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GOP senators support more money for airlines to pay workers

A group of 16 Republican senators has endorsed giving more money to airlines to avoid layoffs right before the November election, giving a boost to a lobbying effort by airlines and their unions.The GOP senators did not specify an amount, but a proposal by several airline unions would give the…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

VR

Yuvraj Singh’s Split Image Comparison Prompts Harbhajan Singh To Post Funny Comment

Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh don't shy away from pulling each other's legs on social media.© AFP Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh's camaraderie on and off the field is often regarded as a golden standard of a relationship among professional cricketers. However, the duo has not shared the dressing room…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Ukraine

Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick says he’ll flag election meddling

President Donald Trumps nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says he will not meet Americans with overtly partisan political agendas if he is confirmed to the post and will report any attempt to interfere in Novembers election. Associated Press Last Updated: August 6, 2020, 12:28 AM IST…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Nuclear Weapons

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack’s 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more to ban nuclear weapons.An upsurge of coronavirus cases in Japan…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Hiroshima

‘…Unite With Spirit of Hiroshima’: Survivors Mark 75th Anniversary of World’s 1st Atomic Attack

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1945, file photo, an unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, western Japan. The Aug. 6, 1945, bombing was the world’s first nuclear attack. An estimated 140,000 people, including those with radiation-related injuries and illnesses, died…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Hiroshima

Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing

Bells tolled in Hiroshima for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats. Though thousands usually pack the Peace Park in the centre of the Japanese…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Barack Obama

Barack Obama Endorses Indian-origin Democratic Senatorial Candidate Sara Gideon in Maine

File photo of former US President Barack Obama. Gideon, 48, is currently the Speaker of the Maine State Assembly, and is giving a tough fight to Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. PTI Washington Last Updated: August 6, 2020, 11:13 AM IST Share this: Former US president Barack Obama has endorsed…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Brasilia

Brazil’s court rules government must protect tribes from coronavirus

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro’s government must adopt measures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus to the country’s vulnerable indigenous communities. A majority of the justices voted to give the government 30 days to draw up a plan to reduce the…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

Pope Francis

In big shift, Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body

Pope Francis has appointed six women, including the former treasurer for Britain's Prince Charles, to the council that oversees Vatican finances, naming them in one fell swoop to some of the most senior roles. Reuters Last Updated: August 6, 2020, 10:31 PM IST Share this: VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

World War 2

New exhibition explores role of Soviet Union in Second World War

In the lead-up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a temporary exhibition about the Soviet Union’s role in the defeat of Nazi Germany has gone on display at the Australian War Memorial.Shared Victory explores the often overlooked alliance between the Soviet Union and the…

bubmagAugust 6, 2020

GOP senators support more money for airlines to pay workers

Yuvraj Singh’s Split Image Comparison Prompts Harbhajan Singh To Post Funny Comment

Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick says he’ll flag election meddling

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack

‘…Unite With Spirit of Hiroshima’: Survivors Mark 75th Anniversary of World’s 1st Atomic Attack

Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing

Barack Obama Endorses Indian-origin Democratic Senatorial Candidate Sara Gideon in Maine

Brazil’s court rules government must protect tribes from coronavirus

In big shift, Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body

New exhibition explores role of Soviet Union in Second World War

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