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‘Do You Really Feel Safe Under Trump?’ Biden Says 'Toxic' US President Fanning Unrest

With Trump exalting in the shift of debate from his widely panned handling of the coronavirus pandemic to his favored theme of crime, Biden risks losing the momentum that has put him ahead in the polls for the November 3 vote. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34SkpQS via Click here

#MeToo in Iran: Women Break Their Long Silence to Raise Awareness about Sexual Violence

At least 20 women have come forward with accusations of having had their drinks spiked in the case that sparked Iran's #MeToo movement. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hPqwsO via Click here

U.S. Increases Support For Taiwan, Says To Counter Rising China Pressure

The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YSM9Rp via Click here

Largest Faction Of Japan's Ruling Party Backs Suga To Replace Abe As PM - NHK

Japan's top government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, has won the backing of the largest faction of the ruling party to become its next leader, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, making him a strong frontrunner to become the next premier. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32LHUs3 via Click here

New Jersey And California Allow Indoor Dining To Resume, With Limits

New Jersey and California on Monday took a big step toward letting businesses resume their prepandemic lives, by allowing restaurants to begin limited indoor dining, as coronavirus cases abated nationwide even as some new hotspots emerged. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YPI28C via Click here

‘Will Tell My Grandkids About it…’: In Mexico, People Opting for Free 'Covid-19 Survivor' Tattoos

Mexico has registered more than 64,000 deaths from the coronavirus -- one of the world's highest tolls. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YQfITN via Click here

Largest Faction Of Japan's Ruling Party Backs Suga In Leadership Race - NHK

The largest faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has backed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to become the party's leader, giving him overwhelming support among its top brass to become the next prime minister, broadcaster NHK reported. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EzL4Hn via Click here

People Who Eat a Lot of Junk Food More Likely to Exhibit Change in Chromosomes Linked to Ageing: Study

Scientists wanted to explore a suspected connection between the regular consumption of highly processed junk food and shrinking telomeres. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32HH7Z8 via Click here

Hong Kong Begins Mass-testing For Virus Amid Public Doubts

Hong Kong began a voluntary masstesting program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YT1QYS via Click here

Trump Pushes To Keep Tax Returns From NY Prosecutor, Eyes Possible Supreme Court Appeal

President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal appeals court not to let Manhattan's top prosecutor have his tax returns, saying "the deck was clearly stacked against" him, and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene if necessary. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32DDQtM via Click here

'He Stokes Violence in Our Cities': Biden Launches Blistering Attack on Trump over Handling of Protests

Trump and his campaign team meanwhile believe that the more the national discourse is about anything other than the virus, the better it is for the president. They have seized upon the recent unrest in Portland and Kenosha, Wisconsin, leaning hard into a defense of law and order while suggesting that Biden is powerless to stop extremists. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gI6wHb via Click here

US Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Killing Sister's Black Muslim Boyfriend

The shooting created tension in Portland's Muslim community. Some called it a hate crime by a white man against a Black Muslim man. The confrontation happened when the 22-year-old Muse, who was dating Cardilli's 17-year-old sister, refused to leave the Portland home at the request of her parents, witnesses testified. Pandemonium broke out, and Cardilli retrieved a handgun from his room. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3lEf9WH via Click here

'Recipe for Disaster': WHO Chief Warns against Reopening Too Quickly Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Tedros cited four key points that countries, communities and individuals should focus on: preventing & amplifying events; as the virus thrives on clusters; protecting vulnerable groups; people taking steps individually to protect themselves; and finding, isolating, testing and caring for cases, while tracing and quarantining their contacts. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34OZqy2 via Click here

Planes, Pizza And Cher: Biden Resumes Campaign Travel

Joe Biden opened the first week of the generalelection campaign with a morning flight to a mustwin battleground state where he delivered a blistering speech against his rival, President Donald Trump. He dropped off pizzas at a local firehouse, took photos with firstresponders and swung by a private fundraiser headlined by Cher before catching a return flight home. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2QHDGMA via Click here

Trump Goes Mostly Dark In TV Advertising Fight With Biden

President Donald Trump has pulled most of his advertising from TV over the past week, ceding the airwaves to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who is currently outspending him by more than 10to1, advertising data shows. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YRNgB0 via Click here

Strong Typhoon Sweeping Over Japan's Southernmost Islands

A powerful typhoon was blowing over Japan's southernmost islands early Tuesday on course for Japan's main southern island and later the Korean Peninsula. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EJPBXx via Click here

Mexico City's 2nd Oldest Church Burns Amid Homeless Takeover

Authorities promised Monday to erect a barricade around Mexico Citys second oldest church after a weekend fire damaged the tower, choir, an organ and stained glass. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EUz4jb via Click here

US Wildlife Officials Aim To Remove Wolf Protections In 2020

The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31L5zJW via Click here

Visitation To Begin Again At Federal Prisons In October

The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin allowing inmates to have visitors again in October, almost seven months after visits were suspended at the 122 federal prisons across the U.S., according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EHRELS via Click here

Argentina Says It Reaches Deal To Avoid Debt Default

Argentina said Monday that private creditors have massively accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid another default and messy legal battle in international courts. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31M3LAh via Click here

Guilty Plea In Hawaii Woman's Lobbying Of Trump Officials

An American consultant pleaded guilty Monday in an illicit lobbying effort to get the Trump administration to drop an investigation into the multibilliondollar looting of a Malaysian state investment fund, and to arrange for the return of a Chinese dissident living in the U.S. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3bdP9fZ via Click here

Guinea President To Seek 3rd Term Despite Opposition

Guinean President Alpha Conde's party announced on state television late Monday that he will seek another term in office, becoming the second West African leader this month to say term limits don't apply when there is a new constitution in place. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34MrfqZ via Click here

Pilots, Crew Bail Out Of Navy Plane Before Crash In Virginia

The U.S. Navy said one of its aircraft crashed Monday afternoon on Virginia's Eastern Shore, but the two pilots and two crew members onboard were able to safely bail out. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YTzL3H via Click here

‘Racist sh*t? It's a Fictional Story’: French Magazine Sparks Outrage Over Portrayal of Black Politician as Slave

The story contains illustrations showing the left-wing member of the National Assembly with chains around her neck. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gI0dn0 via Click here

Japan's PM Candidate Kishida Cautious About Cutting Sales Tax

Fumio Kishida, a senior Japanese ruling party official seen as among candidates to become next prime minister, on Monday voiced caution over the idea of cutting the sales tax rate to help the economy weather the hit from the coronavirus pandemic. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32ymFcU via Click here

Australia Reports Record One-day Rise In COVID-19 Deaths

Australia reported a record daily rise in COVID19 deaths on Monday, although the number of new infections in the country's virus epicentre fell to a near twomonth low. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YMRtG3 via Click here

China Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases On Aug 30 Vs 9 A Day Earlier

China reported 17 new COVID19 cases on Aug. 30, up from 9 reported a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Monday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gPzhSo via Click here

Portland Mayor Urges Restraint, Renunciation Of Violence After Fatal Shooting

Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protestrelated violence that has convulsed the city for three months, citing social media posts vowing revenge for a fatal shooting amid weekend street clashes between supporters of President Donald Trump and counterdemonstrators. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gPzghi via Click here

Montenegro's Ruling DPS Narrowly Ahead Of Opposition In Vote, Pollster Forecasts

The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegro's proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday, pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jGrrML via Click here

Colombia Coronavirus Cases Pass 600,000, Deaths Close To 19,400

Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 600,000 on Sunday as deaths from the virus approach 19,400, ahead of the end to more than five months of lockdown. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31HKUXd via Click here

French Woman Arrested for Naked Video in Rishikesh Apologises, Says Shoot Meant for Sexual Abuse Awareness

Police on Saturday said the 27-year-old -- identified as Marie-Helene -- faced charges under the internet laws after posting footage of herself on the Lakshman Jhula. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gIWNQX via Click here

Biden Condemns Portland Violence, Says Trump 'recklessly Encouraging' It

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called violence at protests in Portland, Oregon, unacceptable and challenged President Donald Trump to stop "recklessly encouraging" it, after one person was killed during clashes between rival groups. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32LuZqa via Click here

Covid-Hit Singapore's Mustafa Centre to Send Back Foreign Workers

The company will also stop paying employees who have not been called to work a "sustenance allowance" - believed to be SGD300 per month - and it urged this group of staff to take on a second job to earn an income. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hJthf4 via Click here

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 6 Million As Midwest, Schools Face Outbreaks

U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 6 million on Sunday as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32DTXaS via Click here

US Nears 6 Million Covid-19 Cases, Death Toll Crosses 1,83,000

Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hHcSb6 via Click here

France Calls On Belarus To Reverse Measures Against Journalists

French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian condemned on Sunday what he called "arbitrary measures" taken by the Belarusian authorities against journalists, saying they violate press freedom. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2GdEs1J via Click here

Jordan Reports Its Highest Daily Tally Of COVID-19 Cases

Jordan reported 73 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday, its highest daily tally since the start of the outbreak, the health ministry said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Z5B0Np via Click here

Lebanese Ambassador Adib Poised To Be Designated PM

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ltEdzT via Click here

Saudi-led Coalition Destroys Explosive-laden Drone, Boat Launched By Yemen's Houthis - SPA

The Saudiled coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosiveladen drone at Saudi Arabia's Abha international airport and a remotely controlled explosiveladen boat in the south of the Red Sea both launched by Iranaligned Houthis on Sunday, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32yjBgU via Click here

Trump Intel Chief Defends Briefings Ban, Democrats Raise Subpoena Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump's intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security, while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YOrNsw via Click here

Police Break Up Forest Rave In England Amid COVID-19 Clampdown

Police broke up an overnight illegal rave in a forest in eastern England on Sunday, days after the British government introduced tougher measures to target "serious breaches" of COVID19 restrictions, including 10,000pound ($13,000) fines. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EwjNpf via Click here

Rockets Fall Near Baghdad Airport, No Casualties

Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said, the third such attack on sensitive sites in the capital this week. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34OPyVg via Click here

U.S. CDC Reports Coronavirus Deaths Increase By 1,006 To 182,149

The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 1,006 to 182,149 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday, reporting a total of 5,934,824 cases, an increase of 44,292 from its previous count. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YOvrCR via Click here

ASI Killed in J&K Encounter Served SOG for 18 Years, Got Two Out of Turn Promotions

The officer laid down his life fighting three holed up Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants at Pantha chowk in Srinagar on Sunday. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31IXZ28 via Click here

Mexican Navy Sees Largest Command Yet For Female Commander

Mexicos Navy said Sunday it has named the first woman to command a coast guard cutter, the largest command yet for a female in the Mexican service. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gKxNZr via Click here

North Macedonia Government Wins Confidence Vote

North Macedonias parliament approved a new leftwing coalition government late on Sunday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31I98QR via Click here

China Reports Nine Imported Coronavirus Cases, No Local Infections For Record 14th Day

Mainland China reported nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday, all them imported, the National Health Commission said on Sunday, meaning there were no locally transmitted infections for a record 14th straight day. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2G11mJt via Click here

South Korea Marks 17th Day Of Triple-digit Coronavirus Cases With Dining Curbs

South Korea reported its 17th day of tripledigit rises in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32Bo02R via Click here

In Brazil's Javari Valley, Isolated Communities Fear Covid-19 'Catastrophe'

The virus has already killed a member of the Marubo and a member of the Tikuna indigenous people living in the remote Javari Valley, and more than 450 people have been infected. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32S15AD via Click here

Women March Through Belarusian Capital Calling For Lukashenko To Step Down

Several thousand women marched in the capital of Belarus on Saturday waving flags, flowers and balloons in the latest in a series of antigovernment protests that have gripped the country since a disputed presidential election this month. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3b6xQh5 via Click here