An unprecedented leak of internal Chinese documents reveals how the country mishandled the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. The documents – from Hubei province, the site of the world’s first known outbreak – show China announced misleading numbers of new cases and deaths, was hampered by an average three-week delay in diagnosing new cases, […]
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Russia’s budget has gotten a $79 million boost after the sale of seized property of FSB Colonel Kirill Cherkalin, who was accused of fraud and bribery. In 2019, a search of his houses made headlines after $160 million was found. “Cherkalin’s property seized by the court, including expensive cars, luxury goods and real estate, has […]
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After Joe Biden slipped and twisted his ankle while playing with his dog Major, CT scans showed several small fractures in his mid-foot area, with his physician saying he will likely have to wear a walking boot for several weeks. While the initial X-ray was “reassuring” and showed “no obvious fracture,” a follow-up Computed Tomography (CT) […]
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Russia has confirmed 2,269,316 cases of coronavirus and 39,527 deaths. Nov. 29: What you need to know today Russia confirmed 26,683 new coronavirus cases and 459 deaths Sunday. Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero will produce 100 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as part of the agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), its developers announced Friday. […]
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After the killing of General Suleimani, there was a brief missile attack on an American facility that miraculously killed no American troops (though there were many cases of traumatic concussion injuries that Mr. Trump dismissed as “headaches.”) De-escalation followed. There was no real response to the explosion at Natanz, also attributed to Israel, other than […]
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Not long after the Caroline Eddy set sail in 1880 from Florida with cargo bound for up the coast, a powerful hurricane nearly tore it apart, casting the crew, clinging to the rigging, adrift for two days before the wreck washed ashore. Over 140 years later, a couple walking along Crescent […]
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PUNE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Pune on Saturday on the last leg of his three-city visit to review coronavirus vaccine development in India. After landing at Pune airport around 4.30 pm from Hyderabad, Modi proceeded to the Serum Institute of India (SII) by helicopter. Modi’s visit to SII is aimed at reviewing the progress […]
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DUBAI: Iran’s president on Saturday accused Israel of killing a prominent Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme, state TV reported. Iran’s clerical and military rulers have threatened revenge for Friday’s killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Iranian media said died in hospital after assassins gunned him down in […]
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The gig began with a nun chanting on stage but suddenly erupted into a wall of noise unleashed by distorted guitars and screamed sutrasthe unique sound of Taiwan’s first Buddhist death metal band. The island has a vibrant metal scene but few outfits are quite as eye-catching as “Dharma”. The band aims to deliver enlightenment […]
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On Thursday, according to screenshots shared online, an employee at the Harbin Institute of Technology in northeastern China wrote on the popular WeChat platform: “Today is Thanksgiving in the West and I’d like use occasion to thank students of Dorm No. 17 for supporting my work.” “Starting at 7:50 a.m. in the morning, I will […]
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