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Cyclone Nivar to make heavy landfall in Karaikal, Puducherry on November 25
It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours, it said. Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka are bracing for a cyclone, which is expected to hit its coastal cities on Wednesday. Heavy rain is likely in Chennai , Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Cuddalore districts from Tuesday, The Hindu reported. As the system intensifies, moderate rain would cover more areas and extremely heav... [Full Article...]
Government Expected To Announce That Households Can Mix Over Festive Period
Several households - potentially three - could be allowed to create a bubble temporarily between 24 and 28 December. Families will be able to celebrate Christmas together this year after Downing Street agreed proposals with the devolved nations to allow for a short relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. [Full Article...]
Trump administration exits Open Skies Treaty
The administration also pulled the United States out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russian Federation in August a year ago. The president "has never ceased to put America first by withdrawing us from outdated treaties and agreements that have benefited our adversaries at the expense of our national security", National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said in a statement... [Full Article...]
Trump campaign legal team distances itself from attorney who touted conspiracy theories
The team has sought to overturn election results in several states, including key battlegrounds Pennsylvania and MI, all of which voted for Democratic president-elect Joe Biden . Powell also ended with an accentuation of her new slogan relating to her "releasing the Kraken" of voter fraud. Powell's dismissal comes the day after a Pennsylvania judge threw out Trump's claims in the state in a sca... [Full Article...]
Biden inauguration will be scaled down amid COVID, aide says
President-elect Joe Biden will announce the first of his Cabinet appointments on Tuesday and is planning for a scaled-down inauguration due to the coronavirus pandemic, aides said on Sunday, as he lays the foundation for his new administration despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede. [Full Article...]
Israel PM 'flew to Saudi Arabia for secret talks with crown prince'
Netanyahu's office was not immediately available to comment on the reports. Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told CNBC that Saudi Arabia should be a part of any potential negotiations between the incoming United States administration and Iran on a new nuclear deal. [Full Article...]
Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings as storm hits Ontario, Quebec
The notice warned that between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow could fall between Sunday and Monday, potentially breaking a snowfall record for this date. "Due to the hard conditions - managing heavy snow, rain, freezing rain and fluctuating temperatures, we ask for resident patience as we make our way through our beats". [Full Article...]
Gov. Cuomo wins Emmy for ‘masterful’ coronavirus briefings during early pandemic
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were killed by the virus in the spring but according to Bruce L Paisner, the Academy's president and chief executive, Mr Cuomo is being honoured with the academy's Founders Award "in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world". [Full Article...]