Some major areas of concern for the thunderstorms include the Cascades and eastern Douglas County, and northward into the Willamette Valley, Mr. Schaff said. He urged residents who were in warning zones to seek shelter. “If you hear thunder, go indoors,” Mr. Schaaf said. In the scorched foothills of the Cascades, flash flooding was also … Read more
New Delhi: While the Nitish Kumar government earned full marks in its previous avatars for its game-changing bicycle scheme for school-going girls, this election the state has some worrying school data to handle. In its August 2020 assessment of schooling—for the 2019-20 academic session-—the Centre has red flagged ‘low retention rate at the secondary level’, … Read more
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, it’s clear that not everyone’s on the same page when it comes to preventing the risk of infection. Lots of people wear masks, try to maintain social distancing and avoid large gatherings. But plenty of others forgo a mask or wear … Read more
If the US government approves the deal, TikTok would become a global company with headquarters in the United States, the person said, while Oracle will host TikTok’s user data and review TikTok’s code for security. Walmart may still have a role to play in the deal as a possible minority investor and e-commerce partner, the … Read more
Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti passed away in Bangalore on Thursday following complications due to a severe Covid-19 infection. File photo of Ashok Gasti (Photo Credits: PTI) Ashok Gasti, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, died due to multiple organ failure on Thursday. He was suffering from Covid-19. A first-time … Read more
Nintendo said Thursday it has stopped making the 3DS family of systems, and it has updated the 3DS and 2DS Japanese product pages, which say that the items are out of production. Originally launched in 2011, the Nintendo 3DS was a GameBoy and Nintendo DS successor. The 3DS was a handheld console that could play … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said passing of the two “historic” farm bills is a significant moment for the agriculture sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the passing of two farm bills in the Lok Sabha as a “significant moment” for India’s agriculture sector. Terming the two bills as “historic”, … Read more
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday utilised BRICS NSA platform to maintain a channel of communication even as Delhi awaits Beijing’s message for an early meeting of the Army corps commander. NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi were part of BRICS NSA meet organised under Russian BRICS Presidency. Russian NSA Nikolai … Read more
Amid growing tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control, Chinese state-run media has reported that the government of Lhasa city, the administrative capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, will conduct an air raid drill on September 19. China has been holding air raid drills in major cities in September to mark … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Smokers have a significantly raised risk of dying from a bleeding stroke, a new study warns. For the study, researchers analyzed data from over 16,000 same-sex twin pairs in Finland. The twins were born before 1958 and followed for about 42 … Read more