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For one survivor, Holocaust memories live on only in faded photos
Published On: February 1, 2021 01:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
For some survivors of the Holocaust, the vow to “never forget” takes on a special meaning when they have only faded memories, or none at all, of parents they lost as young children.
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team
Published On: February 1, 2021 10:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 1: Former president Donald Trump announced a new impeachment legal defense team Sunday, one day after it was revealed that he had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys with just over a week to go before his Senate trial.
Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country
Published On: February 1, 2021 09:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Feb 1: Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
Published On: February 1, 2021 07:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Feb 1: Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,100 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten.
Sophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, dies at age 34
Published On: January 31, 2021 04:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens. She was 34.
Pakistan set to get AstraZeneca, Sinopharm shots
Published On: January 31, 2021 02:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Pakistan’s planning minister says the country will receive 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the WHO’s COVAX Facility, out of which up to 7 million would arrive by March.
Wendy Williams subject of juicy new biopic and a documentary
Published On: January 31, 2021 02:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
From breakups to pregnancies to lawsuits, Wendy Williams has made a career out of deep dives into celebrity gossip. It helped her to gain a following in radio and now she spends a good 25 minutes during her talk show, “ The Wendy Williams Show,” devoted to the latest rumors, scandals and missteps of the rich, famous and cast member of “The Real Housewives.”
Myanmar military denies coup threats over vote fraud claims
Published On: January 31, 2021 10:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR, Jan 31: Myanmar’s military on Saturday denied its chief was threatening to stage a coup over complaints of election fraud, saying the media had misinterpreted his words.
Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
Published On: January 31, 2021 08:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 31: Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
Published On: January 29, 2021 06:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
About those wooly mittens that US Sen Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced Wednesday.
Indian economy shrinks 7.7% in fiscal 2020-21 amid pandemic
Published On: January 29, 2021 05:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: India’s economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Friday.
Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
Published On: January 29, 2021 03:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Netflix is once again the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with 26 nominations, snapping up film nods for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Prom,” comedy series nominations for “Dead to Me” and “Big Mouth” and drama TV nods for “The ”Umbrella Academy” and “Ratched.”
Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
Published On: January 29, 2021 02:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96.
India’s opposition shuns Parliament, backs farmers’ demands
Published On: January 29, 2021 02:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: Major Indian opposition parties boycotted the opening day of Parliament’s budget session on Friday in solidarity with protesting farmers engaged in a 2-month standoff over new agricultural laws the government refuses to repeal.
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
Published On: January 29, 2021 08:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 29: After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe.
Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time
Published On: January 29, 2021 08:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Jan 29: A new variant of the coronavirus emerged Thursday in the United States, posing yet another public health challenge in a country already losing more than 3,000 people to COVID-19 every day.
Oscar-winning, ‘irreplaceable’ Cloris Leachman dies at 94
Published On: January 28, 2021 04:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in “Young Frankenstein” and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. She was 94.
Disney updates Jungle Cruise after insensitivity criticism
Published On: January 28, 2021 03:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Jungle Cruise, one of the original Disney parks’ rides, is getting a 21st century remodel, criticized for its depiction of animatronic indigenous people as savages or headhunters.
Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis
Published On: January 28, 2021 11:28 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 28: In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst of climate change, President Joe Biden signed executive orders Wednesday to transform the nation’s heavily fossil-fuel powered economy into a clean-burning one, pausing oil and gas leasing on federal land and targeting subsidies for those industries.
GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again
Published On: January 28, 2021 08:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan 28: The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.
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