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A Catholic priest and nun have been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of another member of their convent in India nearly 30 years ago. Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy were convicted on Tuesday of murdering 21-year-old Sister Abhaya in 1992, and destroying evidence of the killing. The pair killed her after she came across them engaged in illicit sexual activity. Local police originally thought the young nun had taken her own life. But further investigations were launched following suspicions about her death from family and campaigners. Sephy, 55, has not publicly commented on the ruling, but Kottoor, 69, insisted he was innocent. "I have done no wrong. God is with me," he told local media outside court on Wednesday, when he was sentenced. A third priest, Fr Jose Poothrikkayil, was accused by prosecutors of also having an illicit relationship with Sephy. He was arrested and charged over the murder in 2008 but later acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Sr Abhaya

While that image perfectly encapsulates how many of us feel about 2020, it doesn’t capture the details and drama of the incredible stories that unfolded this year. We truly are living in interesting times! Yes, COVID-19 loomed large over everything: our health and mortality, the economy, politics, education, sports, entertainment … well, everything. But within each of those categories, there are amazing stories of triumph and sorrow, of the human will to survive and carry on. Many of us are ready to put this year behind us and move on to a hopefully brighter year. I understand that sentiment completely, but I believe there is always value in looking back to remember what we’ve lost, what we’ve gained and what we’ve hopefully learned.  Year in Review recaps the major stories that shaped our lives: the pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, elections, economy and climate change. We explore the big themes in categories like tech, business, sports and entertainment. We remember those we lo

The  2020 United States presidential election  was the 59th quadrennial  presidential election , held nominally on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The  Democratic  ticket of former  vice president   Joe Biden  and incumbent  U.S. senator  from California  Kamala Harris  defeated the  Republican  ticket of incumbent president  Donald Trump  and vice president  Mike Pence . Trump became the first U.S. president since  1992  and the eleventh incumbent in the country's history to fail to win re-election to a second term, and Biden won the largest share of the popular vote against an incumbent since  1932 . [6] [7] [8]  The election saw the highest  voter turnout  since  1900 , [9]  with each ticket receiving more than 74 million votes, surpassing  Barack Obama 's record of 69.5 million votes from  2008 . Biden and Harris received more than 80 million votes, [10]  the most votes ever  cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election . [11]  The votes of the  Electoral College  for  p

Primary efficacy analysis demonstrates BNT162b2 to be 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose; 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were evaluated, with 162 observed in the placebo group versus 8 in the vaccine group Efficacy was consistent across age, gender, race and ethnicity demographics; observed efficacy in adults over 65 years of age was over 94% Safety data milestone required by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) has been achieved Data demonstrate vaccine was well tolerated across all populations with over 43,000 participants enrolled; no serious safety concerns observed; the only Grade 3 adverse event greater than 2% in frequency was fatigue at 3.8% and headache at 2.0% Companies plan to submit within days to the FDA for EUA and share data with other regulatory agencies around the globe The companies expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses by the end of 202

The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week. "Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharma giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was 95% effective in preventing infections, even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month.

A new tourist destination to understand the old cultural aspect of the dubai.  Half of the Al seef is constructed  to epic the old age construction,  business etc along the bank of the Diera creek.  Lot of shop selling perfumes,  UAE traditional clothes , museum  , restaurants  serving both fast food , normal Arabic,  Indian,  western etc.  In the far end we have modern building  which house the wharf for the dows and cruise ship and also have lot of Dubai RTA water Taxi . A nice place for a evening walk out