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India set to reopen temples, malls but no sprinkling of holy water

Published On: June 5, 2020 05:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, June 5: India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said, even though coronavirus infections are rising at the fastest daily rate than at any time in the past three months.

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India and Australia sign military base and cyber accords

Published On: June 4, 2020 09:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/SYDNEY, June 4: India and Australia sealed an accord on Thursday to grant access to each other’s military bases in order to facilitate mutual defence exchanges and exercises.

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‘Splash,’ ‘Stern’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90

Published On: June 4, 2020 09:21 AM NPT By: Reuters

Bruce Jay Friedman, an Oscar-nominated screenplay writer and popular playwright and author known for the wry comedy and subtle pathos of such novels as “Stern” and “About Harry Towns” and for his scripts for “Splash” and “Stir Crazy,” has died at age 90.

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AMC warns of going concern as COVID-19 puts strain on theaters

Published On: June 4, 2020 08:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) said on Wednesday there were “substantial doubts” about its ability to continue operating, if the company was forced to keep its theaters closed for a longer period because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights

Published On: June 4, 2020 08:36 AM NPT By: Reuters

Director Wes Anderson’s latest outing, a debut turn behind the camera for actor Viggo Mortensen and an animated Pixar movie about jazz would have starred at this year’s cancelled Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Wednesday.

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UK COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000

Published On: June 3, 2020 07:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, June 3: The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that highlighted the country’s place as one of the worst hit in the world.

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Mumbai streets deserted as India's biggest city braces for cyclone

Published On: June 3, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, June 3: Bracing for the first ever cyclone to hit Mumbai in living memory, people in India’s most populous metropolis stayed off the streets and scrambled to protect their homes before the torrential rains and gale-force winds struck.

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India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away

Published On: June 3, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, June 3: India’s coronavirus infections crossed 200,000, official figures showed on Wednesday, and a peak could still be weeks away in the world’s second-most populous country, where the economy has begun re-opening after a lockdown imposed in March .

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Protesters clash with police in New York City in latest demonstrations

Published On: June 3, 2020 10:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS, June 3: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, clashing with police and looting stores in New York City.

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FIFA adds voice to protests over Floyd's death

Published On: June 3, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

BERN, June 3: World soccer’s governing body FIFA has joined sports leagues, teams and players around the globe to express solidarity amid outrage over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States.

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George Floyd, a 'gentle giant,' remembered in hometown Houston march

Published On: June 3, 2020 07:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

HOUSTON, June 3: George Floyd’s hometown of Houston held a memorial march for him on Tuesday, where attendees recounted a “gentle giant” whose legacy had helped the city largely avoid the violent protests seen elsewhere in the United States.

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Philippines suspends scrapping of troop agreement with U.S.: minister

Published On: June 2, 2020 09:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, June 2: The Philippines has suspended its decision to scrap a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.

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Five police officers shot, wounded in U.S. protests

Published On: June 2, 2020 08:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS, June 2: At least five U.S. police officers were shot and wounded during violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody, police and media said, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to deploy the military if unrest did not stop.

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India steps up efforts to curb locust infestation

Published On: June 2, 2020 06:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, June 2: Battling its worst desert locust outbreak in decades, India is ordering new equipment to control the swarms before summer crop-sowing gathers pace in the middle of this month.

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Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse peaceful protest near White House

Published On: June 2, 2020 06:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS,June 2: Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse peaceful demonstrators near the White House on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed a massive show of force to end violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody.

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Australia relaxes lockdown further, intensifies economic recovery efforts

Published On: June 1, 2020 03:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, June 1: Several Australian states eased social distancing restrictions further on Monday, allowing restaurants to host more people and public attractions to reopen, as the government moves to revive an ailing economy through accelerated infrastructure spending.

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Armed with disinfectant and admonishments, South Korean robot fights coronavirus spread

Published On: June 1, 2020 01:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, June 1: A self-driving robot equipped with cameras and an LED screen greets visitors at the lobby in the headquarters of South Korea’s largest mobile operator, checking their temperature, dispensing hand sanitiser and disinfecting the floor.

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Florida officials approve Walt Disney World reopening plans

Published On: June 1, 2020 09:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

The successful reopening of its parks is a signal event for Disney and the rest of the world as governments and companies strategize how to move out of lockdown while the novel coranavirus is still a threat.

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Sancho hat-trick keeps Dortmund in title hunt

Published On: June 1, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

PADERBORN, GERMANY, June 1: England forward Jadon Sancho capped a blistering individual performance with a second-half hat-trick which helped Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 win at Paderborn on Sunday and kept alive their slim Bundesliga title hopes.

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'I can't breathe' protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities

Published On: May 31, 2020 02:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

MINNEAPOLIS, May 31: Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck.

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