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U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges

By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31zsA4B

What’s Driving Putin’s Ukraine Brinkmanship?

By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Drk8lh

Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98

Dole announced in February 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. During his 36-year career on Capitol Hill, Dole became one of the most influential legislators and party leaders in the Senate, combining a talent for compromise with a caustic wit, which he often turned on himself but didn't hesitate to turn on others, too. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3En3qF0

Australia’s Parliament closes its doors after a staff member tests positive.

By BY JIN YU YOUNG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dkpAMe

Alabama, Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati Make College Football Playoff

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3oozouY

What an America Without Roe Would Look Like

By BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2ZUyGw2

Ken Moffett, Top Federal Mediator and Union Official, Dies at 90

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3dpcYDw

Britain and Denmark report a rise in known Omicron cases.

By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DreZJZ

Who Will Hold Prosecutors Accountable?

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/31w4IPL

Friends who went to an anime convention with a man who tested positive for Omicron also got sick, he says.

By BY JULIE BOSMAN, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, RONI CARYN RABIN, PATRICK MCGEEHAN AND KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ppg7ZL

Govt approves manufacturing of AK-203 rifles in Amethi

In a major boost to self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the central government has given its go-ahead for the production of over five lakh AK-203 assault rifles at the Korwa unit in Amethi district of UP. The rifles will be manufactured in partnership with Russia, sources said on Saturday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3onlqcQ

India aims to be net exporter of defence equipment in a few years, says Rajnath

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Covid-19: ‘Night vaccination’ drive in Maoist hotbed so no one misses out

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Covid-19: Centre flags rise in cases & deaths in 5 states, Jammu and Kashmir

The Centre on Saturday raised concern over a sharp increase in daily cases of Covid-19 and rising mortality rates, particularly in five states of Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, an alert heightened by the emergence of the Omicron variant. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3EsA1Jz

Will India see Omicron wave? ‘It’ll be clear in a month or two’

Experts said it would take another six to eight weeks for an “Omicron wave”, if at all, to become apparent. While Maharashtra’s first Omicron case has been detected in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the state’s additional chief secretary (health) Dr Pradeep Vyas said,“We will focus on quickly completing the vaccination process and ensuring that people follow Covid-appropriate behavior, particularly proper wearing of face mask.’’ from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3G5FZ3A

Biden Can Do Better on Covid

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/31q8gDf

More than 40,000 march in Vienna against Austria’s strict coronavirus measures.

By BY ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZV7FJ5

Spy Tool Was Deployed in State-Sponsored Hack of Ugandans

By BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rFyiwX

51% difference in road death numbers from 2 departments

In a curious case of how two government agencies can come up with two sets of data on the same issue, and that too with a huge difference, even when the source of their numbers is the same, the NCRB under the home ministry and the TRW under transport ministry have been releasing different figures on road deaths based on reports from state police departments. This has been happening for the past many years, the comparative analysis of reports shows. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rFaj0S

Covid-19: 2 more detections in Maharashtra, Gujarat take India’s Omicron tally to 4

Maharashtra and Gujarat reported a case each of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Saturday, one a 33-year-old man from Mumbai's Dombivli who had travelled to South Africa last month and the other a 72-year-old Zimbabwe resident visiting his native Jamnagar. This takes India's tally of confirmed Omicron cases so far to four. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3opNWL4

Spy Tool Was Deployed in State-Sponsored Hack of Ugandans

By BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xTPNL6

Black Man Wins New Trial Over Confederate Memorabilia in Jury Room

By BY VIMAL PATEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31yA1Jl

US expressing greater caution in power projection since 2008; moving towards realism: Jaishankar

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Omicron variant has higher rate of transmissibility but causes mild symptoms: Maharashtra health minister

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Friends who went to an anime convention with a man who tested positive for Omicron also got sick, he says.

By BY JULIE BOSMAN, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, RONI CARYN RABIN, PATRICK MCGEEHAN AND KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3poYCc1

Switzerland backtracks on mandatory quarantines for some foreign visitors.

By BY RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ol4xQ4

Volcano Erupts on Indonesian Island

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Iop7am

At Least One Dead as Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Ash Cloud

By BY AINA J. KHAN AND MUKTITA SUHARTONO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3poTvZf

Akhilesh compared Jinnah with Sardar Patel to belittle backwards: UP BJP chief

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Congress in 'deep freezer', opposition forces want Mamata to lead: TMC mouthpiece

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Talking About the Best Books of 2021

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Trail Blazers Fire Team President After Workplace Conduct Inquiry

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3Eni0fM

Review: ‘Tosca’ Catches Fire at the Met Opera

By BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/31vPA4s

Netflix Holiday Movies Ranked, From Tree Toppers to Lumps of Coal

By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3DqnwNb

How ‘West Side Story’ Could Make (Even More) Oscar History

By BY KYLE BUCHANAN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3okf267

Politics not only about winning elections: Salman Khurshid slams Prashant Kishor

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Biden Blames Raspy Voice on Grandson’s Germy Kisses, Not the Coronavirus

By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZPp45I

Who is on Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense team?

By BY REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN AND BENJAMIN WEISER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3diTjVW

Wordplay’s Favorite Holiday Puzzles

By BY ISAAC ARONOW from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3omKPn8

What Major Sports Are Still in China Amid Peng Shuai Scandal?

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ZRtBVr

Michigan Shooting Suspect’s Parents Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

By BY JACK HEALY AND SERGE F. KOVALESKI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31tmm6J

Centre must treat people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh equally: Omar

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Armed man outside UN prompts standoff, lockdown

Police said there was no danger to the public. People inside U.N. headquarters were told to shelter in place. The U.N. General Assembly and Security Council were both in session Thursday. The man was first spotted around 10:30 a.m. on the east side of 42nd Street and 1st Avenue, just outside the U.N.'s Manhattan headquarters, police said. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3DjnZRw

World Health Organization official says Africa 'bought world time'

Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it can thwart vaccines. Moeti says countries "must adjust their COVID-19 response and stop a surge in cases from sweeping across Africa and possibly overwhelming already-stretched health facilities." from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3EnI6iH

The Year’s Best Wine Books

By BY ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://ift.tt/31iRANz

What Privilege Means in the Climate Crisis Fight

By BY CAROLA RACKETE from NYT Special Series https://ift.tt/3rwJjAQ

What to Do With Cauliflower

By BY TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3G5DZID

Major news outlets side with Steve Bannon on one part of his legal fight.

By BY KATIE ROBERTSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3lsjYnu

Teenagers in The Times: November 2021

By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3xKSv5D

NISER professor gets Infosys Prize 2021 for Physical Sciences

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Members seek clarity on booster dose as Lok Sabha debates Covid pandemic

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Quad partnership has capacity to address contemporary global challenges: Shringla

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