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COVID-19: U.S. lifts global health travel advisory; urges citizens not to visit India, China

India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China

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Passengers arrive at the JetBlue Airways ticketing desk at the International Airport in San Francisco, California. File photo

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Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksas’ SLPP secures big win

Meera Srinivasan

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the caretaker government as Premier, is expected be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

In addition to paving way for the Rajapaksas to consolidate power, the election results saw the virtual exit of the historic United National Party from the legislature. File photo of Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Hostage taker surrenders outside French bank, all six captives unharmed

He was known to law enforcement agencies and on a security watch list.

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Police officers securing the area near the bank.

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Coronavirus | Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021, get $1,000 for home offices

The company joins other big technology firms that have taken similar steps recently.

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Facebook saif it will allow employees to continue voluntarily working from home until July 2021. (Representational image.)

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Passengers arrive at the JetBlue Airways ticketing desk at the International Airport in San Francisco, California. File photo

COVID-19: U.S. lifts global health travel advisory; urges citizens not to visit India, China

In addition to paving way for the Rajapaksas to consolidate power, the election results saw the virtual exit of the historic United National Party from the legislature. File photo of Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksas’ SLPP secures big win

Police officers securing the area near the bank.

Hostage taker surrenders outside French bank, all six captives unharmed

Facebook saif it will allow employees to continue voluntarily working from home until July 2021. (Representational image.)

Coronavirus | Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021, get $1,000 for home offices

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U.S. will end reliance on China, other nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supply, says Trump

New York State Attorney General Letitia James adjusts her glasses as she announces that the state is suing the National Rifle Association during a press conference on August 6, 2020, in New York. James said that the state is seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organisation out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures.

New York seeks to dissolve NRA over financial mismanagement

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Switzerland signs vaccine deal with Moderna PTI

The Swiss federal government has struck a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine if the US biotech firm

How does Facebook fact check claims about COVID-19 vaccines?

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reaches 282,645

Africa's cases of COVID-19 top 1 million

Singapore says working closely with partners to enhance mental health programmes for migrants

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Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksas’ SLPP secures big win
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Sri Lanka General Elections 2020 | Opposition suffers huge setback
Meera Srinivasan

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Hostage taker surrenders outside French bank, all six captives unharmed
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German envoy killed in Beirut blast
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Switzerland signs vaccine deal with Moderna

Pakistan Parliament approves FATF-related Bill

How does Facebook fact check claims about COVID-19 vaccines?

Playing electoral defense, Trump claims Biden opposes God

Hostage taker surrenders outside French bank, all six captives unharmed

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reaches 282,645

COVID-19: U.S. lifts global health travel advisory; urges citizens not to visit India, China

India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China

Coronavirus | Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021, get $1,000 for home offices

The company joins other big technology firms that have taken similar steps recently.

U.S. transactions with TikTok, WeChat will be banned in 45 days: Trump

The bans were ostensibly in response to concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could retrieve private data on Americans from these apps and CPC censorship on the apps

U.S. will end reliance on China, other nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supply, says Trump

The U.S. will end its reliance on China and other foreign nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, President Donald Trump has said. President

Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksas’ SLPP secures big win

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the caretaker government as Premier, is expected be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

YouTube star Jake Paul's Los Angeles-area home raided by FBI

No one was taken into custody during the raids and no arrest warrant has been issued for Paul, says FBI.

New York seeks to dissolve NRA over financial mismanagement

The lawsuit alleges NRA leaders paid for family trips to the Bahamas, private jets and expensive meals that contributed to a $64 million reduction in the NRA's balance sheet in three years.

Beirut blast | 16 port staffers detained, says report

The National News Agency quoted Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki as saying on Thursday that 18 people have been questioned so far

Africa's cases of COVID-19 top 1 million

Low levels of testing in many countries mean Africa's infection rates are likely to be higher than reported, experts said

Sri Lanka General Elections 2020 | Opposition suffers huge setback

Decisive parliamentary majority will allow the Rajapaksas to alter the country’s political landscape

German envoy killed in Beirut blast

A German diplomat was killed in the huge explosion in Beirut, the first confirmed German fatality. “All of us at the Foreign Ministry are in deep

Lebanese leaders need to hear home truths: French President Macron

Angry crowds urge him to not let aid go to ‘corrupt hands’

Pompeo against vote for Cuba on Human Rights Council

He said Havana sells medical services by trafficking doctors

China sentences third Canadian to death

He was convicted of making drugs

Singapore says working closely with partners to enhance mental health programmes for migrants

More than 300,000 migrant workers, mostly from Bangladesh, India and China, had been placed in lockdown in their dormitories since April

Sri Lanka General Elections 2020 | Rajapaksas’ party poised for big win

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s chances for a two-thirds majority, however, remains unclear.

Nirav Modi further remanded in custody until August 27, trial begins in September

He was told the next hearing in the case will be a case management hearing ahead of a trial set for five days from September 7

Coronavirus | North Korea's escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak

An exchange between Pyongyang and the United Nations is providing new clarity about what might be happening in the North, which has closed its borders and cut travel by outsider monitors and journalists.

Michelle Obama says she is suffering from "low-grade depression"

She said it was important to remember that "we've been through tough times in this nation" before

Seven dead, 60 infected by new tick-borne virus in China, says media reports

Virologists believe that the infection may have been passed on to humans by ticks and that the virus can be transmitted between humans.

Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Many of the traditionally sombre events to mark the anniversary have been cancelled because of the pandemic

‘Am I going to die?’: Lebanese bride’s wedding video captures Beirut explosion

Israa Seblani, a doctor working in the United States, had arrived in Beirut three weeks earlier to prepare for her wedding.

U.S. concerned about Kashmir restrictions: Bipartisan letter from U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

MEA says governance, development situation improved

China-backed attempt by Pak to raise Kashmir issue at UNSC fails yet again: Indian diplomat

India has been telling the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was its internal matter

Facebook, Twitter pull Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation

Facebook has taken heat from lawmakers and its own employees in recent months for not taking action on inflammatory posts by Trump.

World Bank says ready to mobilise financing for Lebanon blast recovery

In June, the multilateral development lender announced that it would reallocate $40 million for Lebanon to help the country fight the coronavirus pandemic

Trump says nobody can say whether Beirut explosion was an attack

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday reiterated “steadfast” commitment to assist the Lebanese people

17 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh

A passenger boat carrying more than 40 people capsized on Wednesday at a marshy wetland in Netrokona district of northern Bangladesh, killing at least

Countries tighten measures as coronavirus death toll tops 7,00,000

France and the Netherlands impose stricter mask-wearing

U.S. plan for highest-level Taiwan visit angers China

The U.S. announced on Wednesday its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a move Beijing blasted as

Macron to visit Beirut as France pushes reconstruction

It has sent rescuers, medical equipment and a mobile clinic

Sri Lanka sees 71% turnout in parliamentary polls

Though many feared that the voter turnout might drop due to the pandemic, voters came out to exercise their franchise, recording a 71 % turnout, about 6 percentage points lower than the turnout in the general elections of 2015.

U.S. will continue to invest in strategic partnership with India, says proposed Democratic Party Platform

The four-day convention from August 17 to 20 will formally nominate former Vice-President Joe Biden as its candidate for the November 3 Presidential elections.

Beirut blast: Lebanese PM Hassan Diab appeals for help

Major downtown streets were littered with debris and damaged vehicles, and building facades were blown out.

Watch | Massive explosion in Beirut

A video on the massive blast in Beirut, Lebanon

Video suggests explosions in North Korean city near China

The Seoul-based Daily NK, which specializes in North Korea news, on Wednesday cited unidentified sources in North Korea as saying that the explosions left 15 people dead and the death toll could rise.

Virgin Atlantic airline files for U.S. bankruptcy protection

The airline had cut more than 3,500 jobs to contend with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lebanon explosion: What is ammonium nitrate, which authorities claim to be behind the blast

Under normal storage conditions and without very high heat, it is difficult to ignite ammonium nitrate, says expert.

Trump call for slice of TikTok deal draws fire

Trump lacks authority for this demand, critics said, adding that if carried out it would be bad for business and international relations

Lebanon blast, reactions | World offers support, condolences

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on "friendly countries" to support a country already reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump says Beirut explosion seems to be 'bomb of some kind,' cites generals

Two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it was unclear where Trump was receiving his information but that initial information did not appear to show that the explosion was an attack

Gen. Charles Q. Brown sworn in as first Black Air Force chief

Donald Trump, who hosted the ceremony, called the moment special and praised Brown

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