Emperor Akihito has become the first monarch to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne, and hand it over to his son to usher in a new era. 
Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favour of 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito in a set of solemn ceremonies, also kicking off the new imperial 'Reiwa' era that will last throughout the new monarch's reign. 
The ritual-bound process began on Tuesday morning with the emperor, dressed in golden-brown robes and a black headpiece, "reporting" his abdication to his ancestors and the Gods at several "sanctuaries" at the palace, while the main event will be held at 5:00 pm local time, when the 85-year-old emperor will formally step down in a 10-minute ceremony.

Emperor Akihito has become the first monarch to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne, and hand it over to his son to usher in a new era. Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favour of 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito in a set of solemn ceremonies, also kicking off the new imperial 'Reiwa' era that will last throughout the new monarch's reign. The ritual-bound process began on Tuesday morning with the emperor, dressed in golden-brown robes and a black headpiece, "reporting" his abdication to his ancestors and the Gods at several "sanctuaries" at the palace, while the main event will be held at 5:00 pm local time, when the 85-year-old emperor will formally step down in a 10-minute ceremony.

Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Covid-19 vaccines.
Poonawalla added it was clear that his arrangements for India will take care of all needs for the Indian people. This comes after he had asked the government if they had&nbsp;₹80,000 crore to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in the country.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also lauded Modi's&nbsp;assurance that India will use&nbsp;its vaccine production capacity in helping nations fight Covid-19. He said the pandemic can be defeated only by mobilising resources for common good.

Heavy fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists, with the two foes accusing each other of starting fight that led to casualties on both sides. Armenia said on Sunday that Azerbaijan attacked civilian settlements in Nagorny Karabakh including its main city Stepanakert, killing an Armenian woman and child. While, the Azerbaijan's defence ministry said it launched a &lsquo;counter offensive to suppress Armenia's combat activity and ensure the safety of the population.&rsquo; Russia has called for 'immediate' ceasefire amid Karabakh fighting. Talks to resolve the Karabakh dispute, one of the worst conflicts to emerge from the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union were stalled since a 1994 ceasefire agreement.

Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in Songzao Coal Mine in southwest China on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. State news agency Xinhua citing the government said a conveyor belt caught fire in the early hours of the morning which produced dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, the Qijiang district government said on social media platform Weibo.

US President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy&nbsp;Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, hailing her as 'a woman of remarkable intellect and character', adding he had studied her record closely before making the decision. Barrett, former clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, said she was "truly humbled" by the nomination. Political observers say by picking a Conservative, Trump hopes his re-election effort will get a much needed boost. If confirmed by the Senate, 48-year-old Barett would fill the seat vacated by liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It would be the sharpest ideological swing at the US Supreme Court in three decades. Amy Barett would be the sixth justice on the nine-member court to be appointed by a Republican president, and the third of Trump's first term in office.

After PM Modi, the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Prime Minister Boris Johnson too addressed the pandemic concerns in his UNGA speech on Saturday. Saying that the coronavirus pandemic has frayed the bonds between nations, he called the world leaders to unite against the common foe. Johnson set out a plan to prevent another global pandemic, including a network of zoonotic research labs around the world to identify dangerous pathogens. Johnson committed 500 million pounds through the global COVAX vaccine-procurement pool to help 92 of the world's poorest countries obtain a coronavirus vaccine, should one become available.

In his UNGA speech on Saturday, PM Modi addressed the pandemic vaccine worries, assuring the global community that India&rsquo;s vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis. Suggesting serious introspection of the United Nations&rsquo; work, Modi posed a question on the global body&rsquo;s response in fighting the deadly virus.

In his address on the historic occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pitched for a more prominent&nbsp;role for India in the UN Security Council, asking the global body &lsquo;till when will India be kept away from the UN's decision-making process?&rsquo;, adding that people of India are concerned whether its reform-process will ever reach a logical conclusion.

During India-Sri Lanka virtual bilateral summit on Saturday, PM Modi&nbsp;told the Sri Lankan PM that under India's &lsquo;Neighbourhood First&rsquo; policy, India &ldquo;gives special priority to relations between the two countries.&nbsp;The two leaders deliberated on a host of issues like ways to further deepen overall defence and trade ties as well as expansion of existing cooperation in several key areas. PM Modi&nbsp;announced grant assistance of 15 million US dollars for promotion of Buddhist ties between the two countries, the MEA said. PM Modi expressed hope that the temporary restrictions imposed by the Sri Lankan side on imports of some products will be relaxed soon. Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa&nbsp;thanked India for the successful operation to douse off the fire on MT New Diamond ship&nbsp;and invited PM Modi&nbsp;to inaugurate&nbsp;Jaffna Cultural Centre

India and Japan have decided to join hands in the technical development of 5G and 5G plus technologies with the help of other QUAD strategic dialogue members&mdash;US and Australia&mdash;and Israel.
India along with its partners now will be setting more technological global standards, a Hindustan Times report said. It is understood that the majority of 3GPP standards have been set by the Chinese telecommunication development companies.
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the two decided to take the bilateral special strategic and global partnership to a new level.
Both India and Japan have been at the receiving end of Chinese aggression this year with a stand-off with Chinese Army in Ladakh and muscle-flexing in Senkaku Islands.

A single dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson's experimental Covid-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published on Friday, news agency Reuters reported. The vaccine was equally well-tolerated at two different doses, the results showed. A single shot vaccine being developed by Johnson &amp; Johnson, versus a rival two-dose approach being tested by Moderna and Pfizer, could simplify mass distribution of the vaccine.

Now, that's called a power tribute. Late US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's trainer made a tribute to the feminist icon by doing one last set of push-ups near the casket of his longtime client and friend. Bryant Johnson worked with the SC top judge since 1999 after she was treated for colon cancer. Ginsburg once joked that Johnson was the most important person in her life. Ginsburg died last week at the age of 87.

The UK government on Friday called on China to allow the United Nations unfettered access to Xinjiang province where Beijing has been accused of oppression of Muslim Uighurs community. The Boris Johnson govt has said that there is &ldquo;compelling evidence of systemic human rights violations in Xinjiang&rdquo;. China has been accused of forcibly putting thousands of Uighur Muslims in detention camps without trial. Beijing calls these "re-education" camps to combat extremism.

A Ukrainian military plane carrying aviation school students crashed and burst into flames on Friday while landing, killing 22 people, officials said. Two other people on board were seriously injured and four people were missing. Reports said that the plane had a military crew and that most of those aboard were students at an aviation university run by the defence ministry.

Making history one last time, US Supreme Court's Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman and Jew to lie in state at the US Capitol.&nbsp;
Lying in state is a tribute reserved for the most distinguished government officials and military officers, while lying in honour is a distinction given to private citizens.
The historic event also featured a formal ceremony for invited guests. Earlier this week, her body lay in repose on the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court building for the public to pay their respects.
Ginsburg died last Friday at the age of 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She served on the US Supreme Court for more than 27 years. She will buried in a private ceremony next week.&nbsp;

Vodafone Group&nbsp;has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government in a ₹20,000 crore retrospective tax dispute, news agency Reuters reported.
An international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that India&rsquo;s imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone, as well as interest and penalties, were in a breach of an investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands, said the report.
The tribunal, in its ruling, said the government must cease seeking the dues from Vodafone and should also pay 4.3 million pounds ($5.47 million) to the company as partial compensation for its legal costs.&nbsp;
After the verdict, the Finance Ministry has said, the govt will consider all options and take a decision on further course of action including legal remedies.&nbsp;

Two people were wounded in a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and a suspect has been arrested.&nbsp;A police official said that while authorities initially thought two attackers were involved, they now believe it was only one person, who was detained near the Bastille plaza in eastern Paris.
The motive for the attack is unclear and the police can't say whether it is related to Charlie Hebdo, which moved its activities out of the area after Islamic extremists attacked its editorial offices in 2015 killing 12 people.
However France has opened an investigation into the attack and is treating it as&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise,&rdquo; an official of the counterterrorism unit said.&nbsp;
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized for the death of a South Korean government worker who was&nbsp;shot dead by North Korean troops after crossing a maritime border between the two countries.
The&nbsp;completely&nbsp;unexpected apology came in a letter sent to South Korea's Blue House Friday morning, amid the growing public and political outrage over the killing of the South Korean govt official.
Kim expressed his regret to South Korean President Moon Jae-in and said that the disgraceful&nbsp;incident should not have happened. He also apologised to South Korean residents for disappointing them rather than helping them amid the&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic.
On Thursday, North Korean soldiers had shot a man dead as part of measures to fight Covid-19&nbsp;spread, and later his body was set alight.

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg started a day of climate protests, globally, with a strike in front of the parliament in Sweden.&nbsp;This is also the same spot where she began her 'Fridays For Future' school strikes for climate, almost two years ago.
While there will be no large protest or march in the wake of Covid-19, several small activities have been planned across the country.
Greta took to Instagram to reveal that today is the global day of climate action and strikes in 3100 places have been planned.

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million on Thursday as Midwest states reported spikes in Covid-19 infections in September, according to a Reuters tally. The US now accounts for more than 20% of the global infections. The latest milestone comes just days after the US surpassed over 2 lakh Covid deaths, the world's highest death toll from the virus. Each day, over 700 people die in the United States from coronavirus infection.

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