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A Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter makes a water drop over a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. In Southern California, crews scrambled to douse several fires that popped up. The largest was a blaze in the foothills of Yucaipa east of Los Angeles that prompted evacuation orders for eastern portions of the city of 54,000 along with several mountain communities. (AP)World
Fire on all sides: Californians trapped by wildfire airlifted to...

The blaze was 0% contained on Sunday afternoon, while nearly 15,000 firefighters were battling some two dozen fires...

7 Sept 2020 11:06 AM IST

The move is to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available. (AFP)World
UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID-19 vaccines

UNICEF is world's largest single vaccine buyer, procuring over 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually on behalf of...

7 Sept 2020 10:34 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Britain left the now 27-nation EU on January 31, 2020, three-and-a-half years after the country narrowly voted to end more than four decades of membership.(via AFP)World
UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by October 15: Boris Johnson

The European Union, in turn, accuses Britain of failing to negotiate seriously

7 Sept 2020 9:59 AM IST

Protesters gather in Rochester, New York, on September 5, 2020, on the fourth night of protest following the release of video showing the death of Daniel Prude. - Prude, a 41-year-old African American who had mental health issues, died of asphyxiation after police arrested him on March 23, 2020, in Rochester. (AFP)World
Rochester mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude's death

Warren suspended the officers involved in Prude's death last week after his family released police video of him...

7 Sept 2020 9:20 AM IST

Police question a man as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on September 6, 2020 to protest against the governments decision to postpone the legislative council election due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the national security law. (AFP)World
Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election...

Police said they arrested 298 people, mainly for illegal gatherings, in a notice on their Facebook page

7 Sept 2020 8:42 AM IST

Examination of the mystery packages revealed at least 14 different kinds of seeds, including mint, mustard, rosemary, lavender, hibiscus and roses. (Representational Image)World
Amazon bans sales of foreign seeds in US after mystery packets

'Moving forward, we are only permitting the sale of seeds by sellers who are based in the US,' the e-commerce giant said...

6 Sept 2020 3:48 PM IST

Wuhan still restricts access to locations like the Huanan market, which was linked to the first identified cluster of infections in December. (AFP)World
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China's Wuhan touts...

Huanan seafood market, believed to be the origin of the virus, is sealed and a large team of security staff chases away...

6 Sept 2020 3:17 PM IST

Police officers stand at a cordon in Hurst Street in Birmingham after a number of people were stabbed in the city centre, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. British police say that multiple people have been injured in a series of stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham.(AP)World
Several stabbed in Birmingham, UK police declare 'major incident'

Footage aired on TV news channels showed large areas of the city centre cordoned off as officers wearing forensic suits...

6 Sept 2020 2:20 PM IST

\Your life, and not only just your life, your legs -- something that you need to move around and forward in life -- can be taken from you like this, man,\ Blake said, snapping his fingers. (Screengrab from the video released Saturday by Blakes lawyer Ben Crump)World
Blake says 'hurts to breathe' in video from hospital bed

Coming three months after the death of George Floyd, Blake's shooting has touched off a new round of demonstrations in...

6 Sept 2020 1:09 PM IST

Activist Tam Tak-chi walks with a black banner towards the Chinese Liaison office after an annual protest march on Chinas national day, in Hong Kong. - Tak-chi was arrested by Hong Kongs new national security police unit on September 6, 2020 for \uttering seditious words\, the latest detention of a high profile democracy supporter in the financial hub. (AFP)World
Hong Kong opposition activist arrested for 'seditious words' before...

The arrest of Tam Tak-chi came on the morning Hongkongers had been due to vote in a general election delayed because of...

6 Sept 2020 12:51 PM IST

A Texas boat parade in support of President Donald Trumps reelection campaign ran into trouble on Saturday, as multiple vessels took on water or sank. (Photo: Twitter/@mmpadellan)World
Vessels in distress, sink at pro-Trump boat parade in Texas

More than 2,500 people marked themselves on Facebook as having attended the parade, which officers said was two to three...

6 Sept 2020 12:25 PM IST

Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol, center left, opposition candidate Ilya Yashin, center right, candidate Ivan Zhdanov, right, and opposition candidate Alexei Minyalo walk during a protest in Moscow, Russia. They work with the organization of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital after suffering what German authorities say was a poisoning with a chemical nerve agent while traveling in Siberia on Aug. 20. (AP)World
German foreign minister threatens sanctions over Navalny poisoning

The Kremlin has denied responsibility for the attack and said that Germany is yet to share any findings with Moscow's...

6 Sept 2020 11:52 AM IST

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