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    Fire burns in the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020. A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last months massive explosion that killed and injured thousands of people. (AP)World
    Large fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast

    The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, sending a huge column of smoke above the city

    10 Sept 2020 5:00 PM IST

    Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the parking lot outside the United Auto Workers Region 1 offices on September 09, 2020 in Warren, Michigan.(AFP)World
    Russian hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm

    US intelligence agencies have raised alarms about possible efforts by foreign governments to interfere in the November...

    10 Sept 2020 4:50 PM IST

    While it is understandable that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter remove content that incites or promotes violence, they are not currently archiving this material in a manner that is accessible for investigators and researchers to help hold perpetrators to account , HRW said.Technology
    Not enough to remove hate speech, social networks must archive...

    Online posts could also help document atrocities and abuses such as chemical weapons attacks in Syria and police abuse...

    10 Sept 2020 4:22 PM IST

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AFP)World
    Navalny's condition improving, police guard stepped up

    The Kremlin critic is being treated in Berlin's Charite hospital after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last...

    10 Sept 2020 3:15 PM IST

    Reliance Retail runs more than 10,000 stores selling apparel, groceries and electronics across India. (AFP Photo)Business
    Amazon may buy 40% stake In Reliance Retail for $20 billion

    Amazon has held talks about investing in Reliance Retail and expressed interest in negotiating deals but has made no...

    10 Sept 2020 3:10 PM IST

    A medic collects a swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test at Civil Hospital, in Amritsar, Wednesday. (PTI)India
    Centre tells states, UTs to retest all symptomatic negative cases of...

    The Union ministry stated that such symptomatic negative cases could remain RT-PCT untested and spread the disease among...

    10 Sept 2020 2:17 PM IST

    Rafale aircraft being accorded water salute during its induction ceremony, in Ambala, Thursday.India
    Five Rafale jets inducted into Indian Air Force in glittering ceremony...

    A traditional 'sarva dharma puja', a ceremonial 'water cannon salute' to the Rafale jets marked the induction

    10 Sept 2020 1:20 PM IST

    Actor Rhea Chakraborty was taken to Mumbais Byculla Womens Prison as she was arrested by NCB. (ANI Photo)India
    Rhea Chakraborty moved to Mumbai's Byculla jail, bail hearing today

    Rhea's lawyer also claimed that she has not committed any crime whatsoever and has been falsely implicated in the case

    10 Sept 2020 12:42 PM IST

    The parliament of India buildingIndia
    Ahead of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman poll, BJP issues whip to MPs to...

    JD(U)'s Harivansh, who was holding the post till his term ended in April, has filed his nomination as the NDA candidate

    10 Sept 2020 12:41 PM IST

    A man looks at his phone as he sits in front of a mural of a koala in Melbourne on September 10, 2020. - A dispute over protection measures for Australias endangered koalas threatened September 10 to topple the government of the countrys biggest state. (AFP)World
    Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state

    The uniquely Australian political stoush comes months after unprecedented bushfires destroyed vast swathes of koala...

    10 Sept 2020 12:24 PM IST

    \I still like playing it down, because I dont want to create a panic,\ Trump said in the conversation with Woodward, which was recorded. (AP)World
    Latest Woodward book says Trump downplayed COVID seriousness

    'I wanted to always play it down,' Trump said in an interview with Woodward, according to a CNN preview of the book...

    10 Sept 2020 12:04 PM IST

    External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is greeted by the ambassador and senior officers from Russian Foreign Ministry, on his arrival in Moscow. PTI photoIndia
    Good ties are key to peace: Jaishankar to tell Chinese counterpart

    This comes even as reports from Beijing cited the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying there would be a RIC foreign...

    10 Sept 2020 11:59 AM IST

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