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A federal judge in California agreed Friday to release from jail a university researcher accused of lying about her ties to Chinas military and Communist Party to gain access to the United States.

The Trump administration on Friday allowed employers to suspend collection of some Social Security taxes, although business groups don't like the idea and it may create political headaches for Republicans. Democrats are already saying it would undermine r...

Argentina registered its highest number of new daily COVID19 cases on Friday as the government partially relaxed nationwide lockdown measures to allow outdoor gettogethers of up to 10 people wearing masks.

The estate of Leonard Cohen said on Friday it was considering legal action over the use of the Canadian singer's "Hallelujah" at the Republican National Convention (RNC), calling it a brazen attempt to politicize the song.

The page and event listing violated Facebook’s policies and should have been removed after numerous complaints were received about the group’s violent nature, Zuckerberg said in a video to employees that he posted publicly on his Facebook profile.

The head of Libya's internationally recognised government suspended his powerful interior minister from his duties on Friday, saying his handling of street protests and a violent crackdown against them would be investigated.

Hasidic Jews arriving in Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage were stranded at airports on Friday after the government partially closed the border, a representative of the Rabbi Nachman International Charitable Foundation said.

Oil prices inched lower on Friday as Hurricane Laura passed the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing any widespread damage and companies were beginning to restart operations.

Kumar inaugurated and started work under key 'Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' scheme at a cost of Rs 11,501 crore of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) at a function.

Prodemocracy activists tussled with police in Bangkok on Friday when demonstrators gathered at a police station in a show of support for protest leaders.

MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across numerous U.S. industries, particularly those that really on healthy crowds of people.

The credibility of two of the nations leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of...

A notification from the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that the detailed terms and conditions of his appointment will be issued later.

In the previous fortnight ended July 31, 2020, bank credit grew 5.51 per cent while deposits witnessed a growth of 11.11 per cent.

The ministry, in an order issued here, advised the canteen employees to strictly follow hygiene and safety protocols, and to avoid crowding, especially at the distribution/sale counters.

Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya had won from Bishnupur seat in the 2016 assembly polls on a Congress ticket and joined TMC in July that year. He had, however, not quit his assembly seat.