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Merkel likely to step down on December 8: German Cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down after her successor Olaf Scholz's election, preliminary scheduled for December 8, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday.
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Michael Carrick leaves Manchester United after 15-year career
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], December 3 (ANI): Michael Carrick on Friday brought down the curtain on a decade-and-a-half career at Manchester United, finishing on a high with a victory over Arsenal.
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US house passes legislation funding government through February 18 to avoi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) on Thursday that will fund the government through February 18 and avoid a government shutdown if their Senate counterparts pass the CR as well by Friday at midnight.
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Twitter shuts thousands of propaganda accounts in six countries, majority
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], December 2 (ANI): Twitter on Thursday said it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, the majority of which were from China.
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Dam Safety Bill to ensure security of those residing in downstream reaches
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday is significant as 92 per cent dams are constructed on interstate rivers and "there was a need to set an accountability considering the dam break incidents which not only claims i
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OECD cuts global economic outlook for 2021 amid coronavirus variant concer
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development revised its global growth forecast for 2021 down to 5.6 per cent over concerns about the impact of coronavirus mutations on the recovery.
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SC issues notice on plea against NGT order to shut restaurants in Nahargar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order which had directed the Rajasthan government to shut down all restaurants operating in the notified forest area of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary/Nahargarh F
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Shaun Tait resigns as Afghanistan fast bowling consultant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 1 (ANI): Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait on Wednesday announced that he is stepping down as the fast bowling consultant of the Afghanistan cricket team.
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Naxal violence down by 70 pc from all-time high in 2009: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The incidents of Naxal violence have come down by 70 per cent from the all-time high of 2,258 incidents in 2009 to 665 in 2020 across the country, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Tweens' screen time increased during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ohio [US], December 1 (ANI): According to a recent study, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, parental concerns about media use appeared to take a backseat as the health crisis forced parents to make accommodations for children who were spending more downtime at home and less time in socia
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Common hypertension drug doesn't slowdown progression of advanced Alzheime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], November 30 (ANI): According to new research by the University of Bristol the drug losartan, normally used to treat high blood pressure or hypertension does not effect in slowing down the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with the mild-to-moderate disease after
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Equity benchmark indices close in red; metal, energy drag Sensex down by 1
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 30 (ANI): The key equity indices had a volatile day on Tuesday as the benchmark index opened in the green but tanked to red by the end of the day.
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