The IMD’s alert systems have been accurate this time, and precautions were taken. Yet, all this only serves to lower the death toll, not reduce it to zero—which should be our goal Cyclone Amphan had West Bengal and Odisha bracing for the Bay of Bengal’s fiercest air-swirler this century after it intensified to pack wind speeds of 270kmph.

By the time it made landfall on Wednesday, it was gusting at about 160kmph, slower but still whipping these states’ coastal regions with its fury.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force had already moved about 500,000 people to shelters in West Bengal, while another 100,000 had been evacuated in Odisha.

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Govt not concealing evidence on Easter Attacks, says Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister Ali Sabry PC said the government has no control over how evidence is led with regard to the cases filed over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.“Cases are filed by the Attorney General’s Department and the leading of evidence is an independent act by the Attorney General,” he told reporters on Sunday (20).He said the main case is yet to be taken up for trial and it is the judiciary that must act independently on these cases.The Justice Minister also dismissed claims that the government was concealing evidence from the prosecution, however, there are some documents only with the Attorney General and the President as they relate to national security.“The President will decide if those documents need to be disclosed,” he told reporters, adding that the Presidential Commission itself had requested for the documents to be considered before disclosing them.However, those documents do not relate to evidence concealment, said the Justice Minister.

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Justin Bieber Tests Positive For COVID-19

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Justin Bieber tests positive for Covid-19 as he postpones US tour dates

Justin Bieber has tested positive for Covid-19, meaning that some of his US tour dates have been postponed.The Baby singer, 27, opened the Justice World Tour on Friday in San Diego, with wife Hailey Baldwin among the thrilled fans in the audience.Shortly after, it was announced that his concert in Las Vegas, due to take place today, would be postponed over a coronavirus outbreak in the team.According to TMZ, the musician found out that he contracted coronavirus on Saturday – but his rep shared an update on his health and explained that he is feeling okay.It is unclear when Justin first became ill, and whether his upcoming shows in Arizona and LA this week will be rescheduled.Justin was due to perform at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas later today, before the postponement was confirmed in a statement.‘Due to positive Covid results within the Justice Tour family, we will, unfortunately, have to postpone Sunday’s show in Las Vegas,’ it read.‘Justin is, of course, hugely disappointed, but the health and safety of his crew and fans is always his number one priority. ‘The tour launch in San Diego was a massive success, and Justin is excited to bring this spectacular show to his Las Vegas fans as soon as possible.‘The rescheduled date for Las Vegas will be Tuesday, June 28. Tickets for the original show will be honoured.

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Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester and remain below the national average, according to the latest data.

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Queen's Covid scare will 'focus' Prince Harry and 'emphasise his isolation' from family

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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