International News: July 2021

Saturday, 31 July 2021

Rangers Renew New Enforcer Ryan Reaves' Contract Through '23

Ryan Reaves agreed to terms with the New York Rangers on an extension Saturday, a deal that puts the team's new enforcer under contract through the 2022-23 season.

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Raiders Place Emphasis On Fixing Dismal Red Zone Offense

For a team that prides itself on the offensive side of the ball, the Las Vegas Raiders' lack of production inside the red zone has coach Jon Gruden seeing, well, red.

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Wilson Bounces Back, Sparkles In His 2nd Jets Camp Practice

Now, that was more like it.

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Troy Being Troy: Polamalu Carves Singular Path To Hall

The Pittsburgh Steelers, like most NFL teams, enter the draft with a group of players they'd like to find a way to land with their first pick.

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Browns Owners Realistic About Team's Chances

After so many miserable seasons, including a winless one four years ago, numerous coaching mistakes, frontoffice flubs and busted draft picks, Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam finally have a legitimate team.

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Rugby-Dominant Second Half Sees Boks Beat Lions To Level Series

South Africa’s backs Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am scored second half tries as the Springboks beat the British & Irish Lions 279 to win Saturday’s second test at the Cape Town Stadium and level the series.

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Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns

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‘It’s Nowhere Near Over’: A Beach Town’s Gust of Freedom, Then a U-turn

By BY ELLEN BARRY AND BETH TREFFEISEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WHBc75

San Marino becomes the smallest country to win an Olympic medal.

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North, central India to receive intense rainfall over next four days: IMD

The Parts of north and central India will witness intense rainfall activity over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Due to a well-marked low-pressure area and a monsoon trough, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over east Madhya Pradesh on July 31-August 1 and over Chhattisgarh and east Uttar Pradesh on July 31.

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Delhi-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will pass through Gurugram

The proposed Delhi-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will pass through Gurugram, for which a detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared.

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Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train update: NHSRCL casts first full height pier for high speed rail network

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Saturday said it has cast the first full height pier on the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, popularly known as the Bullet Train project.

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Motor Racing-Verstappen Frustration Boils Over As Hamilton Takes Pole In Hungary

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen said he would race in a manner that was "hard but fair" against Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix following their opening lap collision at Silverstone earlier this month.

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How to Put a Stop to Russia’s New Form of Organized Crime

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How Strong Is Trump’s Grip on the G.O.P.?

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¿El escritor de ‘El código Da Vinci’ tiene un secreto?

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Here’s what happened on Saturday at the Tokyo Games.

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LAC standoff: India presses for early disengagement in Hot Springs, Gogra friction points

India on Saturday pressed for an early disengagement of troops and weapons in Hot Springs, Gogra, and other remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh during the 12th round of military talks with China that lasted for around nine hours, sources in the security establishment said.

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Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus

Maharashtra on Saturday reported the first case of Zika virus infection. The case has been reported from the Pune district, a health department statement said. The woman patient has recovered completely, it said.

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Early Covid symptoms differ among age groups: Study

The symptoms for early Covid-19 infection may differ among age groups and between men and women, new research published in The Lancet Digital Health, suggests. These differences are most notable between younger age groups (16-59 years) compared to older age groups (60-80 years and over) and men have different symptoms compared to women in the early stages of Covid-19 infection.

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Noida International Airport land handed over to private developer, construction to begin soon

In a stepping stone for the development of Noida International Airport, a pact was signed between the Uttar Pradesh government's joint venture company and Swiss developer Zurich International Airport AG's special purpose vehicle on Saturday for handing over of the 1,334 hectare land at the project site in Jewar.

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Amarinder Singh rules out immediate cabinet reshuffle, says his govt fulfilled over 90% poll promises

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ruled out the possibility of an immediate cabinet reshuffle and said his government has already implemented several steps from the 18-point agenda given by the Congress high command. Singh also said his government had fulfilled 93 percent of the party's promises made in the election manifesto.

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BOLD: 1000 saplings planted under project 'Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought' in Jaisalmer

A unique scientific exercise serving the combined national objectives of reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support has been initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

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Friday, 30 July 2021

From ‘Call My Agent!’ to Hollywood Career

By BY NICOLE SPERLING from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2V0rFHQ

Biden’s Renewed Drive Against Covid

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In BMX racing, danger is never far from the lead.

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Lakers’ Russell Westbrook Deal Shifts Power Back to Los Angeles

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As patients stream into a Covid I.C.U. in Florida, hopes fade.

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Guggenheim Museum Curators Move to Join a Union

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Can PV Sindhu overcome 'tricky' Tai Tzu Ying in semis to reach second consecutive Olympic final?

Two months before landing in Tokyo for her second Olympic campaign, PV Sindhu was asked in a television interview who her toughest opponent would be in the absence of injured Carolina Marin at the impending Olympics. She picked three names, she trails against two in the head-to-head tie, but described only one, the one that she plays against on Friday at the Musashino Forest Plaza. Sindhu had described second-seeded Tai Tzu Ying, her semifinal opponent, as a "tricky player" in an interview with NDTV back in June.

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European banks would survive a worst-case-scenario downturn, a stress test finds.

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What Should I Do With My White Privilege at Work?

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Devastation Grips California as Dixie Fire Burns

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New in Paperback: ‘Antkind’ and ‘Looking for Miss America’

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The U.S. authorities are seeking documents from a troubled Covid vaccine manufacturer

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Mexican softball players apologize for tossing team gear.

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This Vegetarian Menu Brings Home the Best of the Market

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‘The Jetpack Guy Is Back’: Los Angeles Sighting Draws an Inquiry, Again

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Treasury must turn over Trump’s taxes to Congress, the Justice Dept. says.

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Poetry and Politics, HIPAA and Other Letters to the Editor

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New York City Awards $3 Million for Latino and Puerto Rican Theater

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Wonking Out: Keynesian Republicans, Supply-Side Democrats?

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Repression, Obsession, Murder

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Ben Stokes takes an 'indefinite break from all cricket', to miss India Test series

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has opted out of the impending five-match Test series against India starting August 4 and has taken an indefinite break from international cricket with immediate effect.

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Karnataka CM Bommai hints at cabinet expansion next week after meeting PM Modi

Basavaraj Bommai, after being appointed as Karnataka Chief Minister, made his first visit to Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP top leadership on Friday. Chief minister Bommai after meeting BJP's senior leaders hinted that the state cabinet expansion could happen likely by next week. He also spoke on issues related to floods, Covid situation in the state.

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UP Board Class 10, 12 Results 2021 to be declared tomorrow. Check details

UP Board 12th, 10th results 2021: The Uttar Pradesh Board is all set to declare UP Board Class 10, 12 results 2021 on July 31 (tomorrow). Candidates can check their results online through the official websites — upmsp.edu.in, upresults.nic.in.

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Thursday, 29 July 2021

CDSCO expert panel recommends nod to study on mixing doses of Covaxin, Covishield

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Thursday recommended granting permission to the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore for conducting a clinical trial of mixing of two COVID-19 vaccines -- Covaxin and Covishield -- official sources said.

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Using plastic waste, India constructed 703 km of highways

So far 703 km of National Highways have been constructed with the use of waste plastic in "wearing coat of flexible pavement", the Parliament was told on Thursday.

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Vaccines prevent 22mn infections, 60,000 deaths in UK: Report

Infections prevented by COVID-19 vaccines in the UK has risen to 22 million as the number of deaths prevented as a result of vaccinations rises to 60,000, the latest official data released here on Thursday said.

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ITI Berhampur celebrates International Tiger Day, installs tiger sculptures made out of scrap iron

In order to promote awareness and expansion of wild tiger habitat around the world, ITI Berhampur celebrated International Tiger Day by installing tiger sculptures made out of scrap iron, wrapped with artificial grass with a new skill on wrapping.

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