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India's coronavirus infections surge to 6.23 million

Published On: September 30, 2020 11:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Sept 30: India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday.

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FACTBOX-Quotes from the first Trump-Biden debate

Published On: September 30, 2020 07:36 AM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED STATES, Sept 29: Here are some of the quotes making news at the first U.S. 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden ahead of the Nov. 3 election:

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Russia to supply 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal

Published On: September 29, 2020 05:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Sept 29: Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it had agreed to supply 25 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal via Trinity Pharmaceuticals, which it described as a private healthcare firm and key distributor there.

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India's Serum Institute to make an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Published On: September 29, 2020 02:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Sept 29: Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it would get a further $150 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the GAVI vaccines alliance to make an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and other low- and middle-income countries next year.

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Timeline: How the global coronavirus pandemic unfolded

Published On: September 29, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED STATES: Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the world:

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Five things to watch in the first Trump-Biden debate

Published On: September 29, 2020 11:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 29: President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate. With five weeks to go until the Nov. 3 general election, the stakes are high.

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Armenian, Azeri forces clash again, at least 21 reported killed

Published On: September 28, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

YEREVAN/BAKU, Sept 28: Armenian and Azeri forces exchanged fierce fire for a second day on Monday over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the sides accusing each other of using heavy artillery amid reports of at least 21 deaths and hundreds of people being wounded.

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RBI to keep rates on hold, provide economic forecasts

Published On: September 28, 2020 02:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Sept 28: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep key rates unchanged this week, but may for the first time since February provide guidance on how the economy is performing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes kill at least 16, undermine regional stability

Published On: September 28, 2020 12:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

YEREVAN/BAKU, Sept 28:  At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.

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India's coronavirus infections cross six million

Published On: September 28, 2020 12:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Sept 28: India’s coronavirus case tally topped 6 million after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Monday.

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From Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Biden: 60 years of U.S. presidential debates

Published On: September 27, 2020 07:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 27: Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden face off on Tuesday in a televised presidential debate, part of a 60-year-old tradition marked by some of the most memorable moments of modern U.S. political history:

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In the name of the mother: Afghan woman wins recognition, sparks Taliban opposition

Published On: September 27, 2020 12:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

HERAT/KABUL, Sept 27: Afghan woman Laleh Osmany has been campaigning for years for a change to the age-old custom of officially identifying people by the names of their fathers, calling for mothers’ names to be included on identity cards.

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China's foreign minister may visit Japan as early as October - source

Published On: September 27, 2020 12:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Sept 27: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October, a government source said on Sunday, after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue high-level contacts to promote regional and international stability.

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Modi pledges to use India vaccine-production capacity to help 'all humanity'

Published On: September 26, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Sept 26: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his country’s vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the COVID-19 crisis.

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Trump says U.S. election winner might not be known for months

Published On: September 26, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

VIRGINIA, Sept 26: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots, building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of U.S. voters this year.

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U.S. records over 7 million COVID-19 cases as Midwest outbreak surges

Published On: September 26, 2020 12:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 26: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million - more than 20% of the world’s total - as Midwest states reported spikes in COVID-19 infections in September, according to a Reuters tally.

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Global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use, WHO says

Published On: September 26, 2020 12:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA/ZURICH, Sept 26: The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, an official at the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22

Published On: September 26, 2020 11:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Sept 26: A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials said.

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At least two stabbed near Charlie Hebdo's former offices in Paris

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Sept 25: At least two people were stabbed on Friday near the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris that was attacked by Islamist militants over five years ago, in an incident anti-terrorism police were investigating.

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Indian farmers block roads, railways as protests mount over farm bills

Published On: September 25, 2020 12:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Sept 25: Farmers in India blocked roads and railway tracks on Friday in a protest against new legislation that they say could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers.

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