International News: November 2021

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo Hits Back at Claim He Wants to Beat Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or Haul

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at a "disrespectful" claim that his only remaining ambition is to win the Ballon d'Or more times than Lionel Messi.

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How do you say ‘Omicron’?

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U.S. Removes Colombia’s FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List

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The State Department’s vaccine envoy is leaving after less than a year.

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Meadows Agrees to Cooperate in Capitol Attack Investigation

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Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Looks Very … Normal

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IPL 2022 Retention List: Kohli, Rohit, Dhoni retained ahead of IPL mega auction; Pandya, Rashid released

Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday retained their former captain Virat Kohli while Mumbai Indians predictably retained India's T20 captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IPL mega auction.

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Army receives Heron drones from Israel for deployment in Ladakh sector

The Indian Army's surveillance capabilities have received a major boost as Israel has delivered advanced Heron drones under the emergency procurement clause to keep an eye on the Chinese activities in the Ladakh sector. The development was earlier delayed due to Covid-19. "The advanced Heron drones have arrived in the country and are being deployed for surveillance operations in the eastern Ladakh sector," top government sources told news agency ANI.

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Omicron scare: Night curfew extended in 8 cities of Gujarat

The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended night curfew in 8 cities of the state, amid rising concern of the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron'. The extension has been made by 10 days till December 10, the officials said.

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India summons Pakistani envoy over model's photoshoot at Kartarpur Sahib

The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday summoned the Pakistani envoy and sought action against those involved in the model photoshoot of clothing apparel at the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan.

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Maharashtra: 40 Bangladeshi nationals arrested for illegal stay in Bhiwandi

At least 40 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Mumbai's Bhiwandi area on Tuesday, for residing illegally in India. DCP, Zone 2, Bhiwandi, Yogesh Chavan told reporters that the arrested men were working as laborers at various locations. "They didn't possess any valid documents for staying in India," he said.

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Rajshree Sancheti Bags Women's Air Rifle Gold at Shooting Nationals

Delhi's Rajshree Sancheti claimed the women's 10m air rifle gold at the 64th National Shooting Championship Competitions.

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India Need to Exploit Belgium's Vulnerability, Just Like Malaysia: Graham Reid

India's chief coach Graham Reid said the defending champions would like to take cue from Malaysia against Belgium in the quarters of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup.

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Asian Team Squash Tourney: Indian Men, Women Off to Winning Starts

Asian Squash Championship: The top-seeded Indian men's team won its first two matches while third-seeded women's team beat the Philippines without dropping a game.

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Dorsey’s Twitter Departure Hints at Tech Moguls’ Restlessness

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The Gator Finds a Place at the Tailgate

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Who is Alison Nathan, the judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case?

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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

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England announces 13 confirmed Omicron cases, and restrictions tighten.

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Maharashtra mandates 7-day institutional quarantine for international passengers from 'at risk' countries

As fresh guidelines will be effective for international passengers arriving in India in view of Omicron concern from December 1, the Maharashtra government has made it mandatory a 7-day institutional quarantine for passengers coming from 'at risk' countries.

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Captain Amarinder Singh to meet BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday, discussions likely on alliance

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will be meeting BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday (December 4). As per reports, the former chief minister may discuss alliance details with the saffron party for the Punjab Assembly Elections, to be held in early 2022.

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Monday, 29 November 2021

Panthers RB McCaffrey Out For The Season With Ankle Injury

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.

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Reaction To Death Of Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer At Masters

Reaction to the death of Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play at the Masters:

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Ghislaine Maxwell ‘exploited young girls’ and ‘served them up’ to Epstein, a prosecutor said.

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‘No red flags’ yet: South African scientists caution against panic over the new variant.

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Xiomara Castro lidera en Honduras con una promesa de cambio a pesar de sus vínculos al pasado

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Biden Urges Vaccinations Amid Omicron Variant Concerns

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De Blasio reminds New Yorkers to wear masks indoors.

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WATCH | 50 Lamborghinis show-up on Shimla roads, become 'eye-candy' event

Lamborghini India on Monday organised a 3-day community drive of 50 Lamborghini cars from Gurugram (Haryana) to Charabra in Himachal Pradesh.

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Delhi: Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital now dedicated facility to treat 'Omicron' variant

The Delhi Health Department has designated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital as the dedicated facility to treat patients testing positive for the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. The hospital has been asked to earmark wards for isolating and treating such patients. The department also said that no patient with the new variant will be denied admission to hospitals on any ground.

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Fire breaks out in Neb Sarai area of South Delhi

A massive fire broke out in several shanties in south Delhi's Neb Sarai area on Monday evening, officials said.

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PSG star Neymar to miss 6-8 weeks with ankle injury

Neymar will be out of the PSG squad after sustaining ligament damage to his left ankle.

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‘Looking for the Good War’ Says Our Nostalgia for World War II Has Done Real Harm

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Sweden Elects Its First Female Leader — for Second Time in a Week

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November Subscriber Digest

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Black Friday sales were up, but reflected the challenges facing retailers.

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In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet

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India takes early precautions as more nations report Omicron new 'variant of concern'

India has not reported any case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus yet but Centre, states are taking early precautions as cases with new mutations arise in other nations. From RT-PCR tests, isolation to genome sequencing, efforts are being ramped up across the country to keep Omicron variant at bay. The WHO said it is "not yet clear" if the newly-detected variant is more transmissible or causes more severe disease, but countries are taking act-first-question-later-approach to deal with the new variant.

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Parag Agrawal to replace Jack Dorsey: Who is the new Twitter CEO

Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. Parag Agrawal had joined the microblogging site in 2011 as an Ads Engineer and has served as CTO since 2017.

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Omicron Scare: Chandigarh man who returned from South Africa tests Covid positive

A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident, who had returned from South Africa a few days ago, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and his sample will now be sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing. One of his family members and a domestic help have also been found infected with the infection.

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Delhi airport says necessary arrangements will be ready on time as Omicron fear looms world

As worries mount over coronavirus infections caused by a new variant globally, the country's largest airport IGIA on Monday said all necessary arrangements will be ready on time keeping in mind the fresh guidelines and passenger convenience.

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Are current RT-PCR tests enough to detect Omicron variant?

Omicron, the newly-detected Covid variant which has stoked fears of vaccine resistance, is the most mutated version of the virus found so far. Health experts in India on Monday claimed that the currently available diagnostics measures may not make accurate detection of the Omicron Covid variant.

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Sunday, 28 November 2021

‘Daddy at Your Service:’ Candidates promise a new era, but are tied to the past.

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Hondurans seek a break from graft and despair in an election with repercussions for the United States.

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No. 21 Seton Hall Pulls Away To Beat Bethune-Cookman 84-70

Jared Rhoden scored 18 points, Alexis Yetna had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 21 Seton Hall pulled away in the second half for an 8470 win over BethuneCookman on Sunday.

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Washington Could Get Samuel Back Against Banged-up Seahawks

Curtis Samuel did not know much about groin injuries until this year, when the shifty receiver figured out its just about the worst thing that could throw him off his game.

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AP Top 25: Michigan Rises To No. 2; Oklahoma State Up To 5th

Michigan jumped to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma State joined the top five for the first time since 2015.

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‘Papi a la orden’: los candidatos prometen una nueva era, pero están atados al pasado

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Los hondureños buscan un alivio de la desesperación en unas elecciones con repercusiones para Estados Unidos

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Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41

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Elecciones presidenciales en Honduras: ¿qué está en juego hoy?

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Jennifer Nettles Had Sung ‘She Used to Be Mine.’ But Not While Crying.

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Winter Session to begin on stormy note as Govt to bring bill to repeal farm laws | 10 points

The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin on a stormy note on Monday (November 29), with the government ready to bring in a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill is slated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. Thousands of farmers have been protesting for the past one year to repeal the three legislations. The bill states that though "only a small group of farmers are protesting" against these legislations, the need of the hour is to take along everyone for inclusive growth. The ruling BJP and main opposition party Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present on the day. The session beginning Monday will conclude on December 23.

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'Mend your ways, Republic Day not far': Rakesh Tikait warns Centre over MSP law

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday warned the central government to mend its ways and bring a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

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Indian carpenter with severed thumb wrapped in bandage flies to Delhi from Dubai just in time

Unable to afford medical treatment in Dubai, a 34-year-old Indian carpenter flew into Delhi with a severed thumb wrapped in a bandage after 22 hours of the incident. A delay of two hours would have drastically reduced the chances of recovery.

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To check anti-terror preparedness, Delhi Police hold mock drill at mall | WATCH

The Delhi police on Sunday conducted a mock anti-terror drill at Select city mall to test the preparedness of the police for worse times.

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Tripura: Section 144 imposed in Khowai after 12 people including 3 cops injured in attack

Section 144 was imposed in the Teliamura area in Khowai district after a police vehicle in which TMC candidates and polling agents were returning home after election results were declared in Tripura on Sunday was attacked. The incident happened at Ompi Chowmuhani when the TMC candidates and polling agents were returning home under police protection.

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