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Biden twisted his ankle on Saturday when he slipped while playing with his dog Major. The President-elect was examined by an orthopedist out of an abundance of caution.
The Chinese government defines absolute poverty as surviving on less than 2,300 yuan ($350) per year. Over the past 40 years, China has moved from a primarily agrarian economy into one of the world's most rapidly urbanizing countries.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally (presently 99), said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare even as the country recorded 496 new Covid-19 fatalities in a span of 24 hours. BJP MLA from Rajasthan's Rajsamand, Kiran Maheshwari, also succumbed to the infection at Gurugram's Medanta hospital.
If confirmed by the United States Senate, Tanden (50) would be the first woman of color to head the influential Office of Management and Budget at the White House. Tanden is currently chief executive of the left-leaning Center for American Progress.
Two days after Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died from wounds sustained in a firefight between his guards and unidentified gunmen near Tehran, parliament demanded a halt to international inspections of Iranian nuclear sites.
In its World Malaria Report 2020, the WHO said progress against the mosquito-borne disease was plateauing, particularly in African countries bearing the brunt of cases and deaths.
The Reuters review found tens of thousands of tweets that an expert said appeared to be from accounts amplifying royalist messaging in a push to counter a months-long protest movement that has swelled from opposing the government to breaking a longstanding taboo by challenging the monarchy.
Communicating directly and truthfully to the American people is one of the most important duties of a President, and this team will be entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of connecting the American people to the White House, Biden said in a statement.
David Warner has been ruled out of Australias next oneday international and all three Twenty20 internationals against India because of a groin injury.
Oil prices fell about 1% on Monday amid investor jitters ahead of an OPEC+ meeting to decide whether the producers' group will extend large output cuts to balance global markets.



Marnus Labuschagne is ready to step up in David Warner's absence and open the batting for Australia in the remaining whiteball matches against India if called upon.

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