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Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal tests positive
U.S. judge dismisses case against Jeffrey Epstein's jail guards
Epstein killed himself in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Aug. 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Noel and Thomas were accused of falling asleep and surfing the internet that night rather than checking on Epstein every 30 minutes, and they acknowledged having falsified records to make it seem they were monitoring Epstein properly.
Australia's COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations hit new records
In New South Wales, Australia's most-populous state, 23,131 new cases were reported, an increase on the record of 22,577 cases on New Year's Day. There were 1,344 people in hospitals, up 140 on the previous day and 78 more than the record previously set in late September. The new cases were detected from 83,376 tests, a positivity rate of 28%.
Mizoram reports 347 new cases and two deaths
Modi to inaugurate projects during his visit to Manipur, Tripura
At around 11 AM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 22 developmental projects worth over Rs 4,800 crore in Imphal. Thereafter, at around 2 PM, in Agartala, he will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport and will also launch two key development initiatives, the Prime Minister's office informed on January 2.
BMC issues fresh guidelines for sealing of buildings in Mumbai
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued fresh guidelines for sealing of the buildings in Mumbai wherein the whole building or a wing shall be sealed if more than 20 per cent of the occupied number of flats in the building or wing has COVID-19 patients.
6.3 magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara Islands
The quake logged five upper in some parts of Ogasawara Islands on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at seven.
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG's probe
The New York attorney general's office confirmed Monday that it has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., demanding their testimony in an investigation into the family's business practices. Attorney General Letitia James' office said in a court filing that it recently issued subpoenas seeking testimony and documents from the Trumps as part of a yearslong civil probe involving matters including ``the valuation of properties owned or controlled'' by Trump and his company.
New cruises in Brazil suspended amid spread of omicron
The decision came after a recommendation from the nation's health regulator, which said in a separate statement Monday night that it took into account the “spiralling increase of COVID-19 cases on board ships in recent days, which indicates a radical change in the epidemiological scenario”.