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Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2020. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. In 1912, aviator Harriet Quimby, 37, was killed along with her passenger, William Willard, when they were thrown out of Quimby’s monoplane at the Third Annual Boston Aviation Meet. In 1944, delegates from 44 countries began meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, where they agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. In 1961, Diana, the princess of Wales, was born in Sandringham, England. (She died in a 1997 car crash in Paris at age 36.) In 1963, the U.S. Post...

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UN says 140 million females `missing' due to son preference

The United Nations says more than 140 million females are considered “missing” today because of a preference for sons over daughters and extreme neglect of young girls leading to their death

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Weinstein reaches tentative $19M deal with accusers

New York state's attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit say Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of sexual misconduct accusers

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Non-Subsidised LPG Price Hiked Marginally In Metros

LPG Price Today: Indian Oil consumers in Delhi and Mumbai now have to shell out Rs594 and Rs 594 respectively for each refill of non-subsidised LPG.

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Remain Unchanged Across Metros. Check Rates Here

Petrol, Diesel Price: Domestic petrol and diesel prices are determined broadly by crude oil and forex rates, and vary from state to state due to value added tax (VAT).

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Marginally Lower

The domestic stock markets are expected to open marginally in the red amid concerns over global economy as virus cases show no signs of abating.

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Carlyle To Buy Rs 1,774-Crore Stake In Bharti Airtel Data Centre Business

New Delhi-based Nxtra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, is building multiple large data centres to capture significant growth opportunities in the country.

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Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln

Boston’s arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet

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Arizona faces new closures as hospitals prep for virus surge

Arizona hospitals are hiring out-of-state nurses, squeezing in more beds and preparing for the possibility of making life-and-death decisions about how to ration care as they get ready for an expected surge of coronavirus patients

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California border region agrees to backpedal on reopening

An official says a farming region on California’s border with Mexico has sent hundreds of patients to hospitals outside the area in recent weeks as leaders accept Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recommendation to backpedal on reopening its battered economy

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