's life and legacy.

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Turkey replaces trade minister -Official Gazette

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed Mehmet Mus as his new trade minister, according to a presidential decree published on the Official Gazette on Wednesday. Ruhsar Pekcan was removed from the post, the decree said. It did not provide a reason ...

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China, Myanmar and Others Criticised in Report on Rising Religious Persecution

The Religious Freedom in the World Report, covering 2019-2020 and issued on Tuesday, said that in some countries, such as Niger, Turkey and Pakistan, prejudices against religious minorities led local residents to blame them for the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.43 mln: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,439,823 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare ...

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COVID: Police on vigil to enforce night curfew in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Dindigul/Kochi, Apr 21 (ANI): As COVID cases are on uphill across country, several states have announced night curfew and partial lockdown. Police officials were on strict vigil in Kochi amid 2-week night curfew in the state. The decision was taken by a core ...

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Deby's death: Army takes over, set up transitional military council

The army in Chad yesterday set up a transitional military council to oversee the affairs of the country after President Idriss Deby, 68, was killed on the frontline against rebels in the north. The transitional military council immediately named Deby's son, General ...

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Turkey conference in doubt amid international efforts to engage Taliban

Last week the Taliban said it would boycott the meeting in Turkey later this month — and future talks on the peace process — until all US-led foreign troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan. Earlier this month ...

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Refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in CAR

Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have forced more than 2,000 refugees to cross into Chad in the past week, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday. The new arrivals from ...

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China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 90,541, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636. Our Standards ...

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Derek Chauvin Verdict Brings a Rare Rebuke of Police Conduct

MINNEAPOLIS — A former police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck until well past Mr. Floyd's final breath was found guilty of murder on Tuesday in a case that shook the nation's conscience and drew millions into the streets for the largest ...

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India driving global virus surge with more than 10k cases per hour

NEW DELHI: India is registering more than 10,000 COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths per hour, according to official data, with the government describing the alarming surge in cases as “very difficult” to manage for the country of 1.39 billion people.

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Where are the specifics? | The Newshour Agenda

Padmaja Joshi brings up some huge contentions and issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation and highlights some of the important issues, along with which he said that the lockdown should be the last resort for any state and the ...

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The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now?

On Tuesday, nearly a year later, Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who knelt on Mr. Floyd, was convicted of two counts of murder as well as manslaughter. The verdict brought some solace to activists for racial justice who had been riveted to the courtroom ...

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Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020 - Amnesty

Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia accounted for 88% of the 483 reported executions worldwide, according to a report by the human rights group. It accuses them of displaying " ...

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Navalny's supporters fear Russia's Putin wants him dead

Alexei Navalny is starving, but he's still making dark jokes. Three weeks into a prison hunger strike, the opposition politician has described himself as a "skeleton" staggering round his cell with such sunken eyes and taut skin he'd frighten any child into eating ...

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Walter Mondale, ex-VP defeated by Reagan, dies

Walter Mondale, who asserted himself as an activist vice president under Jimmy Carter before losing a bid for the presidency in one of the worst routs in U.S. political history, Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election landslide, has died. He was 93. He died Monday ...

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Wrote Lawyer's Phone # on Hand

Chauvin's lawyer, Eric Nelson, tells TMZ, his client wrote the number ahead of the conviction, because the convicted former cop knew if the jury found him guilty of second-degree murder he'd almost certainly have his bail revoked and he'd be remanded to ...

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WB polls: Last villages at Indo-Bangladesh border demand pending ST cards, water supply

Nadia (WB), Apr 21 (ANI): The last village at the India—Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district along with its two neighbouring villages is demanding the long-pending Schedule Tribe card this election season. The residents of the village had ...

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The Inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress Officially Relaunched

The congress whichwill be held from 7th – 12th March 2022 will be convened by the Government of Rwanda, the International Union for Conservation of Nature - World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) ( ...

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Angry Man Utd players clash with Woodward over Super League plans

Manchester United were fuming with the club's executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, during an emergency meeting at Carrington on Monday, SportsMail reports. Some squad members were angry after they found out about the breakaway European Super ...

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The Queen's low-key 95th birthday plans four days after Prince Philip's funeral

Queen Elizabeth II turns 95 this Wednesday following the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday. By Telegraph Reporters 20 April 2021 • 6:36am. queen elizabeth ii why two birthdays history facts trooping the colour 2021 cancelled prince philip.

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Covid-19: WHO opposes proof of vaccination for international travel

According to the WHO, countries should know that requiring proof of vaccination deepens inequities and promotes unequal freedom of movement. Published. 31 seconds ago. on.

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Bedtime tips to make this Ramadan easier for you and your baby

Keep your baby on a good three nap routine whilst following their age-appropriate awake time. Babies at this age typically need three naps – 2 longer ones and one shorter one. Always make time to ...

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Why does the Queen have two birthdays?

The Queen at Trooping The Colour 2020. Queen Elizabeth II attends a ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on June 13, 2020. (Picture: Toby Melville – WPA Pool/Getty ...

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Osinbajo seeks review of US foreign policy

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the United States (U.S.) to reset its foreign policy on Africa. According to him, a robust intervention in the continent by the U.S will be beneficial to both parties. Osinbajo made the call in a speech delivered virtually at ...

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Body of 'stowaway' discovered in landing gear of plane after flight from Nigeria

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found underneath a plane that had landed at Amsterdam airport from Nigeria. The man, thought to be a stowaway, was discovered inside a wheel arch on Monday afternoon at Schiphol airport.

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Jury to resume deliberations in Derek Chauvin's trial in death of George Floyd

The prosecution's case against Chauvin featured 38 witnesses broken into three parts. They sought to show Chauvin killed Floyd when the former Minneapolis Police officer kneeled on the neck and back of handcuffed, prone Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds ...

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The last chance to save Alexey Navalny

Last summer, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny narrowly survived an assassination attempt, widely believed to have been organized by Russia's security services, through a Novichok nerve-agent poisoning. Now, without concerted action, he may ...

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Prices of oxygen cylinders spiral amid high demand

Ajay Joshi. Tribune News Service. Jalandhar, April 19. Hospitals in the district are facing the shortage of medical oxygen to treat Covid patients. As demand for oxygen cylinders has increased manifold due to the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, a jump ...

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Uranium Week: ESG Considerations For Nuclear

As the uranium price slides for a second week, the World Nuclear Association weighs the relevance of ESG principles to investment in the sector. -Perspectives on ESG for the nuclear fuel cycle -Potential nuclear energy roadmap for South Australia

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Ramp up production of medical oxygen, manufacturers told

Published: 20th April 2021 05:00 AM | Last Updated: 20th April 2021 05:00 AM | A+A A-. Workers unload oxygen cylinders from a truck at a hospital, amid countrywide spike in Covid. Representational Image. (Photo | PTI). By Express News Service.

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With Closing Arguments Finished, Chauvin's Fate Is Now in Jury's Hands

The prosecution focused on the nine minutes and 29 seconds that Derek Chauvin, the white police officer charged with murder, kept his knee on the neck of Mr. Floyd, a handcuffed Black man, on a Minneapolis street last Memorial Day.

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Under Western pressure, Russia moves Alexei Navalny to prison hospital

Moscow – Russia's penitentiary service said Monday it was transferring ailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a prison hospital, as the EU warned it would hold Moscow responsible for the state of his health. The United States on Sunday threatened Russia ...

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Africa agencies get helping hand on jabs

The World Health Organization is helping African countries to improve their regulatory processes for approving vaccines and other drugs. In countering the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives of regulatory agencies from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and ...

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As the Chauvin Trial Closes, Will Seeing Be Believing?

After weeks of testimony and months of anguish, the arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin came down to: Should you believe your eyes? In a closing argument aired and streamed nationwide, the prosecutor Steve Schleicher hit many of the points you ...

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PSG, Bayern the big names missing from European Super League plan

Last year's Champions League finalists were noted absentees from the elite clubs announced in the league's formation on Sunday. Bayern would face difficulties convincing its fans and members, who have a majority say in club business.

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How Zimbabwe forestalled Covid-19 catastrophe

Clemence Manyukwe, News Editor WHEN Covid-19 was first reported in Zimbabwe, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine gave a grim projection of how the virus would devastate the country. In its projected early spread of Covid-19 in Africa ...

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After US Ambassador to the UN's anti-patriotic speech, Pompeo vindicates national history

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield's comments where she asserted that “slavery intertwined white supremacy in our founding documents.” Pompeo argued that her comments are ...

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Man taken to hospital after Brighton seafront attack

Sussex Police issued an appeal for the victim and witnesses to get in touch today (Monday 19 April) as part of the investigation of the attack last Thursday (15 April). The force said: ...

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Republicans Drive Decline in Share of Americans Who See Police Violence as a Serious Problem

69% of Americans view police violence against the public as a serious problem in the country – down 10 points since a survey conducted after George Floyd's death. Republicans, Democrats and white adults are most likely to cite police officers' mistakes as ...

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EgSA signs an agreement with the University of Alexandria to develop an educational satellite laboratory

Signatories present at the ceremony were Dr Mohamed Iraqi, executive Vice President Of the EgSA, The Dean of the faculty of Engineering in AU; Dr Said Abdul Qadir Allam, Deputy Project manager of EgSA; Wasem Hossam, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies ...

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Buddhist monk chops off his own head with a guillotine to please Buddha and reincarnate as a 'higher spiritual being'

Thammakorn Wangpreecha, 68, had reportedly been planning the bizarre ritual sacrifice for more than five years.

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Center for Immigration Studies' latest bizarre "solution" to reducing immigration

Center for Immigration Studies' latest 'genius' idea involves the U.S. government either offering direct payments to residents in three Latin American countries or paying for birth control. The so-called “low immigration, pro-immigrant” think tank recently ...

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EU foreign ministers to meet on Navalny health as tensions with Russia rise

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, will join other EU foreign ministers at a virtual meeting today for talks on the health of the jailed Russian opposition activist, Aexei Navalny. The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called for Mr Navalny to ...

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The Fight To Enlarge the Rules Committee

Few readers likely recall how very close the 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon truly was. Kennedy won by a margin of 0.17 percent of the vote, some 112,827 votes. As Kennedy ...

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Israel's Aggressive Acts Aren't Hindering Iran Nuclear Talks

In recent weeks, according to the foreign media, Israel has accelerated the series of attacks against Iran. After a number of commando attacks against Iranian tankers that were smuggling oil to Syria, there was an explosion in a ship serving as an Iranian ...

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Police: FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting

A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles last July and September, officials with the Indianapolis police said Saturday.

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FG, states, others seek ways to finance safe school programme

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, is currently talking with states and relevant stakeholders to work out sustainable means of financing the Safe School Programme. To this end, she will be hosting a meeting tagged; ...

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Kenyan officials to confirm origin of Uganda sugar exports

Last year, Kenya's trade officials declined to allow a section of Ugandan products into the country over concerns that the goods did not meet the rules of origin. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni last Tuesday met with a delegation from Kenya led by Trade ...

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Sunny Skies on the Way

From Meteorologist Zack Webster in the 4Warn Storm Center: · SYNOPSIS – The rain is gone, and we've even seen some sunshine across the Wiregrass for our Sunday afternoon. · TONIGHT – Clearing, a stray sprinkle possible early. · TOMORROW – Sunny.

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Protests planned across Russia to 'save Navalny's life' as West warns Putin

By Andrew Osborn and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber. MOSCOW, April 18 (Reuters) - Allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny unveiled plans on Sunday for what they hope will be the largest protests in modern Russian history on Wednesday as Washington warned ...

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Jury in George Floyd murder trial to hear closing arguments

Minneapolis (AFP). A jury is to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test ...

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Eight of a family shot dead in Afghanistan

The shooting happened on Saturday night in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, and was believed to be over a land dispute, the province's governor Zaiulhaq Amarkhil said. Five brothers and three of their male ...

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Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday. Of them, four were reported in Hainan, two each in Guangdong ...

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Police killed their loved ones. Now they're hopeful of a conviction of the officer charged in death of George Floyd

Mourners near the site where George Floyd was killed. Family members pay their respects at the makeshift memorial outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis where George Floyd died. A jury is set to begin deliberations in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

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Isolated showers to end the weekend!

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Clouds are on the increasing trend this evening as showers start to track in from the west. Temperatures will dip into the upper 50s later so definitely bring a light jacket with you if you are headed out tonight! Increasing clouds ...

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In Indianapolis Shooting, a Red Flag That Never Flew

Red flag laws are supposed to keep guns away from people who should not have them. That did not happen with the gunman who killed eight people in Indianapolis.

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Chauvin trial jury told to 'pack suitcases' as closing arguments begin

Closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial begin on Monday in Minneapolis, with a verdict on the culpability of the former police officer in the death of George Floyd expected as early as this week. Lawyers for the prosecution and defence will begin ...

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Kremlin critic Navalny could 'die any minute': doctors

MOSCOW: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at “any minute” as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner. On March 31, President Vladimir Putin's most ...

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Chicago Weather: Partly cloudy, patchy frost Sunday night

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Partly cloudy with patchy frost Sunday night. Lows in the 30s. Get the latest weather info with our ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather app. Here's your 7-day weather forecast. Monday: Sunny and milder. High: 51, Low: 31. Tuesday: AccuWeather ...

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With Afghanistan decision, Biden restores foreign policymaking process that Trump had largely abandoned

Three months after taking office, President Biden has reestablished the formal decision process, which his predecessor seemed determined to destroy, that has guided U.S. administrations through foreign policymaking since the Second World War.

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Police: FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting

Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., speaks with members of the Sikh Coalition at the Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 17, 2021 for a commemoration of the victims of the shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis that claimed the lives of ...

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Russia's Alexey Navalny 'is dying' in prison, allies call for nationwide protests

There is growing international concern for jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as his team warned he is now dangerously ill and could die within "a matter of days." Navalny's allies are calling for mass protests next week, saying if the Kremlin is ...

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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: An unapologetic celebration of royal pageantry and patriotism

Great royal occasions — and make no mistake, the funeral of Prince Philip was a very great occasion indeed — are always charged with historical meaning. For the senior members of the House of Windsor, this was above all a poignant personal farewell.

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Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2666 new coronavirus cases

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 10 related deaths Sunday. There have been 1,302,241 total COVID cases, including 21,663 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.

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The hidden bond between Prince Philip and Prince Charles - forged from rocky beginnings

Just four days after an ailing Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the King Edward VII's Hospital in mid-February, the Prince of Wales made a two-hour trip from his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire to see his 99-year-old father.

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Minnesota police pledge not to harass journalists at protests

The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) has promised not to detain, threaten or rough up journalists covering protests, after several reporters accused officers of harassing and assaulting them during demonstrations in the US city of Minneapolis over the police killing ...

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All things are yours Mark 16:15 – 18

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

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ECOWAS Parliament to ensure at least 30% Women Representation in its parliamentary delegations

Speaker of the regional Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Parliament, His Excellency Sidie Mohamed Tunis has said that the election by direct universal suffrage of the Community's Parliamentarians, which the parliament is committed ...

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FedEx Gunman Bought 2 Rifles After Police Seized His Shotgun, Chief Says

INDIANAPOLIS — Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old man who the police say fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility on Thursday night, legally purchased two semiautomatic rifles he used in the attack just a few months after the police seized a shotgun from ...

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IAEA confirms Iran has started enriching uranium to 60% purity

Iran made the step up to 60% in response to an explosion that damaged equipment at the larger, underground Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz. Tehran has blamed Israel and named a man wanted in connection with the blast.

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Queen Elizabeth's farewell to her husband Prince Philip, who was her strength and stay for 73 years

The life and legacy of Prince Philip were remembered during his funeral service yesterday, reflecting his naval career, passion for engineering and dedication to his wife of 73 years, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. During the poignant event attended by Elizabeth ...

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US orders diplomats to leave Chad as rebels near capital

WASHINGTON — The State Department on Saturday ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital. In addition to non-essential embassy staff, the department also ...

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Chauvin Trial Lawyers Bring Everything Together in Closing Arguments on Floyd's Death

For defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and the prosecution, which includes Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Jerry Blackwell, right, closing arguments are the final opportunity to summarize the evidence and present a compelling narrative in the Derek ...

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Sudden kettle in Brooklyn Center results in 136 arrests; two Macalester students

Brooklyn Center saw the most arrests and the quickest law enforcement crackdown yet on Friday, April 16, during the sixth night of protests over the police shooting of Daunte Wright. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office declared the protest unlawful around ...

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US orders diplomats to leave Chad as rebels near capital

Canada is already contemplating the measures it will take to safely end restrictions on international travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as he confirmed that the United States has agreed to extend the mutual ban on non-essential border ...

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Journalists allege police harassment at Minnesota protests

U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina Wright issued a temporary restraining order Friday prohibiting police at the protests in Brooklyn Center from arresting journalists or using force against them, including flash-bang grenades, nonlethal projectiles, pepper spray and ...

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Covid-19 Live Updates: Virus Surge Strikes Pennsylvania as Variants Spread Across US

Ontario gave its police sweeping new powers to control a surge. The pandemic's global death toll passes three million, and infections cross 140 million. RIGHT NOW. The Biden administration ends a Trump-era rule on fetal tissue, a boon to research on Covid, ...

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WATCH: North Carolina man throws rabid bobcat after it attacks wife

In the video, Happy is offering a quick 'Good Morning' walking to his car. Seconds later, a wild bobcat is heard growling and attacking wife Kristi from behind. Kristi screams, 'Oh my god,' and tells Happy to run away.

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Debating Exit From Afghanistan, Biden Rejected Generals' Views

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his daily national security briefing on the morning of April 6 to deliver the news that his senior military leaders suspected was coming. He wanted all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of ...

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Experts worry, alert Nigerians to dangers of fake COVID-19 vaccines

It all started like a play. But over a year after, the world has yet to fully recover from Covid-19 pandemic destruction. When the coronavirus broke out in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China at the end of 2019, no one could have predicted what was to come.

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What New Sanctions Will Mean For The US And Russia's Relationship

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Russia. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis about what, if any, impact this could have. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: The message from President Biden to Russian ...

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Chauvin trial lawyers bring everything together in closing arguments on Floyd's death

The livestreamed trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd nears a conclusion Monday with two lawyers presenting their final, most compelling version of what happened on the street outside Cup Foods almost one year ...

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