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Biden says science will be top priority of his administration
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Delaware [US], January 17 (ANI): Reiterating science will be the top priority under the new administration, US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) nominated geneticist Eric Lander to be the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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PM Modi will flag off 8 trains today to boost connectivity to Statue of Un
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Aiming to facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya today via video conferencing.
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China's Heilongjiang reports 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 asymptomatic infections on Saturday, local health authorities said Sunday.
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Ahead of Biden's inauguration, man held at DC checkpoint with 500 rounds o
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington, DC, [US], January 17 (ANI): Amid heightened security ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's oath-taking ceremony, a man from Virginia has been arrested at the inauguration checkpoint in Washington, DC, for carrying "unauthorised" inauguration credential and an unregistered handg
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Dutch govt resigns over child welfare fraud scandal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 17 (ANI): The Dutch government has submitted its resignation, accepting the responsibility for a scandal wherein thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud.
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Actor Dave Bautista offers reward of USD 20,000 to find person who etched
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Dave Bautista has offered a reward of USD 20,000 for information on the person who wrote 'TRUMP' on the back of a manatee, a marine mammal also known as sea cows.
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Bird flu: 983 more birds die in Maharashtra, state death toll soars to 5,1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Amidst a bird flu scare in some parts of the country, Maharashtra on Saturday reported deaths of 983 birds, taking the cumulative toll to 5,151 in the state.
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Biden to sign 'roughly dozen' executive orders on Inauguration Day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): On his first day of office, US President-elect Joe Biden will be signing several executive orders, including rejoining the Paris climate accord, extending pandemic-related limits on evictions and ending the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries.
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Ecuador hits new daily record of 3,942 cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered a record 3,942 daily cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 230,808, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.
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Himachal's COVID-19 tally reaches 56,873, active count at 755
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Shimla(Himachal Pradesh)[India], January 17 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh on Saturday registered 71 new COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative count to 56,873, as per the State Health Department.
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Jharkhand logs 119 new COVID-19 cases, 158 recoveries
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 17 (ANI): Jharkhand on Saturday reported 119 new COVID-19 cases and 158 recoveries, according to the State Health Department.
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Imran Khan a 'criminal': Nawaz Sharif questions Election Commission's negl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): Hitting out at Prime Minister Imran Khan for shifting the blame on the agents managing two US companies registered on his orders in the PTI foreign funding case, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif called the former "a criminal" and questioned why the Election
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