NOVEMBER 27, 2020
NEW DELHI: India’s economy contracted for the second successive quarter but the pace of decline narrowed sharply in the three month period ending September as the farm sector held strong while manufacturing returned to the positive zone. However, the crucial services segments fell for the second quarter in a row.
Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO)...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Lame-duck President Donald Trump on Friday lost his campaign's latest legal fight to undo his narrow loss to Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected the campaign's battle to block certification of Pennsylvania's election results based on its unsupported claims that the election system is fraudulent and ballots were processed improperly.
The decision affirmed...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington. - Reuters/HANNAH MCKAY
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, kicking off what is expected to be a string of pardons during the final weeks of the Trump administration.
Trump has granted clemency to supporters before,...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Russia’s experimental Sputnik vaccine being administered to a health worker last month. - Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters
In a 1988 essay on pandemics Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and president of The Rockefeller University, reminded the medical community that when it comes to infectious disease, the laws of Darwin are as important as the vaccines of Pasteur.
As medicine battles bacteria...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
President Donald Trump. - Getty
President Donald Trump snapped at a White House reporter on Thursday and called him a "lightweight" after the reporter asked if Trump would concede to President-elect Joe Biden.
"Don't talk to me that way. You're just a lightweight. Don't talk to me that — I'm the president of the...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Wilton Gregory, seen celebrating Easter mass in Washington, says his elevation to cardinal is "a sign of the importance of and respect for the African-American community" Eva HAMBACH
Wilton Gregory is about to make history: the first African-American to be picked as cardinal is handing out interviews like a Hollywood star and the Catholic world can't get enough.
The...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
The number of current COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the U.S. surpassed 90,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
The U.S. reached the grim milestone on Thursday as the nation celebrated Thanksgiving, and health experts expect the holiday gatherings to cause a massive uptick in new cases and hospitalizations.
The country currently has 90,481 people hospitalized for...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Mumbai, INDIA: Faqir Chand C Kohli, considered as the father of Indian IT industry, has passed away on Thursday. Kohli, the founding chief executive of sector leader TCS, was 96.
In a statement, TCS said it mourns the death of Kohli, who died this afternoon, and added that it was JRD Tata's insistence that had got the young...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak arrive for a Cabinet meeting, in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Most of England will be banned from household mixing and visiting pubs and restaurants with friends under the UK government's toughened up 3-tier system.
It comes as England...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Black Friday is right around the corner, and most retailers have officially kicked off their massive promotions. Now is a great time to pick up a smartphone at a greatly reduced price, with generous discounts, trade-in offers and buy-one-get-one-free deals for the hottest phones on the market.
Here are the best Black Friday discounts currently available...
