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Myanmar military fails to quell protests four months after coup

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Four Pak soldiers killed, 8 injured in Balochistan terror attacks

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Covid-19 live updates: Goodbye B.1.1.7, hello ‘Alpha’ — WHO creates new naming system for virus variants

The move was driven partly to dispense with awkward scientific nomenclature but also over some countries opposition to being linked geographically to certain variants. from World https://ift.tt/3p7r29O

Flood recedes in New Zealand, leaving debris, broken bridge

Floodwaters in New Zealand have receded, leaving behind a big mess on many farms in the Canterbury region and damage to a major bridge from World https://ift.tt/3pjDio1

First International Athletes Arrive in Japan for the Olympics

https://ift.tt/2TnQyfa team will be confined to one floor of a hotel as it prepares for the Tokyo Games, which are scheduled to begin July 23 despite a coronavirus outbreak and growing public opposition. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yTMmEc

Can a New ‘Change Government’ Change Israel?

https://ift.tt/3c7SL50 main players in the latest twist in Israeli politics have very different agendas, but one common goal: unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yLNQAB

Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K.

https://ift.tt/3fCJRif will expedite the relocation of Afghan staff, largely interpreters, who worked for the country’s armed forces and are at increasing risk ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3i7rX8D

Tropical storm strengthens off Mexico, but no threat to land

Tropical Storm Blanca has gained some strength in the eastern Pacific while staying far off Mexico’s southern coast and posing no threat to land from World https://ift.tt/2TrkRS9

Saudi minister defends volume limit on mosque loudspeakers

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In a major policy last week in a country home to the holiest Muslim sites, the Islamic affairs ministry said the speakers should be set at no more than one-third of their maximum volume. The order, which also limited the use of loudspeakers mainly to issue the call to prayer rather than broadcasting full sermons, triggered a conservative backlash on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yTwHoA

School's out for Myanmar students defying junta threats

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Your Tuesday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3c7y1KR new kind of pandemic grief. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fWR77j

UK magnate's daughter-in-law charged in killing in Belize

The daughter-in-law of a politically influential British magnate has been charged in Belize with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of a police superintendent from World https://ift.tt/2SLDkc0

Glum to Gleeful, Israeli Media React to Possible End of Netanyahu Era

https://ift.tt/3uJIjr2 Israel’s newspapers — as fractured as its electorate — the opinions on the possible fall of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were as emphatic as they were varied. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3p5mAZl

China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society

A state news agency says China’s ruling Communist Party will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in response to the population’s rising age from World https://ift.tt/3i3KrH8

Ryanair plane diverted to Berlin over 'potential threat'

Ryanair says a flight from Ireland to Poland diverted to Berlin after the crew were warned of a “potential security threat” on the plane from World https://ift.tt/3p6c7ga

Man urges Chinese judge to reject torture-tainted evidence

A Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage says he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators from World https://ift.tt/3i1jiEV

Israeli army says troops shoot infiltrator from Gaza Strip

The Israeli army says troops have shot a Palestinian man who sneaked across the border from the Gaza Strip with a knife from World https://ift.tt/3fS0s0e

Down Under leaders minimize China spilt, urge virus probe

The leaders of New Zealand and Australia minimized their differences over China and urged more investigation into the origins of the coronavirus after their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year from World https://ift.tt/3i5xnBi

In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress

The European Union is installing a high-tech surveillance system at a migration flashpoint along Greece’s border with Turkey during a lull in movement due to the coronavirus pandemic from World https://ift.tt/3fTxDRe

US spied on Merkel, European allies with Danish help: Report

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The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wXZc2L

Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic

A stand-up show in Dubai has marked the first time Iranian-American Maz Jobrani has been in front of a major live audience overseas since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — and he feels it from World https://ift.tt/3c7IqGb

North Korea Releases Its First Response to Moon-Biden Summit

https://ift.tt/2SFudto its first reaction to President Biden’s summit with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, North Korean state media warned of an arms race. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3g0dRmS

New Zealand, Australia play down differences on China

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The centre-left New Zealand leader insisted the trans-Tasman allies were lock-step on attitudes towards China after holding talks with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in the South Island mountain retreat of Queenstown. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RP0rCr

North Korea slams U.S. for allowing Seoul to build up missile capability

The United States and South Korea recently agreed to end guidelines that had restricted Seoul’s development of missiles. from World https://ift.tt/3p8B2zQ

Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods

Several hundred people in New Zealand have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the Canterbury region from World https://ift.tt/34y9qug

UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemic

A UNICEF report says severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources from World https://ift.tt/34uQSLB

China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases

China has re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its populous southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving must be tested for the virus following a spike in infections that has alarmed authorities from World https://ift.tt/3wHjzAU

Your Monday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3uyVo6o shifts in Israeli politics. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3p4cnw9

Scores of children abducted from Islamic seminary in Nigeria

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Israel's Yair Lapid: From TV anchor to PM hopeful

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Timeline: Israel's great survivor Benjamin Netanyahu

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China reports 20 new local coronavirus cases in Guangdong province

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192 donated ventilators were stolen on the way to El Salvador. Two men are charged in the theft.

The heist set off a sprawling, multiagency investigation into one of the most unusual and audacious crimes of the coronavirus crisis. from World https://ift.tt/3fBDuM8

Biden vows to push Putin at summit to protect human rights

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Immediate need to rally democracies together against Covid-19: Congressman Krishnamoorthi

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North Korea slams end to US guidelines limiting South Korea missile range

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Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster have left prison after a judge indicated that for now, most of the blame fell on the service technician who intentionally disabled the car’s brake because it kept locking spontaneously from World https://ift.tt/2R5sYmN

Iran indicts French tourist detained on espionage charges

Iranian authorities have indicted a French tourist on charges of spying and spreading propaganda against the system from World https://ift.tt/3wDFRmY

Nepal's Opposition alliance urges state organs not to support Oli govt's anti-constitutional activities

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Nepal's Opposition alliance on Sunday urged all state institutions not to support Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli government's "unconstitutional" and "anti-democratic" activities and expressed hope that the Supreme Court's verdict on the petitions against the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament will come in its favour, according to a media report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SDFvOO

Islamabad severs ties with Afghan NSA for terming Pakistan as 'brothel house'

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Boris Johnson Married in Stealth Ceremony

https://ift.tt/34wlvAg British prime minister’s marriage to Carrie Symonds at London’s main Roman Catholic cathedral was carried out in extreme secrecy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3c0eeg8

Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding Gaza Strip

Egypt and Israel are holding high-level talks in both countries to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war from World https://ift.tt/3yJi6vX

Government, Taliban blame each other for shell that kills 7

A police spokesman says a mortar shell has hit a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan, killing at least seven people, mostly children, and wounding at least four others from World https://ift.tt/3vMs7Gs

UK could make Covid-19 jabs compulsory in healthcare, minister says

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‘Good for the Soul’: Giant Murals Turn São Paulo Into Open Air Gallery

https://ift.tt/3i5fdj0 in São Paulo, Brazil, once hounded graffiti artists and muralists, treating them as vandals. Now the city champions, and even funds, their art, and it’s everywhere and supersized. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fX6EUG

Police operation in France after reports of armed man on the run

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He Is Senegalese and French, With Nothing to Reconcile

https://ift.tt/2TuJDB2 Diop, an International Booker Prize finalist for his novel “At Night All Blood Is Black,” is among the writers whose work is helping France face its history with Africa. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vzqRXb

Nepal’s Covid Crisis Worsens as Workers Pay the Price

https://ift.tt/3wF4EY3 Himalayan country is considering declaring a health emergency to help contain a second wave that experts say migrant laborers brought back from India. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/34usedR

Kendama, Sungka, Sipa and Other Asian Games Shaped Creators

https://ift.tt/2TrQv26 Asian-influenced activity project for the At Home section reminded staff members of how games connect them with their heritage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fY2onN

Ukrainian ambassador in Thailand dies on resort island

The Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand has collapsed and died while on a resort island with his family from World https://ift.tt/2R5fE1L

End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli politics

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Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic

As some European countries re-open to international tourists, Egypt has already been trying for months to attract them to its archaeological sites and museums from World https://ift.tt/3c1LSlE

Australia leader Morrison visits New Zealand leader Ardern

Growing friction with China and how to reopen borders after the pandemic will be among the topics discussed by the leaders of Australia and New Zealand in their first face-to-face meeting since the coronavirus outbreak began from World https://ift.tt/3hZQhcN

Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh introduces two weeks of social distancing measures

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Dubai property booms as wealthy buyers escape lockdowns

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Brazilians stage more protests against Bolsonaro

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Nashville Hat Shop Sold Yellow Star Anti-Vaccine Patches

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Ways to Improve the Planet After Covid

https://ift.tt/3c3UyrM the pandemic and lockdowns dragged on and on over the past year, most of us longed only for the day when the world would return to what it was before Covid-19 entered our vocabulary. For others, though, the months of seclusion led them to search for ways they might be able to make the world just a little better place than it was before. Here are a few ideas on improving your little part of the post-pandemic Earth that you could latch onto, or maybe you have some ideas of your own. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3c5UKXD

Boris Johnson Married in Stealth Ceremony, Reports Say

https://ift.tt/3c2ZHk2 British prime minister’s marriage to Carrie Symonds at London’s main Roman Catholic cathedral was carried out in extreme secrecy, according to news reports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2RZ7SGW

The Libyan war’s lethal legacy: booby-trapped teddy bears, toilets and soda cans

Demining teams are clearing munitions left behind — intentionally and unintentionally — after waves of conflict. from World https://ift.tt/3i2U0pK

Plague of Mice in Australia Overruns Farms, Shops and Bedrooms

https://ift.tt/3p4CdAi half a year, the rodents have been chewing their way around the country’s eastern grain belt, leaving economic and psychological scars. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wN1bXz

Where Myanmar Sends Its Political Prisoners

https://ift.tt/3hYotWd 134 years, Insein Prison has stood as a monument to brutality. Since the Feb. 1 coup, journalists, elected leaders and pro-democracy protesters have been held in the aging facility. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3c3B9XR

British Tourists Return to Portugal, Unleashed but (Mostly) Masked

https://ift.tt/3uyNKbU in need of sun and a change of scene, British travelers returned to the newly “green-listed” country and were met by relief, exasperation — and hardly anyone. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fwCRmL

Russia reports 9,289 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths

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Russia reports 9,289 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths

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In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

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Chinese city locks down neighbourhood after virus upsurge

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The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home Saturday to be tested for the coronavirus following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities. Guangzhou, a business and industrial center of 15 million people north of Hong Hong, has reported 20 new infections over the past week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ux0mjY

U.S. to Reimpose Sanctions on Belarus Over Forced Plane Landing

https://ift.tt/3wFSGNN move is the latest Western response to the forced landing of a European commercial flight with a Belarusian dissident aboard. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yOLSiT

China, Philippines swap protests over Manila-occupied island

The Philippines has asked China to withdraw its ships from the vicinity of a Philippine-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea from World https://ift.tt/2SBtGIL

Chinese Communist Party marks 100 years, claims credit for achieving Chinese dream

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Taking credit for delivering the modernity and prosperity which Chinese people have dreamed of for over a century, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 100th anniversary of the party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fVojME

Vietnam detects highly transmissible new coronavirus variant as infections surge

The new variant is a mix of the coronavirus strains first detected in the United Kingdom and India, the country’s health minister said from World https://ift.tt/3c00F04

Ex-premier's graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait

A Kuwaiti court in an unprecedented move has ordered two former ministers and royal family members detained pending trial over their suspected misuse of the Defense Ministry’s funds from World https://ift.tt/3vzfSx9

Chinese city locks down neighborhood after virus upsurge

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home to be tested for the coronavirus following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities from World https://ift.tt/3fsUjsu

Mali constitutional court declares Goita transitional president

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California shooter an employer's worst nightmare

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Samuel Cassidy, a 57-year-old white man, fired around 40 shots Wednesday at the public transport rail yard where he worked as a maintenance man in San Jose, California. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SHxJDC

Coronavirus sweeps through Thailand's overcrowded prisons

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Coronavirus storm engulfs Mount Everest

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A Week of Big Blows for Big Oil

https://ift.tt/3c3yq0B victories by environmental activists added to the uncertainty surrounding the industry and Canada’s oil sands. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wGkRvV

Colombia's president deploys military to protest-hit city

Colombian President Iván Duque is deploying military forces to the city of Cali after at least three people died in increasingly violent protests and talks to end the social uprising stalled from World https://ift.tt/3c2g1RV

U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Belarus after forced diversion of Ryanair flight

The brazen May 23 seizure of a commercial Ryanair flight by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has prompted international outrage and condemnation. from World https://ift.tt/2TsBT2s

Russia appears to carry out hack through system used by US aid agency

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Zimbabwe Authorities Arrest Local Reporter Working for The New York Times

https://ift.tt/3vANjiE Moyo, a freelance journalist for The Times who is based in Harare, was being held on charges of violating the country’s immigration laws. His lawyers say the accusation is spurious. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oYJd1z

US Vice President Kamala Harris to speak at Naval Academy graduation

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Kamala Harris will be the first woman to give the graduation speech at the Naval Academy. About 1,000 students will graduate. Most will be commissioned as officers, either as Navy ensigns or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oXnkiY

A New Zealand Fugitive Wanted to Turn Himself In. So He Hired a Helicopter.

https://ift.tt/34ooDOm Matthew Bryant spent weeks on the run, doing yoga in the middle of the forest and plotting his next move. Then his face appeared on a TV crime show. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wKqo4V

India’s covid surge has killed more than 500 doctors and sickened hundreds of others since March, stretching staffs thin

Shortages have left hospitals struggling to fill shifts, keep operations going and maintain staff morale. from World https://ift.tt/3fPNCiX

At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition

Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and he has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him even though he was living abroad from World https://ift.tt/3fpwXE2

'Our season': Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray

Despite claims by both Ethiopia and Eritrea that they were leaving, Eritrean soldiers are in fact more firmly entrenched than ever in neighboring Tigray, where they are brutally gang-raping women, killing civilians, looting hospitals and blocking food and medical aid, The Associated Press has found from World https://ift.tt/3fJSLZO

'Our season': Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray

Despite claims by both Ethiopia and Eritrea that they were leaving, Eritrean soldiers are in fact more firmly entrenched than ever in neighboring Tigray, where they are brutally gang-raping women, killing civilians, looting hospitals and blocking food and medical aid, The Associated Press has found from World https://ift.tt/2SxXUfU

With Belarus isolated by the West, Russia’s Putin meets with his ally Lukashenko

Largely regarded as an international pariah even before Belarus forced down a civilian jet, President Alexander Lukashenko is increasingly dependent on his closest ally’s support to maintain power. from World https://ift.tt/3fUiHlw

Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide

Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognize as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people and commit to spending a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion), largely on development projects from World https://ift.tt/3yJVT0E

In Iraq's iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters

Iraqi environmentalist Omar al-Sheikhly is on a quixotic mission spanning two decades from World https://ift.tt/3wJ3WsT

China under pressure over probe into origins of Covid-19

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Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics

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Your Friday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3c11fe5 investigation into U.S. election disinformation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yCUEjI

Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency

https://ift.tt/3yDDAdz reported that it had detected the intrusion and that the same hackers behind the earlier SolarWinds attack were responsible. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2RRdenJ

For Biden, it’s back to the future in the Middle East

Biden and his allies wanted to turn the page on U.S. policy in the Middle East. But they find themselves fighting the same battles. from World https://ift.tt/2RStIMf

For Biden, it’s back to the future in the Middle East

Biden and his allies wanted to turn the page on U.S. policy in the Middle East. But they find themselves fighting the same battles. from World https://ift.tt/2RStIMf

Covid-19 live updates: Researchers clash over call for harder look into pandemic origins

Biden’s order to U.S. intelligence agencies to determine the origins of the coronavirus has triggered sharp debate among global health researchers, with at least one prominent scientist calling the available evidence pointing to a potential lab leak “political.” from World https://ift.tt/3vuPCUA

Hong Kong tycoon gets 14-month jail term over 2019 protest

Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to more jail time over his role in an anti-government protest in 2019, as authorities crack down on dissent in the city from World https://ift.tt/3bVYryL

In Mexico, campaigners fear attacks that have killed 34

It’s routine preparation for a campaign stop for Guillermo Valencia, who’s running for mayor in Morelia, capital of the troubled Mexican state of Michoacan from World https://ift.tt/3ftttQV

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct 1 unauthorised assembly

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Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a further 14 months in prison on Friday for organising an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city's pro-democracy rallies that year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oXVuTF

Syria's Bashar Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

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Assad's win was not in doubt, in an election where officials said 18 million were eligible to vote. But in the country ravaged by the 10-year-old conflict, areas controlled by rebels or Kurdish-led troops did not hold the vote. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vttz0l

Hong Kong changes electoral laws, reduces direct public vote

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The number of seats in Hong Kong's legislature will be expanded to 90, with 40 of them elected by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. The number of legislators elected directly by Hong Kong voters will be cut to 20, from the previous 35. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ut3mhh

U.N. Rights Council to Investigate Israeli-Palestinian Violence

https://ift.tt/3fUqMqs United Nations’ top human rights body voted on Thursday to open an inquiry into abuses and possible war crimes committed in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories during recent hostilities. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2R4g74k

U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins

https://ift.tt/3fsifMB officials have told the White House that computer analysis may shed light on the mystery. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3i4Cqlz

Sinopharm's two Covid-19 shots effective, study says

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The Wuhan lab-leak theory is getting more attention. That’s because key evidence is still missing.

The needle is moving because of politics, not science. from World https://ift.tt/2Sufy4a

Australian writer to go on trial in China on spying charges

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Hong Kong legislature debates to change electoral law

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UN calls for immediate release of Mali's civilian leaders

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Covid-negative report mandatory for Singaporeans

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Ethiopia says 22 regional officials killed by Tigray rebels

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Joe Biden sends greetings to Buddhists on Vesak

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Millions in Melbourne ordered into snap Covid lockdown

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Stay-at-home orders will apply to Melbourne and surrounding Victoria state from midnight for seven days, acting state Premier James Merlino told residents, as the cluster doubled to 26 cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fr58ek

Belgium pauses J&J jab use for people under 41

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France’s Louvre gets first female head in 228 years

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Your Thursday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3fomvg0 new investigation into the coronavirus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3bW0naJ

‘The Government Failed,’ Former Adviser to Boris Johnson Says

https://ift.tt/3bUznIy Cummings told Parliament that his ex-boss, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was “unfit for the job” and that government incompetence lead to thousands of excess Covid-19 deaths. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3bZjwIW

Ambassador denied access to trial of Australian in China

The Australian ambassador to China said it was “regrettable” that the embassy was denied access as a trial was due to start for a Chinese-Australian man charged with espionage from World https://ift.tt/3yIDvW0

Singapore gives initial approval to a breathalyzer test that researchers say can detect Covid-19.

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US President Joe Biden nominates Indian-American to key post

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Max Mosley, motor sport exec who helped turn Formula One into a global spectacle, dies at 81

The son of fascist sympathizers in Britain, he later successfully sued a tabloid for invasion of privacy over a Nazi-themed sex party. from World https://ift.tt/3fRlagC

Biden Orders Intelligence Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus

https://ift.tt/2SxdAQg directive came as health officials and scientists have renewed calls for a more rigorous examination. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fqYJjD

UN warns Tigray faces famine risk if aid isn't scaled up

The U_N_ humanitarian chief says the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region is worsening and warns taht “there is a serious risk of famine if assistance is not scaled up in the next two months.” from World https://ift.tt/2QT5VeI

Subway Swabbers Find a Microbe Jungle — And Thousands of New Species

https://ift.tt/2QVFGV7 team of international researchers has assembled an atlas of microorganisms present in 60 cities around the world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fn05vG

Armed Conflicts Helped Coronavirus Spread, U.N. Official Says

https://ift.tt/2RNQPHY only did existing conflicts persist during the pandemic, but new ones erupted, contributing to the displacement of at least 80 million people last year. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/34zeQ8B

Manitoba is now the worst hot spot in North America, with its hospitals overwhelmed.

https://ift.tt/34j27qg coronavirus is spreading faster per capita in Manitoba than in any other state or province in Canada, the United States or Mexico, and its hospitals are overflowing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oVCXaU

Boat Carrying About 200 People Capsizes in Nigeria

https://ift.tt/3fo3Gtm are casualties, but the exact number is uncertain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3bTXMho

Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's 'brain,' prepares to dish on the prime minister

The former aide is testifying Wednesday on the government's pandemic response. from World https://ift.tt/3fKSnui

Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate

Syrians in government-held areas or the war torn country are headed to polling stations to vote in presidential elections set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term from World https://ift.tt/2SwziDZ

Hong Kong legislature due to approve curbs on public vote

Hong Kong’s legislature is expected to change electoral laws to drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote for lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city from World https://ift.tt/2SxpbiA

Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

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Covid-19 live updates: CDC chief tells vaccinated Americans to enjoy their Memorial Day holiday

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Families of 21 Chinese runners want answers over tragedy

Family members of 21 runners who died when freezing rain and strong winds interrupted a weekend mountain race in northwestern China have rejected offers of compensation and want to know how the tragedy could happen from World https://ift.tt/34fUdhm

Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise

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US President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship that's only worsened in the first months of the Democratic administration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p29Xyh