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New United Kingdom Covid-19 strain detected in Australia, Italy
Australia's federal health minister Greg Hunt said on Monday that the new strain has been detected in a small number of cases, The Guardian reported. The health ministry in Italy on Sunday said that it detected a patient with the new Covid-19 strain found in Britain. The patient, who is now in isolation, returned from the UK in the past few days.
Boeing 737 MAX is safe, says European regulator
The 737 MAX has been globally grounded since March 2019 after the crashes of the Lion Air Flight 610 (October 2018) and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (March 2019) claimed a total of 346 lives. Since the Ethiopian crash, the EASA has been carrying out a root-and-branch review of the 737 MAX's design, independently from a similar process undertaken by the US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
China manipulated COVID-19 related online discourse by paid propaganda trolls: Report
Chinese officials worked extensively to suppress “inconvenient news” regarding COVID-19. They had even disabled the push notification features over the news to the death of Li Wenliang, the doctor who had warned about the outbreak and later died of COVID-19.
Post-Brexit trade talks to resume on Monday
The resumption will come a day after EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost met in Brussels on Sunday, but key issues remained unresolved, reports the BBC. Following his meeting with Frost, Barnier said the negotiations were at a "crucial moment", but any agreement must be "balanced and reciprocal".
Japan approves record $52 billion military budget
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who stepped down from his post due to illness earlier this year pursued the military expansion which garnered a fair amount of controversy around it in the country. However, Yoshihide Suga has decided to continue the expansion by approving the funds for an extension.
Flight Restrictions to Britain: India suspends flights from UK till December 31
The suspension will start with effect from 23.59 hours on December 22, 2020. Consequently, all flights from India to UK shall also stand temporarily suspended during the period, said a Ministry tweet.
Nepal enters politics of disarray, uncertainty, confusion
Oli's recommendation to dissolve the House on Sunday was swiftly approved by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari without any delay has invited politics of chaos and mayhem. Along with the House dissolution, Oli has also recommended to conduct the mid-term elections on April 30 and May 10, 2021.
Flight Restrictions to Britain: PM Boris Johnson to chair emergency meeting
The development came after nations including France, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Irish Republic, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Switzerland and Canada have announced the suspension of UK flights. France has also closed its border with the UK for 48 hours, meaning no lorries or ferry passengers will be able to sail from the port of Dover.
New COVID strain: All we know about Sars-CoV-2 virus found in UK
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a surprise lockdown in London and other parts of the country after a new strain of COVID named Sars-CoV-2 virus was detected.
Trump signs latest stopgap funding bill
In an announcement on Monday, the White House announced that Trump signed the bill, which will avert the government shutdown for the next 24 hours, after the House and Senate each passed the measure on Sunday evening, The Hill news website reported. Congress is expected to take up the stimulus package and government funding bill on Monday morning.
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