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Brazil's federal government wants to halt COVID-19 vaccinations for most of the country's adolescents, citing adverse events and a death under investigation after some 3.5 million teens have already been immunized

India's federal cabinet did not take up proposals for providing financial relief to the country's cash-strapped telecoms sector, a government source said.

The Bengal government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of an original suit accusing the centre and central agencies of violating the federal structure by registering cases in the state despite no general consent.

Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70%-80% vaccination rate.

Uttar Pradesh government will invest Rs 170 crore in Indian wrestling till the 2032 Olympics, announced Wrestling Federation of India president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.

US air safety regulators will open a review of operations at Boeing after feedback from inspectors assigned to provide oversight for the government showed many feel unable to share their concerns.

Ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter arrived on Monday for final hearings with a Swiss prosecutor in a fraud probe surrounding a 2011 payment to Michel Platini.

The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.

The Biden administration asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the Justice Department's legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok.

Political parties in Kerala attacked the Union government over the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation and termed the move as "an intrusion into the federalism of the country."

A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy.

An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme wants a plea deal, according to a letter filed in court by his lawyer.

As Switzerland relaxed COVID-19 restrictions from June 26, the government's Federal Council of Public Health has informed that persons from countries with a variant of concern like India will be permitted entry without the need for a negative test.

FBI Director Christopher Wray pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom, saying he fears it will only embolden cyber criminals to ramp up future attacks.

Brazil's federal government wants to halt COVID-19 vaccinations for most of the country's adolescents, citing adverse events and a death under investigation after some 3.5 million teens have already been immunized

India's federal cabinet did not take up proposals for providing financial relief to the country's cash-strapped telecoms sector, a government source said.

The Bengal government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of an original suit accusing the centre and central agencies of violating the federal structure by registering cases in the state despite no general consent.

Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70%-80% vaccination rate.

Uttar Pradesh government will invest Rs 170 crore in Indian wrestling till the 2032 Olympics, announced Wrestling Federation of India president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.

US air safety regulators will open a review of operations at Boeing after feedback from inspectors assigned to provide oversight for the government showed many feel unable to share their concerns.

Ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter arrived on Monday for final hearings with a Swiss prosecutor in a fraud probe surrounding a 2011 payment to Michel Platini.

The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.

The Biden administration asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the Justice Department's legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok.

Political parties in Kerala attacked the Union government over the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation and termed the move as "an intrusion into the federalism of the country."

A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy.

An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme wants a plea deal, according to a letter filed in court by his lawyer.

As Switzerland relaxed COVID-19 restrictions from June 26, the government's Federal Council of Public Health has informed that persons from countries with a variant of concern like India will be permitted entry without the need for a negative test.

FBI Director Christopher Wray pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom, saying he fears it will only embolden cyber criminals to ramp up future attacks.