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Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury coronavirus victims – Times of India
GHAEMSHAHR: Deep in the lush valleys of northern Iran, where the Alborz Mountains crumble toward the sea, Ali Rahimi takes up his grisly work. Day in and day out, Rahimi, a 53-year-old volunteer cleric in the city of Ghaemshahr, puts on…
Japan’s ‘Twitter killer’ drops death sentence appeal – Times of India
TOKYO: A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter killer" has withdrawn an appeal of his guilty verdict and death sentence over the murder of nine people, a court official said Wednesday. Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, "submitted the motion" on Monday…
EU starts to ease bans over UK virus strain; WHO to meet – Times of India
LONDON: Europe on Wednesday began lifting travel bans on Britain put in place to contain a new fast-spreading Covid strain while WHO experts were set to meet on a response to it. Meanwhile, in the United States, President Donald Trump…
New coronavirus strain in UK: SARS-CoV-2 variant appears more contagious, but is unlikely to render…
The new variant came to the attention of researchers in December, when it began to turn up more frequently in samples from parts of southern England
In recent days, the world has…
Donald Trump pardons two linked to Russia probe, list of others – Times of India
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump granted pardons Tuesday to two people linked to a probe into alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia along with a list of others as time ticks away on his remaining weeks in office. The…
Donald Trump slams US Congress’ COVID-19 relief package, says too much money being sent to…
'I am asking Congress to get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill' Trump said…
Sydney eases virus restrictions for Christmas – Times of India
SYDNEY: Sydney on Wednesday eased lockdown restrictions for Christmas after Australia's largest city reported a second day of new coronavirus cases in the single digits. Amid a record testing and tracing effort, just eight new cases were…
Biden nominates Miguel Cardona as US education secretary – Times of India
WASHINGTON:US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Miguel Cardona to be his education secretary, marking a new record for the potential number of Latinos in the cabinet. "In Miguel Cardona, America will have an experienced and…
Israel heads to new elections as government collapses – Times of India
JERUSALEM: Israel's divided government collapsed early Wednesday, triggering the country's fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lengthy grip on power. Netanyahu,…
Nepal Communist Party’s Prachanda-led faction removes KP Sharma Oli as chairman, appoints…
The ruling party has now been virtually divided more than two years after it was formed following the merger of CPN-UML led by Oli and CPN-Maoist Centre led by Prachanda. However, a formal split of the party is yet…