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People of colour disproportionately affected by coronavirus in U.S., U.K.: study

2020-11-14T10:24:00.001+05:30

Ethnic minority groups were more likely to be employed as essential workers, and hence less able to work from home, the study said.

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UK PM Boris Johnson, Prince Charles mark Diwali with victory of light over darkness messages

2020-11-14T09:53:00.001+05:30

Johnson issued his 10 Downing Street statement to mark the spectacular, joyful festival of Diwali, which bursts through the autumnal darkness with an underlying theme of hope and triumph over COVID-19.

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Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO

2020-11-14T09:07:00.001+05:30

As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against Covid-19, a top WHO expert warned that public distrust risked rendering even the most effective treatments useless against the pandemic. More needed to be done to boost public "confidence in the fact that the vaccines that WHO is involved in evaluating, we will not be compromising on safety or efficacy," she said.

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Donald Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine will be widely available as soon as April

2020-11-14T08:53:00.013+05:30

In his first public remarks in over a week following his election loss to Democratic challenge Joe Biden, Trump also said he expects an emergency use authorization for Pzifer#39;s vaccine "extremely soon."

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Before Joe Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the US

2020-11-14T08:53:00.011+05:30

But in the two months until inauguration day on January 20, skyrocketing infections could add more than 8 million more cases and 70,000 deaths, representing a potential 80% increase in infections and a 29% rise in deaths, according to Reuters calculations.

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Donald Trump appears to acknowledge for first time that Joe Biden could succeed him

2020-11-14T08:53:00.009+05:30

In his first public remarks since Biden last Saturday was widely projected the winner, Trump said he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for the entire population as soon as April, amid a crush of new infections that has pushed daily case counts to record highs.

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ByteDance gets 15-day extension on US order to divest TikTok

2020-11-14T08:53:00.007+05:30

TikTok first disclosed the extension earlier in a court filing, saying it now has until Nov. 27 to reach an agreement. Under pressure from the U.S. government, ByteDance has been in talks for a deal with Walmart Inc and Oracle Corp to shift TikTok#39;s U.S. assets into a new entity.

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Uber in talks to sell its ATG self-driving unit to Aurora: Source

2020-11-14T08:53:00.005+05:30

The talks are still ongoing and there is no certainty a deal could be reached, the source said, adding that Uber is also considering taking stake in the new company if Aurora takes over ATG.

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SpaceX to launch astronaut crew in first operational mission

2020-11-14T08:53:00.003+05:30

The Crew Dragon capsule, named "Resilience" by its crew, is due to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:49 p.m. ET on Saturday (0049 GMT on Sunday) from NASAâs Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying three U.S. astronauts and one from Japan, Soichi Noguchi.

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Qualcomm receives US permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban

2020-11-14T08:53:00.001+05:30

Qualcomm and all other American semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to the Chinese technology firm in September after U.S. trade restrictions took effect.

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Neskantaga First Nations reports first coronavirus case amid tainted water crisis

2020-11-14T08:24:00.003+05:30

A full lockdown of Neskantaga First Nation will now be going forward, with passenger flights grounded until an investigation is conducted.

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Canada closes in on 5K daily coronavirus cases as officials sound alarms

2020-11-14T08:24:00.001+05:30

More provinces are introducing new restrictions as cases continue to spike, though health officials say the pandemic could get even worse.

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Coronavirus could kill 70K more Americans before Biden is inaugurated, data suggests

2020-11-14T07:24:00.001+05:30

The only ways to change the outcome, experts said, are for U.S. President Donald Trump's outgoing administration to alter its strategy or state governments to introduce stricter and more coordinated measures.

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Nawaz Sharif committed #39;highest treason#39; by targeting Pakistan security institutions: PM Imran Khan

2020-11-13T17:55:00.007+05:30

Sharif, the 70-year-old supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the apex court on graft charges, last month for the first time directly named Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hameed for interfering in the general elections of 2018 to ensure victory of Khan.

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China sends #39;congratulations#39; to Joe Biden on US election win

2020-11-13T17:55:00.005+05:30

"We respect the choice of the American people. We express our congratulations to Mr Biden and Ms Harris," said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a regular press briefing, referring to incoming vice president Kamala Harris.

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Congressman Ro Khanna among potential contenders to fill Senate seat being vacated by Kamala Harris

2020-11-13T17:55:00.003+05:30

Daughter of an Indian-American mother and African-American father, Kamala Harris, 56, was elected a US Senator from California in 2016. The seat will become vacant after she is sworn in as the vice president in January.

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While you were busy with the US Presidential elections, this Indian-American woman unseated a political heavyweight in LA elections

2020-11-13T17:55:00.001+05:30

Nithya Raman was born in Kerala, India, and moved to the United States at the age of six.

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Demand for coronavirus testing is down, but positive cases spike across Canada

2020-11-13T17:26:00.001+05:30

Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites.

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British serial killer the 'Yorkshire Ripper' dies

2020-11-13T17:09:00.001+05:30

Sutcliffe was convicted in 1981 of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others in northern England after a reign of terror that is still seared on the public memory.

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UK PM's top aide to exit amid Downing Street power struggle

2020-11-13T16:07:00.001+05:30

Dominic Cummings, one of Johnson's most influential and high-profile aides as his Chief Strategy Adviser, has not formally announced his resignation but a Cabinet minister confirmed that he is on his way out. "He'll be missed... But advisers come and go," UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News.

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China congratulates Biden on being elected US president

2020-11-13T15:07:00.005+05:30

China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate Joe Biden on being elected US president. "We respect the choice of the American people,'' foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. "We congratulate Mr. Biden and (vice presidential running mate) Ms. Harris.''

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China warns of action after Pompeo says Taiwan not part of China

2020-11-13T15:07:00.003+05:30

China calls Taiwan the most sensitive and important issue in its ties with the United States, and has been angered by the Trump administration's stepped up support for the Chinese-claimed yet democratically ruled island, such as arms sales.

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Lockdown in France to remain in effect until Dec: PM Castex

2020-11-13T15:07:00.001+05:30

"Together with the President of the Republic [Emmanuel Macron], we decided this morning in the Council of defense and national security to keep unchanged, at least for the next fifteen days, the rules of lockdown intended to fight against # COVID19," Castex tweeted late on Thursday.

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'Sharif committed treason by targeting Pak institutions'

2020-11-13T14:07:00.003+05:30

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Saudi Arabia says they thwarted attack on oil facility near Yemen

2020-11-13T14:07:00.001+05:30

Saudi Arabia has claimed that it thwarted an attack by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels that sparked a fire near an Aramco oil distribution centre, involving unmanned boats loaded with explosives dispatched into the Red Sea.

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