Monday, October 26, 2020

U.S. Senate to confirm Barrett for Supreme Court in highly partisan vote

Democrats criticise the move saying Republicans were willing to ignore the pandemic in order to rush the nominee forward.
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Thousands of seals found dead in Namibia

The cause of the mass die off is yet to be established but scientists suspect anything from pollutants or bacterial infection to malnutrition.
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Coal scam: Ex-Minister Dilip Ray awarded 3-year jail term

He was Minister of State (coal) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
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Japan PM Suga sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality

He said the country would also push the use of renewable energy and nuclear power
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Coronavirus | Third phase human trial of Covaxin to begin in Bhubaneswar soon

Like the previous phases, half of the volunteers would receive placebo and the remaining half would be administered Covaxin.
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Actress arrested for procuring drugs in Mumbai

NCB officials apprehended her while she was allegedly receiving ganja from a person idenfied as Faizal
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Tarun Gogoi in ‘high spirits’ 60 days after discharge from hospital: Cong. spokesperson

The 85-year-old ex-Assam CM was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital on August 26 after testing positive for COVID-19
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Thailand parliament meets to debate political protest tensions

The protesters have little confidence in the parliamentary path, declaring the government’s efforts insincere.
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Rajasthan govt to appoint 29 sports medallists to State service on out-of-turn-basis

The daily allowance for players of Rajasthan is set to be doubled.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad claims shots fired at his convoy

Azad Samaj Party national president Chandra Shekhar Azad on Sunday claimed that shots were fired at his convoy in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. Howev
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Provide healing touch to protesting Punjab farmers, Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi

Burning PM Modi’s effigy by Punjab farmers a ‘dangerous precedent’, says the former Congress president
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Turbaned Sikh among 8 Indo-Canadian winners in British Columbia assembly polls

The New Democratic Party led by Jagmeet Singh, the first Indo-Canadian to lead a major federal party in Canada, increased its 41-seat minority into a 55-seat majority in the 87-member assembly
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U.S. presidential elections 2020 | GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016

Democrats have continued to dominate the initial balloting, but Republicans are narrowing the gap. GOP voters have begun to show up as early in-person voting, a sign that many heeded President Donald Trump’s unfounded warnings about mail-voting fraud.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 214 updates | T.N.'s Agriculture Minister, undergoing treatment for COVID-19, critical

Less than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths have been continuously reported for the last one week in the country.
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Church always a source of strength for me: Kamala Harris

The vice presidential candidate has been spending quite a substantial amount of time in Michigan, a battleground state, which is headed for a tight race.
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Malaysia’s king rejects PM Yassin’s proposal to declare emergency

Muhyiddin Yassin’s move has sparked national outrage, with critics slamming the move as an undemocratic means for him to hang on to power amid challenges to his leadership.
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Morning Digest: Minister says all Indians to get free COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to arrive in India, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st black U.S. prelate

In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal’s rank in a ceremony on Nov. 28.
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Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections

The vote is likely to produce a toothless House of Representatives packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
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Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths

No deaths associated with influenza vaccination have been reported in Singapore to date.
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New storm Zeta a hurricane threat to Mexico, US Gulf Coast

Zeta was the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded in an already historic hurricane season.
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Venezuelan opposition politician Lopez arrives in Madrid, Spain says

Lopez, in a series of tweets earlier, said he had left Venezuela but did not disclose his location. He pledged to continue helping the political opposition from exile in their campaign to unseat President Nicolas Maduro.
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Lithuanian centre-right opposition claims victory in general election

The ruling Farmers and Greens party (LVZS), an agrarian group leading Skvernelis’ coalition, won 32 votes.
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