WORLD NEWS: November 2021

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85

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Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’

By BY BRIAN SEIBERT from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3I82vuf

He Helped St. Louis Land the Rams. He Squeezed the N.F.L. When They Left.

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How do you say ‘Omicron’?

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U.S. Removes Colombia’s FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List

By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31d0Va1

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Looks Very … Normal

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Dorsey’s Twitter Departure Hints at Tech Moguls’ Restlessness

By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32Mv7t4

The Gator Finds a Place at the Tailgate

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/32AoE4b

Who is Alison Nathan, the judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case?

By BY BENJAMIN WEISER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3o9TfOC

Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

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England announces 13 confirmed Omicron cases, and restrictions tighten.

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"Unprecedented Excessive Action": Congress On Suspension of MPs

Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge today said that the suspension of 12 opposition members were against the rules of Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu,

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Mamata Banerjee Meets Shiv Sena Leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut

Mamata Banerjee is also scheduled to meet NCP president Sharad Pawar. Her meeting with opposition leaders comes amid a strain in the ties between the TMC and Congress.

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People With A, B Blood Groups, Rh+ More Susceptible To Covid: Study

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has people having blood group of A, B and those with Rh factor positive are "more susceptible to COVID-19 infection".

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Mike Pence asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights

The former vice-president speaks on the eve of the most important abortion case in years at the top US court.

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Lesotho ex-PM Thomas Thabane charged with murdering wife

Thomas Thabane denies organising the killing of his estranged wife.

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Empellón Taqueria Opens an Outpost on the Upper West Side

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/32GfXW1

On the Trans-Atlantic Price Gap

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3phsHKo

Andrea Bowers: Her Activism Animates Her Art

By BY SIDDHARTHA MITTER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3lnXeVJ

A Choreographer Gives ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ a Makeover

By BY GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3Da2frd

At the Fashion Awards in London, Mourning and Celebration

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Rajasthan Police Arrests Man For Holding 3 Captive For Ransom In Punjab

The man was arrested for allegedly holding three people captive in Punjab's Ropar and demanding a ransom of Rs 20 lakh each, a senior officer said on Monday.

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Kolkata Man Climbs Tree For Electricity Theft, Burned To Death: Police

The locals spotted the man burning atop a tree and called police.

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"Proud": Trinamool's Two Rajya Sabha Members Unfazed Over Suspension

Following their suspension from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the winter session, Trinamool Congress MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri said they are proud that they raised their voices in...

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Family Of Delhi Sanitation Worker, Who Died Of Covid, Gets Rs 1 Crore

Arvind Kejriwal on Monday handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the husband of a municipal sanitation worker who died of COVID-19.

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JNU Activist Sharjeel Imam's Speech Did Not Incite Violence: High Court

Sharjeel Imam's speech at the Aligarh Muslim University neither gave the call for anyone to bear arms nor incited any violence as a result of it, the Allahabad High Court has said granting him bail in...

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Issues raised by two jurors briefly delayed opening statements in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.

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Adele Is No. 1 With a Huge Week, but Without a Million in Sales

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Lee Elder, Who Broke a Golf Color Barrier, Dies at 87

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3rkMEmc

As ‘Nutcracker’ Returns, Companies Rethink Depictions of Asians

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De Blasio reminds New Yorkers to wear masks indoors.

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"Yogya Sarkar, Not Yogi Sarkar": Akhilesh Yadav's Barb At BJP

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, stating that the state needs "yogya sarkar not Yogi sarkar".

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'Omicron' Patients In Delhi To Be Isolated, Treated At Lok Nayak Hospital

Earlier in the day, authorities in the national capital ordered RT-PCR testing for all people arriving from ''high-risk'' countries, genome sequencing of the positive cases, and mandatory isolation.

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190 Armed Forces Personnel Died Of Covid: Centre

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 190 personnel died of COVID-19 in the armed forces, with a maximum of 137 deaths being reported in the Army.

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PM Not Sympathiser Of Farmers, But Seeker Of Votes: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the repeal of the farm laws without a debate in Parliament on issues such as the demand for MSP and the Lakhimpur...

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Suspended MPs Caused Irreversible Disgrace: Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu noting that the 12 suspended members caused irreversible disgrace to the House

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De Blasio reminds New Yorkers to wear masks indoors.

By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3o2aeSB

Ghislaine Maxwell sued Epstein’s estate for legal fees.

By BY LOLA FADULU from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3I36poe

Ómicron provoca preocupación, pero es probable que las vacunas sigan funcionando

By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3xxymjn

Biden calls Omicron a ‘cause for concern, not a cause for panic.’

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3D16gxX

Honduras Election Front-Runner Vows New Era but Is Tied to Past

By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3D92H8R

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Phil Saviano, Survivor of Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 69

By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cUTRRt

Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist

By BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/32G7gv3

Israel and Morocco impose blanket bans on all foreign travelers.

By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FUcVfb

‘Daddy at Your Service:’ Candidates promise a new era, but are tied to the past.

By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3p566AU

Hondurans seek a break from graft and despair in an election with repercussions for the United States.

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Virgil Abloh: Designer and Off-White founder dies aged 41

Abloh, who was Louis Vuitton's artistic director, had been suffering from a rare form of cancer.

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‘Papi a la orden’: los candidatos prometen una nueva era, pero están atados al pasado

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Los hondureños buscan un alivio de la desesperación en unas elecciones con repercusiones para Estados Unidos

By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3rf6lvR

Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41

By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3liQfNM

Elecciones presidenciales en Honduras: ¿qué está en juego hoy?

By BY OSCAR LOPEZ from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3paVtwc

Jennifer Nettles Had Sung ‘She Used to Be Mine.’ But Not While Crying.

By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3Iczi1F

Aam Aadmi Party To Roll Out Campaign Ahead Of Delhi Civic Polls

The AAP is set to launch a "massive campaign" on December 2, ahead of the Delhi civic polls early next year, to oust the BJP from power.

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Channel migrants: France wants 'serious' talks with UK

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says France will not be held hostage by domestic British politics.

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Listen to Stephen Sondheim’s 20 Essential Songs

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South Africa, whose scientists detected Omicron, is an outlier on the least vaccinated continent.

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Does Omicron cause only mild illness? The jury is still out.

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Omicron More Dangerous Than Delta? WHO's Take In 5 Points

Having flagged the coronavirus strain B.1.1.529, named 'Omicron', a variant of concern earlier this week, the World Health Organisation or WHO on Sunday released its latest findings amid growing...

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BJP Playing With Students' Future: Asaduddin Owaisi On UP Paper Leak

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the leak of UPTET question paper and charged the BJP government with playing with the future of...

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Differently Abled Man Stabbed To Death In Ghaziabad: Police

A differently abled man was allegedly smothered and stabbed to death with scissors by his four friends, who burnt the body on a heap of garbage by putting fuel cakes on it, police said.

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Odisha On Alert As Low Pressure Area Forms Over South Andaman Sea

With the IMD forecasting the formation of a low pressure area over south Andaman Sea in the next 48 hours and the possibility of its eventual build-up into a cyclone, the Odisha government on Sunday...

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PM Modi Never Used "Mann Ki Baat" For Political Gains: BJP Chief

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never used his monthly radio programme ''Mann Ki Baat'' for political gains and presents varied issues through it in a way...

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Donors Worry About Fate of Artifacts as Museum on Irish Famine Closes

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Saturday, November 27, 2021

Nigerian celebrities Simi and Chigul expose sexism in music and Nollywood

Singer Simi and Nollywood's Chigul tell the BBC about the cultural hurdles female stars face.

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Covid vaccine: Can US troops be punished for refusing the jabs?

The US military has said that America's 2.1 million soldiers and sailors must all get the vaccine.

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ICYMI: Smells like Christmas, confirms US First Lady

Jill Biden's clearly feeling festive but here’s some other tree-mendous moments you may have missed this week.

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Wakefield Poole, Pioneer in Gay Pornography, Dies at 85

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Garage Sale Pitches

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Punjab's Charanjit Channi Wants AAP, Akali Dal Wiped Out In 2022 Polls

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and asked the people to wipe them out from the electoral scene in the...

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Switzerland will vote on virus restrictions on Sunday.

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Medical students helping to fight Covid get a holiday gift.

By BY ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xBviTh

Michigan Upsets Ohio State and Aims for a Playoff Berth

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Pak Drones Carry Explosives, Indian Ones Carry Medicines: Union Minister

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that while Pakistan's drones carry explosives to spread terror and threaten human lives, the Indian drones haveassumed the role of a COVID warrior and are carrying...

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