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ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has announced the birth of its newest beluga whale.

An Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator's son courted controversy after a purported Instagram post by him stated that he got "respect and love" in the US and "disrespect and hate" in India. Shubham, son of BJP MLA Umesh Malik, is living in the United States for the past four years and studying at the Virginia University. After sharp reaction from the people, the Budhana constituency MLA has filed an FIR, claiming that post was made after his son's social media account was hacked and it was a conspiracy against him. Читать дальше...

Assam recorded its highest single-day spike of 156 cases on Monday, taking the total past the 500-mark, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With these fresh cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections has gone up to 548 in the state, of which 479 are active cases, Sarma said. "Alert ~ Nine new cases of #COVID19+ reported. Swabs for testing taken before people sent for quarantine. All from Barpeta," he tweeted. In a series of tweets earlier during the day, the minister... Читать дальше...

Ever since coronavirus woes first stifled Hollywood’s output, nearly all industry eyes have been locked on Endeavor. Over the last few months, the high-profile and once high-flying media conglomerate has seen its wings clipped in a particularly humiliating fashion. First came the PR nightmare of its scuttled IPO and subsequent credit downgrade, and the already […]

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A video circulated on social media on Monday showed a woman in Central Park falsely claiming that an “African-American man” threatened her life. The incident was said to occur between a man and a white woman over the Memorial Day weekend. Cell phone video shared on Twitter revealed a verbal confrontation as the woman was […]

EU must present united front to shield pandemic-hit banks: regulator Midwest Communication

Facing a summer with no baseball and no picnics, the makers of the original Coney Island red hot feared the worst. But even with an empty boardwalk, business is booming.

Lucas Moura has outlined his ambition to become a champion with Tottenham Hotspur before one day returning to his hometown club, Sao Paulo. Moura has been one of the players who has benefited most from Jose Mourinho’s arrival in North London, with the Brazilian being a near-permanent fixture in the starting XI. The 27-year-old found himself in and out of the team under Mauricio Pochettino and was left on the bench rather frequently despite putting in decent displays when called upon. However... Читать дальше...

Department of Defense employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic will have the option of taking up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave in addition to other paid leave entitlements. The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, allows civilians across the Defense Department to take the emergency […]

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1. WHO warns there could be a second peak, not a second wave  CNN
2. WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining  Reuters
3. WHO warns 'immediate second peak' of coronavirus threatens countries that reopen too soon  Boing Boing
4. Even before second wave, countries could face ‘second peak’, WHO warns  South China Morning Post
5. WHO warns of 'second peak' in countries  SBS
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THERE is no denying that Tiger Woods has his pulling game down to a tee. And he been back with a bang on the course, with the superstar ending an 11-year Major drought after claiming a fifth Green Jacket in the 2019 Masters. Off the green Tiger’s talents are equally as impressive — with the […]

Taking cognisance of the expected surge in Covid-19 cases due to influx of migrant workers in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is working to scale up testing facilities and capacities. Testing capacity - already increased to 1.4 lakh samples per day - is now being further raised to 2 lakh samples per day, the council said.

Leaving aside the fact there's no evidence lockdowns actually work, we can nonetheless look to past pandemics

In advance of Memorial Day Weekend, the mayor banned swimming at all city beaches and promised police would be ready to close them altogether if they got too crowded.

Passengers, masked and gloved, in hazmat suits, had to deal with glitches and sudden rule changes.

President Donald Trump honoured America's fallen service members on Monday as he commemorated Memorial Day in back-to-back appearances in the midst of the pandemic. Together we will vanquish the virus and America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights," Trump said during a ceremony at Baltimore's historic Fort McHenry. No obstacle, no challenge and no threat is a match for the sheer determination of the American people. Earlier, Trump silently honoured the nation's war dead at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery... Читать дальше...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and discussed the...