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Covid-19 plunges Indians’ study abroad dreams into turmoil

By Nikita MandhaniBBC News Delhi Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionInternational students are uncertain of the future in the wake of Covid-19 Two years ago, 29-year-old Raunaq Singh started working towards his dream of pursuing an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools. In January 2020, he was waitlisted by UC Berkeley’s Haas School of […]

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Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump’s tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence. But instead of being deleted, it has been replaced with a warning and can be viewed by clicking on it. The warning says “Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s […]

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Coronavirus: South Korea closes schools again after biggest spike in

Coronavirus pandemic Media captionSouth Korean students return – but hugs are banned More than 200 schools in South Korea have been forced to close just days after they re-opened, due to a new spike in virus cases. Thousands of students had earlier on Wednesday returned to school as the country began easing virus restrictions. But […]

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UK could offer ‘path to citizenship’ for Hong Kong’s British

Hong Kong anti-government protests Image copyrightAFPImage captionBeijing’s proposed security law has sparked protests in Hong Kong The UK could offer British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong a path to UK citizenship if China does not suspend plans for a security law in the territory, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says. It comes after […]

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Trump Signs Social Media Executive Order

The president acted against social media companies after Twitter attached a fact-check label to two of his baseless claims. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order Thursday that could weaken legal protections for social media companies, days after Twitter labeled two of his misleading missives with a fact-check addendum. The move, which may expose […]

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One Of The First California Counties To Reopen Is Closing

“We now have a serious problem,” Lassen County’s public health officer said of the new coronavirus outbreak. By Lydia O’Connor, HuffPost US Lassen County, a county of 30,000 people in the far reaches of Northern California, was one of the first places in the state to reopen in early May. But this week, it became […]

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Right-Wing Radio Reaches Tens Of Millions. Its Coronavirus Conspiracies Are

Talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh have spread wild misinformation about the virus as they defend Trump’s botched response to the pandemic. By Nick Robins-Early, HuffPost US ILLUSTRATION: DAMON DAHLEN/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY Since Rush Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February, the right-wing radio star has inaccurately compared the coronavirus to the common cold, praised anti-lockdown protests, accused Democrats […]

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1 Dead As Minneapolis Protests Rage For Second Day After

The demonstrations turned violent in some areas after officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters near a police station. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Protests erupted in Minneapolis for the second day in a row on Wednesday, spilling into the early hours of Thursday morning, over the death of George Floyd, a […]

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More Than 40 Million Americans Have Sought Jobless Aid Amid

The job cuts reflect an economy that was seized by the worst downturn since the Great Depression after the virus forced the widespread shutdown of businesses. WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession […]

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Europe’s Grand Reopening Begins With a Whimper

Hopes that reopening restaurants and bars would provide an economic boost have been dashed as customers stay away and businesses fight for survival. By Sasha Belenky, HuffPost US Last week, bars, restaurants, cafes and pizzerias across Italy threw open their doors, inviting the public to celebrate the end of two months of confinement and start […]

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