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Boris Johnson urged to clarify message on wearing face masks in shops

MPs have urged the government to clarify its position on face masks, after Boris Johnson hinted that it could become compulsory to wear them in shops. Johnson said on Friday that ministers were “looking at ways of making sure that people really do have ...
Caught Between Indian and Chinese Troops, at 15000 Feet

NEW DELHI — First it was cellphone towers, new roads and surveillance cameras, popping up on the Chinese side of the disputed Himalayan border with India. Then it was more run-ins between troops on each side, pushing, shoving and eventually getting ...
BJP Stalls Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund And Topical Response To COVID-19

New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on Friday, failed to reach a consensus on examining the PM CARES Fund set up as a response to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The chairman of the committee, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the ...
Russia far east protest over Khabarovsk governor's arrest

Thousands of people have taken part in protests in Russia's far east over the arrest of a regional leader. They marched to the regional government in Khabarovsk shouting slogans against President Vladimir Putin. Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal was ...
ED to register money laundering case against Vikas Dubey's family, associates

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to file a money laundering case and probe alleged illegal transactions and tainted assets created by dead gangster Vikas Dubey, his family members and associates, officials said on Saturday. They said the agency's ...
COVID-19: Women's driving school reopens in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

Cairo: A school for female driving in Saudi Arabia has reopened in the port city of Jeddah amid stringent precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus, Saudi state TV Al Ekhabariya has reported. The school at the King Abdulaziz University has ...
6 NSCN(IM) Insurgents Killed In Encounter In Arunachal Pradesh

In a major counter insurgency operation today, security forces gunned down at least six insurgents suspected to be members of the Naga underground group NSDCN(IM) in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Myanmar. According to police ...
Child, aged one, falls from Birmingham window

A one-year-old boy has suffered a serious head injury falling from a window in Birmingham, police say. The child fell from the window of a flat in the YMCA on Reservoir Road in Erdington shortly before 19:30 BST on Friday. He remains in hospital and ...
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: PM holds COVID-19 review meet, reiterates need to maintain social distancing in public

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates. Widespread awareness about COVID-19 is needed: PM. Reiterating the need to maintain personal hygiene and social distancing in public spaces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the COVID-19 review ...
Is TikTok Seriously Dangerous—Do You Need To Delete It?

Reports on Friday that Amazon had asked employees to delete TikTok from their phones spread like wildfire—TikTok's security woes have been the viral story of the month. Amazon quickly retracted the news—an internal memo had been released in ...