Walmart plans to remove guns and ammunition from its sales floors in the US following unrest in Philadelphia this week, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Walmart will continue to sell the items to consumers who request them, but will pull them from displays. Guns and ammunition are sold at about half of US stores, primarily in […]
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On Thursday, The United States said it successfully tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The single-warhead missile was launched at 12:27 am (0727 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, travelling 6,700 kilometers (4,200 miles) over the Pacific Ocean before crashing into the sea near the Marshall Islands, the Air Force said […]
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On Thursday, Moderna says that it was preparing to launch the experimental vaccine and had already received $1.1 billion in deposits for supply. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company has signed deals with the US government and several other countries, and is in talks with a WHO-led group for supply of the vaccine, which is in large, […]
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On Thursday, Mumbai Indians became the first team to qualify for the IPL play-offs after Chennai Super Kings pulled off a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here. Mumbai Indians, who are on 16 points, are also on course to securing a top-two finish, which will give them two shots at reaching the final. KKR’s […]
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On Saturday, UN officials said that an international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country Honduras allowing it to enter into force after 90 days. “Today is a victory for humanity, and a promise of a safer future,” Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said […]
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Staff at a major London hospital trust have been told to be ready to receive the first batches of the vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc, The Sun newspaper reported on Monday. According to the Sun report hospital was told to prepare for the vaccine from the week commencing the 2 November.
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On Sunday, British soldiers boarded an oil tanker off England’s south coast and detained seven suspects, the defence ministry said, after the crew were forced to take shelter from stowaways who threatened them. The alert was raised for the welfare of the crew of the Nave Andromeda tanker around 1000 GMT after they were forced […]
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On Sunday, Spain declared a national state of emergency and a curfew for the entire country except the Canary Islands to curb a second wave of coronavirus cases. The new state of emergency will last until early May, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised speech. “The situation we are going through is extreme,” […]
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Kings XI Punjab beats Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets to stay alive in the Indian Premier League. Nicholas Pooran scored fifty on 27 balls and Glenn Maxwell and Chris Gayle gave the best performance as Kings XI Punjab completed a hat-trick of victories in the Indian Premier League by beating Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets […]
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Sri Lankan lawmakers approved amendments to the constitution that strengthened the powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and took away parliament’s role in making key appointments such as judges and the police chief. The new amendments were passed by parliament late on Thursday with a two-thirds majority after a raucous two-day debate. Rajapaksa, a former defence […]
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