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Myanmar military fails to quell protests four months after coup

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Four Pak soldiers killed, 8 injured in Balochistan terror attacks

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Saudi minister defends volume limit on mosque loudspeakers

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In a major policy last week in a country home to the holiest Muslim sites, the Islamic affairs ministry said the speakers should be set at no more than one-third of their maximum volume. The order, which also limited the use of loudspeakers mainly to issue the call to prayer rather than broadcasting full sermons, triggered a conservative backlash on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yTwHoA

School's out for Myanmar students defying junta threats

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Thailand reports record virus cases; delays Bangkok easing

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Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques

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Saudi Arabia's Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had been complaining that competing speakers were keeping their children awake. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fz25AW

Question for Denmark: Why could the US allegedly eavesdrop?

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Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds

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Mississippi reckons with ending pay boost for the unemployed

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WHO's Tedros says 'time has come' for pandemic treaty

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UK in early stages of 3rd wave of coronavirus, warns Indian-origin scientist

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An eminent Indian-origin scientist advising the British government has warned that there are signs that the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections and urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the planned June 21 reopening of the country by a few weeks, according to a media report on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fxX4J0

Israel's Lapid says 'many obstacles' remain before forming coalition

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'Magician' Netanyahu faces final curtain after record run

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Long the familiar face of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has held on as prime minister for more than a decade, clinging to power through a criminal indictment and four elections in the past two years alone. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p8cMOk

Australian writer says 'tortured' in Chinese prison

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China allows couples to have three children: Report

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China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a maximum of three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media Xinhua reported Monday. For almost 40 years, China enforced a controversial "one-child policy" which was lifted in 2016 due to widespread concerns over an ageing workforce and economic stagnation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fyRaao

Forty years of population policy in China

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At least 39 dead in two attacks in eastern DR Congo

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'Once-in-a-100-year' rain, floods continue in New Zealand

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US spied on Merkel, European allies with Danish help: Report

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The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wXZc2L

New Zealand, Australia play down differences on China

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The centre-left New Zealand leader insisted the trans-Tasman allies were lock-step on attitudes towards China after holding talks with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in the South Island mountain retreat of Queenstown. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RP0rCr

Scores of children abducted from Islamic seminary in Nigeria

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Israel's Yair Lapid: From TV anchor to PM hopeful

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Timeline: Israel's great survivor Benjamin Netanyahu

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China reports 20 new local virus cases in Guangdong

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Biden vows to push Putin at summit to protect human rights

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Immediate need to rally democracies together against Covid-19: Congressman Krishnamoorthi

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North Korea slams end to US guidelines limiting South Korea missile range

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ECOWAS suspends Mali after twin coups

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Netanyahu's 'kingmaker' rival Bennett agrees to join coalition to unseat him

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Boko Haram militants kill 8 in southeastern Niger, says defence ministry

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Pakistan economic crisis intensifies as China refuses to provide debt relief

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Why scientists are concerned about leaks at biolabs

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Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding Gaza Strip

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Nepal's Opposition alliance urges state organs not to support Oli govt's anti-constitutional activities

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Nepal's Opposition alliance on Sunday urged all state institutions not to support Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli government's "unconstitutional" and "anti-democratic" activities and expressed hope that the Supreme Court's verdict on the petitions against the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament will come in its favour, according to a media report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SDFvOO

UK could make Covid-19 jabs compulsory in healthcare, minister says

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Islamabad severs ties with Afghan NSA for terming Pakistan as 'brothel house'

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Police operation in France after reports of armed man on the run

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End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli politics

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Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh introduces two weeks of social distancing measures

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Brazilians stage more protests against Bolsonaro

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Dubai property booms as wealthy buyers escape lockdowns

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UK's Rishi Sunak says deal to be done on tax at G7, but tech must pay fair share

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UK PM Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony: Reports

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, the Sun and Mail on Sunday newspapers reported. A spokeswoman for Johnson's Downing Street office declined to comment on the reports. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34tVOQP

Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation

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Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on January 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them or at least engender some sympathy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wMbviv

Chinese vaccine to cost Bangladesh double of India's Oxford-AstraZeneca

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Russia reports 9,289 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths

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In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

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Russia reports 9,289 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths

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Chinese city locks down neighbourhood after virus upsurge

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The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home Saturday to be tested for the coronavirus following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities. Guangzhou, a business and industrial center of 15 million people north of Hong Hong, has reported 20 new infections over the past week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ux0mjY

Chinese Communist Party marks 100 years, claims credit for achieving Chinese dream

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Taking credit for delivering the modernity and prosperity which Chinese people have dreamed of for over a century, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 100th anniversary of the party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fVojME