JULY 23, 2021
To honour the spiritual and traditional teachers or gurus, as per Hindu customs, Guru Purnima is celebrated each year on the full moon day (Purnima) which falls in the Hindu month of Ashadha. This year, Guru Purnima will be celebrated on Saturday, July 24.
Guru Purnima is an auspicious festival for Buddhists, as it is popularly believed that...
JULY 23, 2021
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - At a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on July 9, Niti Aayog member of health V K Paul has told the Delhi government to remain watchful as the next three months are important and unlocking activities can lead to an increase...
JULY 21, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Cincinnati. Reuters/JONATHAN ERNST
CINCINNATI, OHIO - President Joe Biden pleaded with skeptical Americans on Wednesday to get vaccinated, as rising COVID-19 cases threaten to undermine progress against the pandemic and slow the country's economic rebound.
"Look, it's real simple. We have a pandemic for those who haven't gotten a vaccination. It's that basic,...
JULY 21, 2021
Minority Leader Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) arrives for a press conference after the weekly policy luncheon on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. - Greg Nash
Republicans on Wednesday blocked the Senate from debating a bipartisan infrastructure proposal as negotiators say they are near finalizing their agreement.
The 49-51 vote fell short of the 60 needed to advance what is...
JULY 21, 2021
The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 doesn’t pose an immediate risk to the strength of the U.S. economic recovery, with analysts expecting a robust expansion to continue in the second half of the year.
Many economists are maintaining forecasts for solid economic growth due to expectations of steady hiring and continued spending, driven by accumulated savings and...
JULY 21, 2021
Paul Hodgkins holds a Trump flag and stands in the well of the U.S. Senate floor during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. - U.S. Capitol Police via AP
A federal judge has handed down the first felony sentence in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, sending a Tampa man to prison for eight months for obstructing...
JULY 20, 2021
The rebound in Covid-19 infections in several countries due to the new Delta variant , has the world on alert. Such concern was manifested this Monday in the global economy , when the main stock exchanges of the world registered notable falls , even higher than 2% ."Stock markets start the week with negative movements where investors...
JULY 20, 2021
Photograph: Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. - Rex/Shutterstock
The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83% of all sequenced cases in the US, a top federal health official said on Tuesday.
“This is a dramatic increase, up from 50% the week of 4 July,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the...
JULY 20, 2021
Trader Aaron Ford works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 19, 2021. Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that faster-spreading variants of the virus may upend the economy's strong recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Stocks rallied Tuesday, rebounding from a miserable trading session...
JULY 20, 2021
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos and three passengers reached the edge of space and safely returned Tuesday morning after a flight of just over 10 minutes the billionaire businessman hopes will kickstart an expansive new era for human space travel.
Mr. Bezos and his fellow passengers were launched at 9:12 a.m. ET to the edge of space...
