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Hurricane Hanna batters COVID-hit Texas coast
Published On: July 26, 2020 05:41 PM NPT By: Reuters
TEXAS, July 26: Hurricane Hanna battered the south Texas coast with blistering winds and crashing waves into the early hours of Sunday, leaving a large area already badly hit by COVID-19 bracing for torrential downpours and potential flash floods.
Hundreds of firefighters battle central Portugal blaze
Published On: July 26, 2020 05:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
LISBON, July 26: More than 700 firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire sweeping across a part of central Portugal, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze.
Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths
Published On: July 26, 2020 02:31 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, July 26: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 459 cases of the new coronavirus, the second-highest daily total and up from 357 cases the previous day, the state’s leader said on Sunday.
North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspected COVID-19 case reported
Published On: July 26, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, July 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday.
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee's complaint
Published On: July 26, 2020 01:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, July 26: An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.
Factbox: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: from romance to rancor
Published On: July 26, 2020 12:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months but their stormy relationship has been laid bare at a London trial where Depp is seeking to prove he was defamed in a 2018 British newspaper article that termed him a “wife-beater.”
EU eyes COVID-19 vaccines at less than $40, shuns WHO-led alliance - sources
Published On: July 25, 2020 07:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS , July 25: The European Union is not interested in buying potential COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation as it deems it slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting the bloc was in talks with drugmakers for shots cheaper than $40.
Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region
Published On: July 25, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 25: Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world.
Xavi tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Qatar league restart
Published On: July 25, 2020 05:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
DOHA, July 25: Al-Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez, the former Barcelona and Spain midfielder, said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic.
South Korea reports 113 new coronavirus cases, most since March
Published On: July 25, 2020 01:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, July 25: South Korea reported 113 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, the largest one day increase since March, bring the country’s total to 14,092.
Arsenal defender Mustafi ruled out of FA Cup final against Chelsea
Published On: July 25, 2020 12:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 25: Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Aug. 1 because of a hamstring injury, the Premier League club said.
India and China agree to speed border troop pull back, says New Delhi
Published On: July 25, 2020 11:49 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, July 25: Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pull back of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash last month, the Indian government said.
Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says
Published On: July 25, 2020 08:49 AM NPT By: Reuters
JERUSALEM, July 25: The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Disney postpones 'Mulan' indefinitely, Paramount moves 'Top Gun' sequel to next summer
Published On: July 24, 2020 04:02 PM NPT By: Reuters
Walt Disney Co on Thursday postponed the debut of its movie “Mulan” indefinitely, dealing a new blow to theater operators that were counting on the live-action epic to help attract audiences during a pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 must be simple and safe, says IOC's Coates
Published On: July 24, 2020 02:06 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, July 24: Senior Olympic official John Coates has reiterated that Tokyo must stage a simplified Summer Games next year with the health and safety of athletes the most important consideration in the planning.
Timeline: U.S.-China relations under Trump
Published On: July 24, 2020 09:27 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 24: A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the world’s two biggest economies over the last two years.
Depp threw bottles 'like grenades' in fight where he severed finger, Heard tells UK court
Published On: July 23, 2020 01:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
U.S. actress Amber Heard on Wednesday denied severing the tip of ex-husband Johnny Depp’s finger during a violent argument, saying that the Hollywood star had been throwing bottles at her “like grenades”.
India reports record 45,720 new coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 1,129
Published On: July 23, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, July 23: India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official
Published On: July 23, 2020 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, Ju,y 23: Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one belonging to an elected official in the Netherlands.
Don't expect first COVID-19 vaccinations until early 2021: WHO's Ryan
Published On: July 23, 2020 09:25 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA/ZURICH, July 23: Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday.
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