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1. Kerala reports 40 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, tally crosses 1,000.
2. Paid quarantine in Kerala only for those who can afford it, clarifies CM.
3. Opposition asks Kerala govt to call off the decision to charge quarantine fees from ex-pats.
4. Kerala undergoes bureaucratic reshuffle, Dr. Vishwas Mehta appointed as new Chief Secretary.
5. Liquor sale in Kerala to resume at 9 am on Thursday: Minister T. P. Ramakrishnan.
6. After 2019's cyanide killings, Kerala's snakebite murder hits global headlines.
7. China says the situation at India border ‘overall stable and controllable’.
8.US ready to mediate Indo-Chinese border dispute: Donald Trump.
9. The heatwave is likely to continue during the next 24 hours: IMD.
10.Lockdown: Toddler's failed attempt to wake up dead mother leaves the internet, conscience shaken.
11.30k weddings canceled in Gujarat amid COVID-19 pandemic.
12.India makes the source code of contact-tracing app, Arogya Setu public.
13. Renault and Nissan rule out a merger as they unveil the survival plan.
14.France, Italy, Belgium act to stop the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 on safety fears.
15. Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him.
16.Chinese team scale Everest during the pandemic.
17. Glass tourist bridge in China closes as a girl, 11, slips through a gap and snaps spine.
Headlines-Vocab
1. call off
വേണ്ടെന്നുവെക്കുക
to decide that something will not happen
"If we have much more rain, the game might be called off .
2. reshuffle
/ˈriːʃʌfl/
തസ്തികാ പുനര്വിന്യാസം വരുത്തുക
interchange the positions of (members of a team, especially government ministers).
"the chief minister was forced to reshuffle his cabinet
3. toddler
/ˈtɒdlə(r)/
പിച്ചനടക്കുന്നവന്
a child who has only recently learnt to walk.
"She was left at home with a toddler and a four-month-old baby to care for."
4. rule out
തള്ളിക്കളയുക
to state that something is not possible or that somebody/something is not suitable
"Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered."
5. unveil
/ˌʌnˈveɪl/
വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക
to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time.
"They will be unveiling their new models at the Motor Show."
6. scale
/skeɪl/
വളരെ ഉയരത്തിലേക്ക് കയറുക
to climb to the top of something very high and steep
"the first woman to scale the world's five highest peaks"
7. snap
/snæp/
പൊട്ടുക
to break something suddenly with a sharp noise;
"The wind had snapped the tree in two."
Extracted from following news portals
Reuters, Al-Jazeera, BBC, TNIE, TOI, Hindu, Manorama, Matrubhoomi, Daily Mirror
Vocab-Lalji Daniel, MGHSS Edathara, Pathanapuram
Voice- Nahan CK
Headlines compiled and organised-Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS Cherthala South
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Edited and published in this blog by RADHAKRISHNAN C K , Rtd. Principal, GHSS MATHIL , KANNUR
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