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Dwayne Johnson is a contender in NBC sitcom ‘Young Rock’
Published On: January 27, 2021 02:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Dwayne Johnson’s new NBC comedy “Young Rock” has him campaigning for president in 2032, but the actor and producer sidestepped the possibility of a real-life run someday.
India vaccinates 2 million health workers
Published On: January 27, 2021 12:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Jan 27: India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September.
GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial
Published On: January 27, 2021 08:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 27: All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for “incitement of insurrection” after the deadly Capitol siege on Jan. 6 is unlikely.
Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars
Published On: January 26, 2021 04:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A head-scratching David and Goliath story is playing out on Wall Street over the stock price of a money-losing video game retailer.
Pompeii’s museum comes back to life to display amazing finds
Published On: January 26, 2021 03:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city.
Paris’ virus-battered Fan Museum thrown life-line
Published On: January 26, 2021 01:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Paris City Hall has instructed the landlord seeking to close down the city’s indebted Fan Museum to extend its deadline for payment, the museum said Monday.
Loved by students, scholars and writers for 450 years, Oxford pub succumbs to COVID
Published On: January 26, 2021 01:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A historic pub in the center of Oxford that has served students, scholars and literary greats for over 450 years is to shut down, a cultural casualty of the COVID pandemic.
Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
Published On: January 26, 2021 09:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 26: House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.
Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal
Published On: January 26, 2021 09:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 26: President Joe Biden on Monday appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million shots on an average per day.
9 workers found dead in China gold mine explosions
Published On: January 25, 2021 07:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 25: Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine, raising the death toll to 10, officials said Monday.
9 workers found dead in China mine explosion; toll now 10
Published On: January 25, 2021 04:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 25: Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers in a mine explosion, raising the death toll to 10, officials said Monday.
Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes
Published On: January 25, 2021 04:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Argentina’s groundbreaking abortion law went into force Sunday under the watchful eyes of women’s groups and government officials, who hope to ensure its full implementation despite opposition from some conservative and church groups.
Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve health
Published On: January 25, 2021 03:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
When COVID-19 first swarmed the United States, one health insurer called some customers with a question: Do you have enough to eat?
Mexico’s president says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
Published On: January 25, 2021 09:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
Australia OKs Pfizer vaccine, to begin in Feb.
Published On: January 25, 2021 08:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY, Jan 25: Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.
Singer Randy Parton, Dolly Parton’s brother, dies at 67
Published On: January 24, 2021 06:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Country star Dolly Parton said her brother Randy Parton, who sang and performed with her, as well as at her Dollywood theme park, has died. He was 67.
Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ delayed again because of virus
Published On: January 24, 2021 03:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
It’s still not time for “No Time to Die.” Producers of the forthcoming James Bond thriller say the film’s release has been delayed again, until the fall of 2021, because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
2 films offer 2 tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversary
Published On: January 24, 2021 03:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Two new films about Wuhan were released Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. How they were released and who their audiences are stand in stark contrast.
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Published On: January 24, 2021 03:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine
Published On: January 24, 2021 02:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 24: Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.
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