Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 344th day of 2020. There are 22 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 2000, the U-S Supreme Court ordered a temporary halt in the Florida vote count on which Al Gore pinned his best hopes of winning the White House. On this date: In 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” was published in England. In 1911, an explosion inside the Cross Mountain coal mine near Briceville, Tennessee, killed 84 workers. (Five were rescued.) In 1940, British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa during World War II. In 1958, the anti-communist John Birch Society was formed in Indianapolis. In 1962, the Petrified Forest in Arizona was designated a national park. In 1965, the James Bond film “Thunderball,” starring Sean Connery, had its world premiere in Tokyo. In 1987, the first Palestinian intefadeh, or uprising, began as riots broke out in Gaza and...

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Sensex, Nifty Hit Record Highs As Markets Extend Rally

Share Market Latest Updates: Equities in Asia rose to a record high and US stock futures gained on Wednesday as investors tracked positive news on COVID-19 vaccines and ongoing efforts to launch more...

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Petrol, Diesel Price Hike Paused For Second Straight Day

In Delhi, the price of petrol remained constant at Rs 83.71 per litre and diesel was unchanged at Rs 73.87 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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Pfizer, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel, Tata Steel In Focus Today

List of Stocks in Focus Today: ICICI Bank' board approved plan to offload 2.21% stake in ICICI Securities through offer for sale (OFS)

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Australia vs India: Australia's David Warner Ruled Out Of First Test

Australia's star opening batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the first Test against India, but will try to return for the second instalment on Boxing Day, Cricket Australia said Wednesday.

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Positive Start

Asian markets were set to rise Wednesday as investors tracked positive news on COVID-19 vaccines and ongoing efforts to launch more fiscal stimulus

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Minnesota police officers who killed 19-year-old identified

Minnesota investigators have released the names of the officers who killed a 19-year-old man they suspected in a drive-by shooting

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Donors pledge $370 million to UN humanitarian emergency fund

The United Nations has announced that over 50 donors pledged $370 million for its fund to finance humanitarian emergencies caused by conflict, climate change, natural disasters, the pandemic and gender-based violence

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UN urges Iran to address nuclear, ballistic missile concerns

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Iran to address concerns raised about its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and return to “full implementation” of its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers

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Judge hears closing arguments in Minnesota mosque attack

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have delivered closing arguments in the trial of the alleged mastermind behind the bombing of a suburban Minneapolis mosque in 2017

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Kentucky death row inmate convicted of murder dies at 75

The Kentucky Department of Corrections says an inmate on death row for the 1983 rape and fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old woman has died at a hospital

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Publisher handcuffed while objecting to lack of court access

A North Carolina newspaper publisher was handcuffed and ordered out of a courtroom as he objected to a decision to block reporters from attending a plea hearing

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Family of suicidal man killed by police files federal suit

The family of a man who was killed by a Minnesota deputy as he knelt in a residential street with a gun to his own head has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

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