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India's COVID-19 cases top global rank as more of economy opens

September 01, 2020

A total of 27,13,933 have recovered from the virus so far. It has advised that a country needs 140 tests per 10 lakh people every day. The daily numbers have dropped slightly from Friday, when Public Health confirmed 38 new deaths and over 1,630 new positive cases.

India sets global record with single-day spike in coronavirus cases

August 31, 2020

The official number of global coronavirus cases is now at least five times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization data. More than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported throughout Indiana over the weekend, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. The country has been recording over 75,000 cases for the last four days; it recorded its last biggest single-day jump with 77,266 cases on Thursday.

Hotel Rwanda inspiration arrested on terrorism charges

August 31, 2020

The RIB said Mr Rusesabagina "is suspected to be the founder, leader, sponsor and member of violent, armed, extremist terror outfits" and was subject to an International Arrest Warrant. Around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the genocide, which was led by Hutu extremists. Rusesabagina lives in Belgium and the United States, where he was honoured by a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour, by the then president George W Bush in 2005.

Protests erupt at Portland police building, mayor’s condo

August 31, 2020

Seventy-four people are now facing federal charges related to protests that have rocked the city for three months since George Floyd was killed, the local USA attorney announced Thursday. "No matter what the Democrats say, when we dial 911, we can't have it going to voicemail", Mr Trump Jr said. Protesters have issued demands, including police budget reductions and Mayor Ted Wheeler's resignation, the Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Partygoers suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at illegal rave in bunker

August 31, 2020

Up to 200 people had gathered at a cave in the Norwegian capital for a birthday party complete with sound system, not realising the danger of using diesel generators in so tight a space, Oslo Police said. Two of the five were released from intensive care on Monday, NTB reported. One person who left before police arrived told NRK that he had exited the rave for fresh air on numerous occasions due to the poor air quality inside.

Japan mulls picking new prime minister on September 17

August 31, 2020

Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga could emerge as Japan's next prime minister because of his factional support within the ruling LDP. Brad Glosserman, deputy director of the Centre for Rule-Making Strategies at Tama University, said Suga was the safe bet in terms of internal LDP dynamics, but might not be ideal come election time.

Protesters topple statue of Canada's first prime minister

August 31, 2020

The statue has been the target of spray paint and vanalism many times over the past couple of years, as attention has been drawn to Canada's first Prime Minister's treatment of Indigenous and other marginalized peoples. Amidst a wave of worldwide anti-racism protests, activists in Canada too have been organising demonstrations and marches against systemic racism and injustice.

Canada contracts with Novavax for 76 mn vaccine doses for 2021

August 31, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal this morning where he is set to announce details of the agreement with Maryland-based biotechnology company Novovax. That means it's being tested for safety and efficacy in a fairly small number of people. "In its Phase 1 data of the Phase 1/2 clinical trial, NVX-CoV2373 was generally well-tolerated and elicited robust antibody responses numerically superior to that seen in human convalescent sera".

Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India, passes away at 84

August 31, 2020

According to the Times of India , Mukherjee passed away today after suffering from septic shock caused by the infection. Under the UPA, Mukherjee was minister of defence, external affairs and finance starting 2004 and the Congress' strategist in parliament until his journey as a parliamentarian ended in July 2012 when he became the 13th President of the Indian Republic.

N. Korean Leader Visits Typhoon-hit Hwanghae Province

August 31, 2020

Speaking to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, Prof. Nam Sung-wook of Korea University said: "In the past, anyone was deprived of their position the moment they were described as the No. Kim Jong Un , top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected the typhoon-stricken area in South Hwanghae Province on Thursday and gave instructions on the recovery from the damage, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

Trump accused of `creating hate and division`, stoking violence

August 31, 2020

The president praised the caravan participants as " GREAT PATRIOTS! " and retweeted what appeared to be the dead man's name along with a message to "Rest in peace", as well as retweeting those who blamed the city's Democratic mayor for the death.

Lebanon set to designate new PM ahead of Macron visit

August 31, 2020

Monday's binding consultations between President Michel Aoun and MPs amounted to little more than a rubber stamp on a decision that had been hashed out among the country's sectarian leaders in the lead-up to French President Emmanuel Macron's second visit to Beirut in under a month.

'World's most expensive sheep' sells for £367500

August 31, 2020

The lamb, named Double Diamond, had generated buzz before the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark started, according to a news release from the Texel Sheep Society . Jeff Aiken, flock manager at Procters Farm, one of the buyers, said: "The Texel for a start is the best breed in the United Kingdom and the pedigree side of it is getting bigger".

Czech Senate president's group arrives in Taiwan

August 31, 2020

He along with a 90-strong delegation including fellow lawmakers, the mayor of Prague, and more than 50 business people, were welcomed by Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at the airport. Earlier this year the city of Prague sparked Beijing's ire by signing a partnership agreement with Taipei that prompted Shanghai to cut ties as a sister city.

Louis police officer dies of wounds after Saturday night shooting

August 31, 2020

Chief John Hayden of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) said the gunman ordered a family out of their home at gunpoint and barricaded himself inside for nearly 12 hours. That officer was expected to have surgery Sunday morning. Bohannon was the eighth St. Louis officer shot since June, Hayden said. Officer Tamarris L.

No serious threat to Navalny's life, says spokeswoman

August 31, 2020

Tests found "cholinesterase inhibitor" chemicals had poisoned Mr Navalny - a group of compounds linked to Novichock, the same nerve agent used in the attack on Sergei Skripal in the UK. Many of Navalny's staunchest associates believe the Kremlin is directly responsible for the poisoning. "On Thursday he stated that the probe to Navalny's disease was started" at the initial days" later he fell sick but added that the process had been regular police work" consistently performed in cases such ...

Contempt Case: Prashant Bhushan fined Re 1 by SC

August 31, 2020

Venugopal had also suggested Bhushan to withdraw all statements and express regret. Attorney General K K Venugopal had urged the SC to not punish Bhushan and forgive him with a message that he should not repeat this act. Let democracy follow in this case when he has exercised his free speech. Bhushan tweets about undeclared emergency in the country and the role of the Supreme Court and last four chief justices of India.

Fresh Clash Erupts Between Indian-Chinese troops in Pangong Tso

August 31, 2020

Pakistan is also participating in the Kavkaz 2020 military exercise. "Russia and India are close and privileged strategic partners". It is learnt that the decision was taken following deliberations between the top brass of the military and the ministry of external affairs.

Trump Accepts Republican Nomination For President

August 31, 2020

President Donald Trump and first Lady Melania Trump stand on stage with Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Wednesday, Aug.

Banksy-funded ship saves migrants in Mediterranean

August 31, 2020

The 49 people who were transferred off the ship include 32 women and 13 children, the Italian coastguard said. The remaining migrants on board, around 150 people, were received by a vessel chartered by German NGO Sea Watch and medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), according to tweets from both organisations and the Louise Michel's crew.

India sets new world record with 78,761 virus cases in one day

August 31, 2020

It also will move ahead with limited sports and religious events next month. There are 7,81,975 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, while 27,74,801 people have recovered. Even as eight states remain among the worst-hit regions and contribute almost 73% of the total infections, the virus is now spreading fast in the vast hinterlands, with health experts warning that September could be the most challenging month yet.

Three-year-old girl lifted by kite in Taiwan

August 31, 2020

A three-year-old girl entangled in the tail of a giant kite survived a terrifying ride after being swept more than 30 metres into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan , video footage posted on social media on Sunday (Aug 30) showed. The incident occurred during the two-day Hsinchu International Kite Festival which this year attracted some 100,000 visitors. It was said that the toddler only suffered some mild scratches to her face and neck.

Kanye West qualifies for Tennessee presidential ballot

August 31, 2020

In the filing, West's attorneys said that state election law shows that OH had no basis for rejecting the candidate's filing and that the state is obligated to accept any independent filing if there are no official objections recorded. West's attorney Lane Ruhland previously argued that he arrived at the election office just "seconds" after 5 p.m. Additionally, after being deemed ineligible in Illinois, Montana, Ohio and West Virginia for failing to produce the required number of ...

First case of re-infection of the new coronavirus in the USA

August 31, 2020

A man from Nevada appears to be the first reported case of COVID-19 reinfection in the United States . Researchers at the University of Hong Kong were able to sequence the virus from the patient's two infections and found that they did not match-indicating that the second infection was not related to the first.

India records single-day spike of 76,472 new covid-19 cases

August 31, 2020

India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 3.5 million, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of 78,761 cases. "With the opening up of the economy. The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has reached over 26 lakh 48 thousand and 998. "The news of Kanyakumari MP, Shri H Vasanthakumar's untimely demise due to Covid-19 has come as a shock", Rahul Gandhi, a leading member of the Congress party said in a tweet late on Friday.

Montenegro votes in tense election testing long-governing party

August 31, 2020

Metropolitan Amfilohije, the church's top cleric in Montenegro casts a ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Cetinje, Montenegro, August 30, 2020. Turnout in the first two hours of the vote was around 14%, twice as high as that in the previous parliamentary election, in 2016. The ruling party led Montenegro to independence peacefully from much larger neighboring Serbia and into North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and on the threshold of the European Union despite ...

Top US General Says Military Will Remain ‘Apolitical’ in 2020 Election Process

August 31, 2020

Mr Trump has repeatedly voiced concerns that the election will be undermined by fraud during widespread mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, and suggested that the result may never be known. "I have to see", Trump told Fox News's Chris Wallace last month when asked if he would accept the election results. "I should not have been there", Milley said in a video commencement address to the National Defense University in June.

Senior French military officer suspected of spying for Russian Federation

August 31, 2020

It reported that the officer served on a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base in Italy, and was arrested while on vacation in France. She went on to say "we have taken all the security measures necessary. According to the French security and defence blog "Mamouth", the suspect was based in Naples, which hosts the main North Atlantic Treaty Organisation site in Italy.

TikTokers Bryce Hall & Blake Gray face jail time after partying charges

August 31, 2020

After receiving a call about shots allegedly being fired, officers were back at the house on August 14, where several hundred people had gathered for Hall's 21st birthday, according to the press release. And so on August 19, Mayor Eric Garcetti ordered that water and electricity supply to the Hollywood Hills house be disconnected to break up the party.

County COVID-19 cases increases by 13

August 31, 2020

In Friday's update from the state, it was announced OH has 120,124 cases of COVID-19. The new data brings the total cases to 132,834. According to the Health Department, the most severe cases are seen in patients over the age of 65. In nursing and personal care homes alone, there have been 20,979 cases in residents and 4,578 cases in employees. Our team at Dallas County Health and Human Services is tracking all cases by the date the COVID-19 test is collected and tracks the daily average ...

Hurricane Laura: Trump visits areas hit, death toll rises to 15

August 31, 2020

President Donald Trump signed autographs and joked they could sell for $10,000 each on eBay during a press conference on the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Laura . 28, 2020, as the storm surge recedes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Officials said Friday that those services could be knocked out for weeks or longer along parts of the Gulf Coast.

COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in Mysuru hospital story

August 31, 2020

A total of 1,600 candidates will take part in the study, out of which at least five volunteers have already been inoculated with "Covishield" vaccine in the past two days. Brash admits there are challenges for the group in getting a vaccine into the country. The multinational vaccine makers which have been contacted by the expert group are Sanofi Pasteur and Pfizer.

Another Huge Rise in COVID-19 Cases ; Antigen Results Added

August 30, 2020

But the council was nevertheless anxious that college students sharing dorms, bathrooms and showers could become "super-spreaders" and bring the virus off campus , council chair George Handley said . In closing the town's bars Monday for the next two weeks, Mayor Walt Maddox said that an unchecked spread of the virus threatens both the health care system and the local economy if students have to be sent home for the semester for remote learning.

Low risk of severe storms today

August 30, 2020

Gusty winds and hail are possible. The threat for severe storms will lessen tonight. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 3 AM for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Limestone, and Lincoln Counties. "The storms should move to the east by the early part of the afternoon". In fact, some storms can be on the stronger side again Sunday, especially later Sunday evening.

India sets new world record with 78,761 virus cases daily

August 30, 2020

Before Sunday's update, which pushed the total number of infections in India to more than 2.5 million, the USA held the record with 77,638 daily infections reported on July 17. Karnataka has 3,27,076 infections, while Uttar Pradesh reported 2,19,457 cases. The government, which has been criticised by the opposition over its handling of the crisis, has pointed out that India's caseload and fatalities, are among the lowest in the world when viewed against every million of its population.

UAE formally ends Israel economic boycott after USA brokered deal

August 30, 2020

The U.S. -brokered deal between the UAE and Israel has raised speculation that other U.S. -backed Gulf Arab countries might follow. It reflects a shifting Middle East in which shared concerns over Iran have overtaken traditional wall-to-wall Arab support for the Palestinians.

Trump's still in trouble in first post-convention polling

August 30, 2020

Not only that, he also described Ivanka as a better candidate for the next president. The Democracy Institute was founded in 2006 and has offices in Washington DC and London. Trump's favorable rating stood at 32% in an Ipsos' poll last week. Last month, just 19 per cent of those surveyed agreed that Trump 'cares a lot about people like you'.

China curbs exports of some AI technologies, East Asia News & Top Stories

August 30, 2020

An updated export rule from China could jeopardize the sale of TikTok's USA operations, according to reports published Saturday in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times . A ByteDance representative had no immediate comment when reached by Bloomberg. These new categories would apply to TikTok and to technologies held by ByteDance, the app's Beijing-based parent company, Professor Cui Fan of China's University of International Business and Economics said in an interview with the ...

NJ keeps testing, says guidelines based on Trump 'misinformation'

August 30, 2020

People exposed to somebody identified with coronavirus should be tested whether they reveal signs or not, the World Health Organization said Thursday , after United States health authorities stated they were not required. US President Donald Trump has been criticising higher levels of testing for ruining the country's image as one doing poorly against the pandemic. In light of these concerns, some obvious questions hang over head: who made this change to CDC guidance and why? ...

United Kingdom moves to fast-track coronavirus vaccine if safety tests passed

August 30, 2020

Results of Moderna's vaccine have so far shown that older people were found to be more vulnerable to the highly contagious disease. But following a wave of worldwide criticism, Russian health officials have issued permission to start advanced trials with 40,000 volunteers.

India records worst single-day spike of infections in world

August 30, 2020

India still has the third-most coronavirus cases in the world, after the United States and Brazil . The exponential jump in the testing capacity and the number of tests has resulted in an upsurge in Tests Per Million to 30,044 as on date, it highlighted.

China's push to develop a COVID-19 vaccine shows its scientific prowess

August 30, 2020

According to Helen Yang, director of investor relations at Sinovac at the CoronaVac production plant, if the vaccine is approved by China's National Medical Products Administration, the facility will eventually be able to make 300 million doses a year.

Unlike Americans, most Canadians pleased with gov't handling of pandemic

August 30, 2020

At the bottom of the table are the U.S. and the United Kingdom , whose management of the crisis is rejected among those surveyed, with a negative opinion expressed respectively by 52 per cent and 54 per cent. The figures come from the Pew Research Center , which interviewed 14,276 adults of 14 advanced economies by telephone from June 10 to August 3. After Italy comes Sweden in eighth place with 71 per cent, followed by Belgium (61), France (59), Japan (55), and Spain (54).

Former officer in George Floyd killing asks judge to dismiss charges

August 30, 2020

In the latest development of the George Floyd murder case, U.S. prosecutors are demanding tougher sentences for the four police officers involved over their "particular cruelty" to the handcuffed Black man. Meanwhile, prosecutors are seeking longer sentences for Chauvin and three other fired officers if they are convicted, FOX 9 of Minneapolis reported.

Polar bear attacks man on Svalbard

August 30, 2020

It noted how the local governor's office ( Sysselmannen ) has recently been using a helicopter to chase away a polar bear and her cub from a cabin across the fjord from Longyearbyen. The shocking attack occurred at a campground near Svalbard's airport in Longyearbyen, and therefore inside an area generally considered to be safe.

9th Muharram observed amid tight security with due solemnity, sanctity

August 30, 2020

Fourteen hundred years ago, the honor, chastity and sanctity of Muharram was trampled by martyring the beloved grandson of the holy Prophet (PBUH) and the son of Ali (A.S) and Batool (S.A), Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S) and his family members with cruelty and barbarism in the barren and hot desert of Karbala.

Justice Department carried out fifth execution in two months

August 30, 2020

Keith Dwayne Nelson was executed Friday at 4:32 p.m., according to the Bureau of Prisons, marking the fifth federal execution in the past six weeks. Circuit Court of Appeals said Nelson showed no remorse during a sentencing hearing statement and instead "blistered the district court and the victim's family with a profanity laden tirade".

Director Of National Intelligence Cancels Verbal Election Security Briefings

August 30, 2020

But briefings for members of Congress, including the House and Senate intelligence committees, by the office of National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe have now been called off, they said. In July, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs said the United States was not seeing the same level of hacking from foreign adversaries in this year's upcoming presidential election compared to the one held four years ago.

New Zealand confirms 12 new cases of COVID-19

August 30, 2020

Auckland is now under Covid-19 Alert Level 3, while the rest the country is at Level 2. There are concerns about the possibility of Covid-19 cases being undetected in Auckland - as the region prepares to move down alert levels tonight. Of the 137 active cases, 20 are imported cases in managed isolation/quarantine facilities, and 117 are community cases. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is now 1,363, which is the number reported to the World Health Organization.

PM Shinzo Abe's exit unlikely to change India-Japan equations

August 30, 2020

Because Abe offered no explanation about the results of the checkups, LDP executives speculated that Abe's chronic ulcerative colitis had resurfaced. He returned to the leadership in 2012 and has gone on to become the country's longest-serving leader.

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