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The move "honours a government commitment to scrap the tax and is part of a wider strategy to make sanitary products affordable and available for all women", including the rollout of free sanitary products in schools, colleges and hospitals

Palestine's official news agency WAFA said in an official statement on Saturday that Abbas welcomes what came in Hamas's letter about ending division, building partnership, and accomplishing national unity.

The second lockdown in Greece amidst the pandemic started on November 7, 2020, and was initially scheduled to end on November 30, reports Xinhua news agency.

In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 84,517,989 and 1,834,963, respectively.

The pandemic did define 2020 but there were quite a few other events that made a mark as well

This is the Bavarian town where US troops are life and soul

Official sources said all arrangements are being made for the tourist spot to function as a full-scale Authority under the government from April 1 when the new fiscal year begins.

Julie Lea Goodwin, who leads the show along with Alexander Lewis, said she was thrilled to be back performing but after a nine-month hiatus the uncertainty of the pandemic still loomed.

Flight services between the two countries were suspended on December 22 in the wake of a more infectious coronavirus strain found in UK's population. Th services will resume on January 6.

Images posted on social media describing it as "Mono-terrific" showed Toronto's downtown including the iconic CN Tower in the distance.

According to the relatives of the woman, Rakshita is pursuing an engineering degree in Australia and was driving a scooter when she met with an accident. It was not immediately known as to how the accident took place.

These regions exhibited less blood flow when a participant lost connectedness and more blood flow when they regained it.

All the passengers had been contacted on December 22 and their booked flights were rescheduled. Today after the announcement, SMS messages and mails have gone to the passengers informing them of the rescheduled date of travel.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 83,957,701 and 1,827,121, respectively.

Official sources said on Friday that the NYPD responded to 1,531 shooting incidents across the city's five boroughs in 2020, 754 more than the all of 2019, reports Xinhua news agency.

At 7.27 pm, the Earth will be 50,07,355 km closer to the Sun, compared with July 6 when it’s the farthest

Malaria is caused by parasites (Plasmodium species) which enter the blood when infected mosquitoes feed.

Covid-19 PCR testing is mandatory before every flight and depending on where you are flying to, your test must be carried out between 48, 72 or 96 hours ahead of your flight departure time

Wang Xiangjun, 30, was reportedly exploring a glacial waterfall when he disappeared on 20 December, the BBC reported.

For the last 113 years, excited crowds have gathered at the Times Square on New Year's Eve to bring in the New Year

On December 30, British MPs overwhelmingly approved the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU in a parliamentary vote.

By 2024, 19 percent of the world's population - accounting for 21 per cent of the global GDP -- will be impacted by subsidence, the sinking of the ground's surface, said the study published in the journal Science.

Micheline Frederick pointed to a bruise on her wrist where she said the squirrel landed on her and then sank its teeth into her fingers and hand.

The country's law provides a brief window, from December 28 to January 6, when buying and shooting off fireworks is allowed