YouTube suspends Trump’s channel after violating policy on inciting violence

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the United States Capitol by the president’s supporters. Online platforms and social media companies are distancing themselves from, and taking action against, those that encouraged or engaged in the violence in Washington, DC. Trump’s channel is now prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for a minimum of seven days, which may be extended, YouTube said in a statement. For daily news updates, join…

Why Netflix Is Increasing Cost Of Subscription For Customers?

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As Britain enters the new-lockdown Netflix Inc raised its subscription charges for millions of stay-at-home customers on Wednesday. The streaming services for entertainment increases its price for the most demanded two-screen standard subscription by 1 pound to 9.99 pounds ($13.60) per month. For the premium subscribers, the price is hiked from 2 pounds to 13.99 pounds per month. On Wednesday a Netflix spokesman told, “This year we’re spending over $1 billion (736 million pounds) in the UK on new, locally made films, series, and documentaries, helping to create thousands of jobs and…

Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Arab states boycotting Qatar could resume travel and trade links with Doha within a week under a United States-backed deal, but restoring diplomatic ties requires more time as parties work to rebuild trust, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said on Thursday. Gulf powerhouse Saudi Arabia announced the breakthrough in ending a bitter dispute at a summit on Tuesday, with its foreign minister saying Riyadh and its allies would restore all ties with Doha severed in mid-2017. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told a virtual…

Biden picks first black general as Pentagon chief

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, as the first African-American secretary of defence, US media reported on Monday. A veteran of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the retired four-star army general, 67, beat out the favourite for the job, former under-secretary of defence Michele Flournoy, amid pressure on Biden to nominate more minority members for positions in his cabinet. CNN, Politico and The New York Times cited unnamed sources familiar with the decision,…

Christian to lead the Punjab effort

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Former Guyana wicketkeeper/batsman Derwain Christian will lead the challenge for the Punjab Blues when they go into battle at the 12th edition of the popular US Open T20 tournament at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale from December 15. The hard-hitting right-handed batsman who plays a lot of cricket in the United States will be hoping his form doesn’t desert him as he will be coming up against a number of international stars who have been packed into the other teams. Another standout player for…

2020 on course to be one of three hottest years ever recorded: UN

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ GENEVA: This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded and could even top the record set in 2016, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The past six years, 2015 to 2020, are therefore set to make up all six of the hottest years since modern records be­­gan in 1850, the UN’s World Meteoro­lo­gical Organisation said in its provisio­nal 2020 State of the Global Climate report. “2020 has, unfortunately, been yet another extraordinary year for our climate,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas.…

Americans told to brace for Covid ‘surge upon a surge’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: America should prepare for a “surge upon a surge” in coronavirus cases as millions of travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday. The United States is the worst-affected country, with 266,074 Covid-19 deaths, and President Donald Trump’s administration has issued conflicting messages on mask-wearing, travel and whether the outbreak is under control. “There almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel,” Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union” as the Thanksgiving long…

Justin Trudeau Under Pressure From Opposition To Ban Huawei’s 5G

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau is unsure about when he will make the decision to ban Huawei from the country’s 5G networks. The Conservatives filed a notion in the House of Commons, forcing Trudeau’s Liberal government to make the announcement of its decision in the coming 30 days. Chinese telecom groups have faced bans and heightened scrutiny in recent months over fears that Beijing could use their technology to spy on foreign citizens. Beijing protests and says that they are being unfairly targeted for commercial reasons. Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou,…

UK becomes fifth country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus deaths

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ LONDON: The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths. Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, the highest daily number since May. The figure took the UK’s total death toll in the pandemic to 50,365. The UK, which has persisted in having the most virus-related deaths of any European country, joins the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico in reporting…

US Election 2020: Trump Predicts ‘Beautiful Victory’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that he will enjoy another victory in the election. He predicted a “beautiful victory” in his final re-election campaign stop hours before the main voting. “We’re going to have another beautiful victory tomorrow,” he told a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the same place where he held the climactic rally of his 2016 campaign when he upset the polls to beat Hillary Clinton. “We’re going to make history once again,” he said. US Election 2020 has begun. Voters in New Hampshire at the…