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Voter ballot papers in the U.S elections offered in Telugu and Urdu
Hyderabad: For the first time ever, the ballot papers for the upcoming United States’ Presidential Elections are offered in Telugu and Urdu, in what can be seen as a special moment…
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India
Australia should embrace closer defence ties with India: Report
Canberra: The deterioration in both India and Australia’s relations with China has inevitably brought the two countries together and as Beijing has threatened to dial back its economic engagement, Canberra have looked to New Delhi…
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World
Trump continues to lie about COVID-19: Biden
Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that US President Donald Trump continues to “lie about the circumstances” of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. “The other night, Trump said…
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US Presidential Elections Saga: Who is likely to win?
Fatima Hasan The world’s “best democracy” and once a solo super power is going to witness Its Presidential elections this year at a time when the world is fighting the…
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US overtures towards North Africa are too little, too late
Talmiz Ahmad As US President Donald Trump’s first term nears its end, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has launched an extraordinary diplomatic odyssey. Last week, he visited three North African…
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World
Athlete with hijab disqualified from volleyball match in US
New York: A high school volleyball player in the US’ Tennessee was disqualified for wearing a hijab during the match. According to a CNN report, Najah Aqeel, a freshman at…
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World
Rise of cases seen in several states of the US; experts speculate second wave
Washington: Almost half of the states in the United States are reporting increased numbers of new COVID-19 cases as health experts warn of a potential second wave appearing in the fall and winter.…
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AP Explains: Transfer of power under the 25th Amendment
Washington: President Donald Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and he will spend several days at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment and…
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World
Nearly 20,000 Amazon workers in the United States got COVID-19
San Francisco: Shedding some inhibitions about sharing data related to the impact of Covid-19 on its warehouse workers, Amazon has said that 19,816 front-line employees in the US have tested positive…
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News
911 outages reported across United States
Washington, Sep 29 : Law enforcement agencies across the US reported 911 outages, which were restored within an hour, according to a media report. At around 7 p.m. on Monday,…
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World
United States: 177 infected, 7 die of COVID-19 in a wedding
United States: A wedding in rural Maine, the United States, proved to a COVID-19 “superspreader”. The wedding left seven people dead and 177 infected. The wedding which was in early…
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First volume of Obama’s memoir coming out on November 17
New York: Former US president Barack Obama will come out with the first of his two-part memoir “A Promised Land” on November 17 in which he describes his presidential campaign and…
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Technology
TikTok-Oracle deal to result in separate US firm: Report
San Francisco: With details of TikTok-Oracle deal still scarce, a new Financial Times report suggests that the short video-sharing platform is likely to spin off into a separate US-headquartered company…
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Technology
ByteDance not to sell TikTok’s US operations to Oracle: CGTN
Beijing: In an interesting development, ByteDance has reportedly said it will neither sell TikTok’s US operations to Oracle nor give the source code to any US buyers, state-owned China Global Television…
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Technology
Oracle wins deal for TikTok US biz, Microsoft’s bid rejected
San Francisco: Bytedance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has chosen Cloud major Oracle over Microsoft to run its US operations as a ‘trusted tech partner’, multiple media reports revealed on Monday…
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World
US committed to protect Afghan people’s interests in Doha talks
Kabul: The United States is committed to ensuring that personal interests do not take precedence over the national interests during the crucial negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban in Doha, US Special Representative…
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19 years after 9/11, Islamophobia persists in the US
The morning of September 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult ones for the United States of America. On the fateful day, which turns 19-year-old today, the terrorist group Al-Qaida launched…
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World
10 dead as California fire becomes deadliest of year
Gridley (US): A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed dead and the toll could climb as…
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Technology
TikTok parent gives bonuses to employees amid US pressure
Beijing: ByteDance, the Chinese unicorn that owns TikTok, is offering a rare half-month cash bonus to boost staff morale amid pressure from the Donald Trump administration to quickly divest the short…
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India, US should stop distracting public attention from hunger, infection
Amir Ullah Khan and Nahia Hussain The pandemic that hit the world in 2019, is continuing to strain social and economic conditions, particularly in the US and India. These countries…
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World
In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting
Washington: As President Donald Trump sows doubt about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, he’s found a powerful partner in Attorney General William Barr. Like Trump, Barr has repeatedly sounded alarms…
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Top Stories
COVID-19 to push 4.7 crore women into extreme poverty: UN
Hyderabad: The COVID crisis will push 4.7 crores of women and girls into extreme poverty reports the new data released by the United Nations. Decades of progress in bringing this…
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U.S. Open tennis championships
New York : Sloane Stephens, of the United States, returns a shot to Olga Govortsova, of Belarus, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3,…
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US Open tennis championships
New York: Kataryna Kozlova, of the Ukraine, serves to Petra Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in…
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Technology
TikTok could announce US deal as early as Tuesday: Report
San Francisco: Some speculations surrounding the sale of TikTok’s US operations may soon come to an end as the short video-sharing platform owned by Chinese unicorn ByteDance has reportedly reached a…
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World
Uyghur in US protest against China’s ethnic cleansing of minorities
Washington: Members of the Uyghur community in Washington and New York protested against China’s ethnic cleansing of minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and called on the US government and the United Nations to take…
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Middle East
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
Dubai, Aug 29 (AP) The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree on Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalise relations between…
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World
TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app
Hong Kong: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid US pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.…
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World
Running for US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni under fire for ties with India’s right-wing RSS
Pieter Friedrich In the middle of his second attempt to secure a seat in US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni is under fire for his association with the top leadership of…
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World
US allows emergency use of blood plasma treatment for coronavirus patients
Washington: The US health watchdog has given emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients in the country, saying the benefits of the treatment outweighed any potential…
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