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Warmth shatters Greenland ice shelf

LONDON, Sept 14 (BBC): A big chunk of ice has broken away from the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf - 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden - in north-east Greenland.The ejected section covers about 110 square km; satellite imagery shows it to have shattered into many small pieces.The loss is further evidence say...

Modi faces turbulent session as parliament reopens

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (AP): After a five-month absence, Indian lawmakers returned to Parliament on Monday with the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the nosediving economy and simmering tensions with China setting the stage for a turbulent session.The 18-day session comes as coronavirus infections in India surge faster than...

Suga wins leadership race

TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters): Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership election on Monday, paving the way for him to replace Abe this week.Suga, 71, who has said he will pursue Abe's key...

Traditional Chinese drugs helping global fight against COVID-19

BEIJING, Sept 14 (Xinhua): Lung cleansing and detoxifying preparation, though difficult to understand even for Chinese, is becoming a familiar name to many foreign physicians treating COVID-19 infections.The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation, discovered and then widely used during China's epidemic outbreak, has been used in various countries including Italy,...

Trump holds indoor rally in defiance of Nevada governor

LAS VEGAS, Sept 14 (AP): In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration's pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was "making the last turn" in defeating the virus.Eager to project a...

Singapore grapples with coronavirus in migrant workers' dormitories

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (Reuters): Singapore is battling new clusters of coronavirus infections in migrant dormitories that had won the all-clear from authorities, highlighting the difficulty of stamping out the disease, even in a closely monitored population.As the wealthy city-state tumbled into recession, officials facing intense pressure to revive the economy...

Death toll hits 35 from West Coast fires

BEAVERCREEK, Sept 14 (AP): Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews battled wildfires that have killed at least 35 from California to Washington state.The flames up and down the West Coast...

Oman welcomes Bahrain's move on Israel

MUSCAT, Sept 14 (Reuters): Oman welcomes Bahrain's decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday.Bahrain on Friday became the second Gulf country to normalise ties with Israel after the United Arab Emirates said they would do so a...

Protesters clash with police in Australia over lockdown

SYDNEY, Sept 14 (Xinhua): Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday, as frustration over an ongoing COVID-19 lockdown boiled over.In the capital city of Melbourne, 74 people were arrested and 176 infringement notices were issued for violating lockdown regulations which require residents to...

Israel reports 2,882 new COVID-19 cases

JERUSALEM, Sept 14 (Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 2,882 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number to 155,604.The death toll reached 1,119, with 16 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from 495 to 519, out of 1,056 patients currently hospitalized.The number of...