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New Yorks governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the states success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Already, 145 Indians have availed the benefits of the scheme which was proposed by the Indian missions in the UAE, the Gulf News quoted the Indian Consulate in Dubai in a report.

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and groundbreaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83.

A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop.

Political tensions are rising in Thailand as prodemocracy activists vowed Friday to step up protests against the government and police arrested some key figures in recent demonstrations.

The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 3,379 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total number of confirmed infections to 122,754.

A Chinese court said on Friday it had sentenced a Canadian to death for transporting and manufacturing drugs, the second Canadian in two days to receive a death penalty for drugs and fourth since Canada detained a top Huawei executive in 2018.

Woodward succeeds Karen Pierce, who was appointed earlier this year to her new role as the first female British ambassador to the United States.

Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship.

The Anaheim Ducks have resigned defenseman Jacob Larsson to a twoyear, $2.4 million deal.

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Ecuador's biggest city, Guayaquil, was a pandemic hellscape of makeshift morgues, hundreds dying at home, bodies left in the street.

New York state's attorney general sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Thursday, alleging senior leaders of the nonprofit group diverted millions of dollars for personal use and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees.

Frustrated Spaniards are demanding to know the whereabouts of former king Juan Carlos after he abruptly left the country amid a cloud of scandal.

The frenetic race to develop a COVID19 vaccine has intensified safety concerns about an inoculation, prompting governments and drugmakers to raise awareness to ensure their efforts to beat the coronavirus aren't derailed by public distrust.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said the U.S. economy needs an "additional boost" to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, as his Democratic counterparts and White House officials try to hash out a next wave of relief.