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US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus

May 7, 2020 strong

A 57-year-old man in immigration custody died Wednesday from complications related to the coronavirus, authorities said, marking the first reported death from the virus among about 30,000 people in immigration custody. The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalised since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would neither confirm nor deny the death. CoreCivic Inc., the private company that operates the detention center, didn’t respond…

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COVID-19 death toll touches 1,783; number of cases climb to 52,952

May 7, 2020 strong

The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 35,902 while 15,266 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. “Thus, around 28.83 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior health ministry official said. The total number of cases also include 111 foreign nationals. A…

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I have learnt to accept my failures in last two years: Sanju Samson

May 6, 2020 strong

He has flattered to deceive on umpteen occasions but highly-rated wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson says he has learnt to accept his failures in pursuit of the calm demeanour that former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni possesses. The 25-year-old from Kerala has always been talked about by the likes of Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir but it hasn’t translated into international success with only four T20 Internationals in his kitty in the last five years. “I have learnt to understand and focus more on my strengths and (be more) accepting (of)…

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SC dismisses plea of district judge against swearing-in of Karnataka HC judge

May 6, 2020 strong

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by a district judge challenging the appointment of a ‘junior’ judicial officer as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court and seeking a stay on his swearing-in contending that it breaches the seniority rule. The top court dismissed the plea just half an hour before the swearing-in of judicial officer Padmaraj N Desai as an additional judge of the High Court. A bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose took up the matter through video conferencing at 10…

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Rupee settles 9 paise lower at 75.72 against US dollar

May 6, 2020 strong

The rupee depreciated 9 paise to close at 75.72 against the US dollar on Wednesday, following a strong American currency overseas and fears of a renewed trade war between the US and China. Forex traders said the weakness in the rupee was largely due to the strengthening of the US dollar and sustained foreign fund outflows. Moreover, rising coronavirus cases in the country also weighed on the local unit. Rupee opened weak at 75.77 at the interbank forex market and then pared some losses to finally settle at 75.72,…

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Trump admin ignored concern over hydroxychloroquine import from in India, Pak: Fired US scientist

May 6, 2020 strong

A fired American scientist has alleged that the Trump administration ignored the concern of doctors in the US over the importation of hydroxychloroquine from “uninspected factories” in India and Pakistan and flooded the country with the “unproven and potentially dangerous” anti-malarial drug. In a complaint filed on Tuesday before the US Office of Special Counsel, which oversees the protection of whistleblowers, Rick Bright alleged that top officials of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repeatedly ignored his messages and that of others over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)…

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COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

May 6, 2020 strong

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 33,514. A total of 13,160 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. “Thus, around 28.71 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior health ministry official said. The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals. A…

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England have to make do with limited chances to prepare for T20 World Cup: Morgan

May 5, 2020 strong

England’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan says his team will have to make do with limited opportunities that come its way to prepare for this year’s T20 World Cup after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cricket shutdown in the country. The coronaviorus outbreak has forced the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to suspend professional games in the country till July 1 and has put in doubt Australia’s ODI and T20I tour of England in July. Morgan feels converting England’s three-ODI series against Ireland into a T20 rubber in September…

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Asian shares advance following rebound on Wall Street

May 5, 2020 strong

Shares advanced in Asia early Tuesday after Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies. Shares rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. Markets in Shanghai and Tokyo were closed for a holiday. Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains Monday, thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies. A recovery in oil prices was helping drive gains in Asia on Tuesday as the U.S. benchmark added 1.50, or more…

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Senate to vet new intelligence chief amid shakeup, pandemic

May 5, 2020 strong

A Senate panel is considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of national intelligence, holding the in-person hearing amid President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the intelligence community and under drastic new distancing rules to protect Capitol Hill from the coronavirus. Ratcliffe’s confirmation hearing in the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday comes nine months after Trump first submitted and then abruptly withdrew the three-term lawmaker’s nomination. The August withdrawal came after bipartisan Senate criticism that Ratcliffe, one of the president’s most ardent defenders during the Russia investigations and Trump’s…