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Hurricane Sally causes ‘historic flooding’ in Gulf Coast

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2020

PENSACOLA (FLORIDA) – In the Alabama-Florida coast, hurricane Sally left a trail of destruction in the form of uprooted trees, flooded streets and snapped power lines on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center has called it the “historic and catastrophic” flooding in that

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Study says carbon emissions trigger release of mercury into Yukon River from thawed permafrost

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2020

ANCHORAGE (US) – A study published on Wednesday in the Nature Communications journal has revealed that if carbon emissions go on at the present rate, mercury will leach from the thawing permafrost in the Yukon River and it will be dangerous to eat fish in a few decades. The present emission rates will cause enough […]

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COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed by US soon after authorisation

Ren Leen September 16, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – The US government on Wednesday said it will start distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine after one day of regulatory authorisation. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense on Wednesday released documents related to how they have planned the distribution that it would be sending […]

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Amazon to recruit 100,000 more workers

Editorial Bureau September 14, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers, and this is the fourth hiring announcement it has made for the United States this year. It said the positions are offered for full and part-time work in US and Canada. This includes roles at 100 new warehouse and operations sites […]

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Search for survivors continues as wildfires rage in US West

Editorial Bureau September 13, 2020

PORTLAND (US) – Crews were prepared to start search for the dead again on Sunday amid ruins left by raging wildfires in three western US states. Wildfires across Oregon, California and Washington have demolished thousands of homes and small towns, killing at least 26 people since early August. The director of Oregon’s office of emergency […]

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Washington concerned about Beijing’s detention of Hong Kong activists: Pompeo

Editorial Bureau September 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Washington is deeply concerned about the status of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who are detained in mainland China’s Guangdong province, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, adding that they have been denied access to lawyers and local authorities have not divulged on what grounds they have been held. In a statement, […]

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US expels 8,000 migrant children under new border norms: Court documents

Editorial Bureau September 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – The Donald Trump administration has expelled 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the border with Mexico since March 20 based on regulations that seek to curb the spread of the pandemic, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department on Friday. The administration brought in new border regulations on March 21 […]

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George Floyd death: Judge disqualifies four prosecutors from case for shoddy work

Editorial Bureau September 12, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (US) – A judge on Friday disqualified four prosecutors in the criminal case against four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd citing “sloppy” work. A special prosecutor pointed out that the defendants should face trial together as they had “acted together”. The hearing was conducted before Hennepin County

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Trump, Biden to pay respects to victims of 9/11 on 19th anniversary

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump and Democratic rival candidate Joe Biden will mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday as they separately visit the field in Pennsylvania where one of the hijacked aircraft crashed. Accompanied by his wife Jill, Biden will pay a visit to lower Manhattan in New York […]

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Trump envisions victory in election battleground Michigan

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

FREELAND (US) – US President Donald Trump predicted at a rally in Michigan on Thursday that he would win in Michigan. Thousands of people, most of whom were maskless supporters, who openly violated state guidelines aimed to curb the coronavirus. Trump told, “This is not the crowd of a person who comes in second place.” […]