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Researchers Build Dashboard To Highlight Impact of COVID-19
New Delhi: To highlight ground-level impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, research scholars from across institutions have set up India - COVID Assessment and Response Dashboard or I-CARD. The dashboard, which currently presents data of…
Cancel Exams, Demand Rajasthan Students
New Delhi: Students of colleges and universities across Rajasthan are demanding that their final-year exams be cancelled. They have been writing posts tagged with #promote_all_college_students on social media to pressure the Rajasthan…
Iran Releases US Navy Veteran, Trump Says “Thanks, Deal Possible”
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump voiced hope for progress with arch-rival Iran on Thursday after the clerical regime released a US Navy veteran and the United States freed two Iranians. Michael White, who had contracted the…
Case Filed Against Donald Trump Over Police Charge Outside White House
Washington, United States: US civil rights groups on Thursday filed a case suing President Donald Trump after security forces fired pepper balls and smoke bombs to clear peaceful demonstrators outside the White House. Law enforcement…
“Only Wrong Is To Say Nothing”: Meghan Pays Tribute To George Floyd
Los Angeles, United States: Meghan Markle has paid a moving tribute to George Floyd, the unarmed black man whose death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, as she reflected on her own memories of racism when growing up in Los…
2021 Toyota Hilux Pick-Up SUV Unveiled In Thailand
Toyota is updating some of its popular SUVs for model year 2021 and the Hilux pick-up is the latest to receive the updates after the Fortuner SUV. The updated 2021 Toyota Hilux facelift has been unveiled in Thailand and like the Fortuner,…
RCMP say gunman behind mass killing in Nova Scotia was ‘injustice collector’
HALIFAX — The gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia during a 13-hour rampage was described by police Thursday as an "injustice collector" whose grudges built up over time and eventually exploded in horrific violence. RCMP Supt. Darren…
New Canadian modelling shows COVID-19 waning but relaxing restrictions still risky
OTTAWA — Canada's top doctor says the country has been successful at slowing the spread of COVID-19 but warns that relaxing public health restrictions too quickly or too soon could lead to a rampant resurgence of the disease. Dr. Theresa…
Limit gun capacity to five bullets, victims group urges Trudeau government
OTTAWA — As the government prepares new gun-control legislation, a victims group says magazine capacity should be limited to five bullets for all firearms to reduce the damage a mass shooter can do. The current limits are five bullets for…
Women’s group angered by ‘intoxication’ ruling but concern called overblown
TORONTO — A court ruling allowing people accused of sexual assault or other violent crimes to argue they were so intoxicated they didn't know what they were doing has angered women's-rights activists but civil libertarians call the…