HYDERABAD:Telanganaon Saturday reported 1,863 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 90,259. More than 65% of those infected are men.Officials said 10 people had died due to the disease in the 24 hours till Friday night, taking the death toll due to coronavirus-led complications to 684. The case fatality rate for the state is…
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By Caleb Melby and Tom MaloneyAs the presidential election nears, American voters are sure to be asked if they’re better off financially than they were four years ago.Donald Trump isn’t. The president’s net worth has declined $300 million in the past year to $2.7 billion, erasing 10% of his fortune since he took office, according…
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New Delhi: TheCOVID-19 recovery ratehas risen to 70.77 per cent on Thursday with the total number of patients recuperating from the disease reaching nearly 17 lakh, while the case fatality rate has further declined to 1.96 per cent, theUnion health ministrysaid. With 56,383 patients recuperating in 24 hours, the highest in a day, the total…
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WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nomineeJoe Bidenmade a maiden public appearance with his running mateKamala Harrison Wednesday during which the Indian-American shredded PresidentDonald Trump’s White House record, saying America is “crying out for leadership.”Biden, a 77-year-old white man, on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to…
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DUBAI/WASHINGTON: TheUAEandIsraelon Thursday agreed to establish full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by US PresidentDonald Trump, a breakthrough the three nations say will advance peace in the Middle East and result in Jerusalem suspending its plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.”This historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle…
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New Delhi: India’s 74thIndependence Day ceremonywill be a curtailed affair with strict physical distancing norms and hand sanitisation atRed Fortwhere Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation. There will also be a special tribute tocoronaviruswarriors.With the shadow of Covid-19 looming large, the government, for the first time, will break away from the tradition of…
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WASHINGTON:Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate provides a brand-new target for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that has struggled to find an effective line of attack against his Democratic rival.But going after Harris comes with its own risks and challenges.Within minutes of Biden’s announcement on Tuesday, Trump had called Harris…
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WASHINGTON: Gretchen Whitmer wanted out.The Michigan governor had caught the interest of Joe Biden and his vice presidential vetting committee, who were drawn to her prominence in a crucial battleground state and her aggressive response to the coronavirus outbreak there.But by late spring, the nation was in the midst of a reckoning over race and…
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PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Monday that he wants to host the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations after the November presidential election and still wants to invite Russia, which was kicked out of the G-7 after it annexed Crimea. “I’m much more inclined to do it sometime after the election,” Trump told reporters at aWhite Housebriefing, adding…
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WASHINGTON: US PresidentDonald Trumpwas abruptly escorted by aU.S. Secret Serviceagent out ofthe White Housebriefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there had been a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.””There was an actual shooting and somebody’s been taken to the hospital,” Trump said.…
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