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Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint

Published On: July 19, 2020 04:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 19: Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint.

England's Archer fined, warned for bio-secure protocol breach

Published On: July 18, 2020 06:52 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, July 18: England fast bowler Jofra Archer was fined an undisclosed amount and received an official warning for breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols following the opening test against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.

Olympics: Organisers announce schedule for rearranged Tokyo Games

Published On: July 18, 2020 10:44 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO/BERN, Switzerland, July 18: The Tokyo Olympics next year will use the same venues and follow an almost identical competition schedule as the one originally planned for this year before the event was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday.

U.S. passenger flights to India can resume July 23

Published On: July 18, 2020 08:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 18: The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday.

Over 1 million: India joins U.S., Brazil in grim coronavirus club

Published On: July 17, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, July 17: India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further into the countryside and smaller towns.

Sibley completes century as England dig in

Published On: July 17, 2020 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, July 17: Opener Dom Sibley completed a century and Ben Stokes was poised one short as England frustrated the West Indies attack to reach 264-3 at lunch on the second day of the second test on Friday.

Some K-Pop stars' TikTok China accounts blocked from view

Published On: July 17, 2020 01:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

Some K-pop stars’ accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok’s China version Douyin, Reuters’ checks showed on Friday, days after South Korea’s media regulator slapped fines on the short-video app for data privacy noncompliance.

India tops a million coronavirus cases as pandemic hits villages

Published On: July 17, 2020 12:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, July 17: India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further out into the countryside and smaller towns.

U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day

Published On: July 17, 2020 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, July 17: The United States shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting more than 77,000 new cases as the number of deaths in a 24-hour period rose by nearly 1,000, according to a Reuters tally.

Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, U.S. and Canada

Published On: July 17, 2020 09:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON/OTTAWA, July 17: Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday.

Real Madrid seal Spanish title with win over Villarreal

Published On: July 17, 2020 08:34 AM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, July 17: Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema.

India says needs to verify troop disengagement with China

Published On: July 16, 2020 05:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, July 16: India and China are making progress on ending a months-long military faceoff at their disputed Himalayan border but it is a complicated process and needs verification on the ground, the Indian army said on Thursday.

Johnny Depp's former estate manager found star's severed fingertip, court hears

Published On: July 16, 2020 01:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s former estate manager told London’s High Court on Wednesday that he found a piece of the actor’s severed finger following his alleged confrontation with ex-wife Amber Heard.

Twitter silences some top accounts after internal systems hacked

Published On: July 16, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16:  Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency.

Ronaldo draws blank as jittery Juve held at Sassuolo

Published On: July 16, 2020 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY, July 16: Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of scoring in six league games ended as jittery Juventus were held to a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo on Wednesday and missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of Serie A.

Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 to end hopes of record points haul

Published On: July 16, 2020 08:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 16:  Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates on Wednesday and end their hopes of a record points tally for the Premier League season.

The mobilizing power of the BTS ARMY

Published On: July 15, 2020 04:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

BTS, the South Korean supergroup, is known for churning out hits and energizing a growing global fan base.

China says it is not afraid of any U.S. sanctions over South China Sea

Published On: July 15, 2020 02:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, July 15: China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the situation in the South China Sea, and accused Washington of stirring up trouble and destabilising the region.

Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts: data firm

Published On: July 15, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, July 15: More than 2,500 mobile games were removed from Apple’s China app store in the first week of July, four times as many in the same period in June, after Apple closed a loophole to comply with Chinese licence requirements, data from SensorTower showed.

Chelsea win to boost Champions League chances

Published On: July 15, 2020 08:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 15: An underwhelming Chelsea boosted their chances of a spot in next season’s Champions League, overcoming a slow start to beat relegated Norwich City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.