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August 31, 2020 9:11 AM

Over 200 million students in Chinese mainland return to school

Over 200 million students in the Chinese mainland have returned to school in all provinces and autonomous regions, except Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where local authorities claimed that the situation of COVID-19 containment is still severe.<br />'' &lt...

August 31, 2020 8:00 AM

Diplomat Mustapha Adib on course to be designated new Lebanon PM

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is on course to become the country's next prime minister after securing major political backing.<br />'' <br />''Mr. Adib was named by four former prime ministers on the eve of bindin...

August 30, 2020 3:43 PM

29 dead in China restaurant collapse

<span style="color: #222222;">29 people have been confirmed dead and 28 injured after a double-storeyed restaurant collapsed on Saturday in the city of Linfen in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said.<br />''<br /&am...

August 30, 2020 2:31 PM

Global death toll from COVID19 surpass 840,000

Global Covid-19 deaths surpassed 8 lakh 40,000 yesterday, according to Johns Hopkins University. With total Covid-19 cases around the world reaching 2 crore 48 lakhs 92 thousand 543, the death toll worldwide rose to 8 lakh 40 thousand 341.<br />'' <br /&am...

August 30, 2020 9:34 AM

Donald Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in post-convention trip

US President Donald Trump got a firsthand look at the damage from Hurricane Laura. His stops, first in Louisiana and later in Texas, came two days after the Category 4 storm slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving at least 14 dead and wreaking havoc with severe winds and flooding.<br />'&...

August 29, 2020 2:14 PM

Protest held in Dhaka against Chinese repression of Uighurs

<span style="color: #222222;">A protest was held in the Dhaka University area on Friday against the repression reportedly carried out by the Chinese government on Uighur Muslims. The speakers at the rally demanded intervention by the UN and International Criminal Cour...

August 29, 2020 8:35 AM

India co-sponsors UN security council resolution on women peacekeepers

<span style="color: #222222;">India has co-sponsored a security council resolution that calls for full, effective and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations. In a tweet, India's Permanent Mission to the UN said that India is proud ...

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